Smartsoft Gaming

Gates of Merlyn

Slots Video Slots Fantasy Mythology Magic

Magic-themed Pay Anywhere slot with persistent bonus multipliers

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.79%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

5,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

Pay Anywhere lines

Player rating

3.7 ★

16 votes

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3.7 / 5

16 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.79% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x5000.00 (5000×) → 7.4/10

Features10/10

12 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics7.4/10

f=12 r=6 → 7.3/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

6x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.1–50 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.1/10

provider avg 6.1 → 6.1/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 73 — Gates of Merlyn by Smartsoft Gaming

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Slot Summary

Clearing a nonwinning board can create another chance without waiting for a new paid spin. Gates of Merlyn gives that intervention to its Magic Symbol, then connects it with Pay Anywhere tumbles and additive Random Multipliers. Smartsoft Gaming pairs a 96.79% RTP with an x5000 ceiling, but the sharper distinction is that multiplier values persist through Free Spins instead of resetting after each cascade.

How It Plays

Pay Anywhere removes the need to trace fixed paylines. Qualifying groups disappear through the Cascading feature, and new symbols fall into the spaces they leave.

When no further win is present, the special Magic Symbol can remove a random symbol type. That intervention may start another Avalanche without requiring a separate paid round.

Theme & Atmosphere

Gates of Merlyn frames its Fantasy and Magic themes through enchanted stones, arcane symbols, and a gate-opening sorcerer figure rather than a conventional royal court.

The Mythology treatment supports the rules: removed symbols resemble a spell changing the board, while accumulated multipliers present magic as a persistent force during the bonus.

Fantasy Mythology Magic

Features & Win Potential

Random Multiplier symbols can appear during both the base game and Free Spins. Values from qualifying symbols are added together before the resulting tumble sequence is paid.

Avalanche and Cascading rules permit consecutive wins from one initial result. Pay Anywhere broadens the possible symbol groups, while the Wild Symbol assists regular combinations.

Free Spins 6 Reels Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Cascading Bonus Game Additional Free Spins RTP range Avalanche Pay Anywhere Bonus Bet Random multiplier

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing 4 or more Scatter Symbols awards 15 Free Spins. Multipliers gathered during this round remain active, so later Cascading wins can use the accumulated total.

A retrigger requires 3 or more Scatter Symbols and adds 5 Free Spins. The game also offers 2 Bonus Bet purchase routes for direct feature access.

Spec sheet

Gates of Merlyn at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameGates of Merlyn

StudioSmartsoft Gaming

Released

Math

SlotRanker Score73

RTP96.79%

Max win5,000×

Bet range$0.10 – $50.00

Player rating3.7 / 5 · 16 votes

Format

Reels6

PaylinesPay Anywhere

Layout6x5

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.79% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.28

Cost per session$1.28

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Gates of Merlyn? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.79%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Gates of Merlyn with other games

	Gates of Merlyn Score 73This game	Serpentina Score 91	Pond of Plinko Score 91	Andvari The Magic Ring Score 87	Genie’s Link&Win 4Tune Score 87
Identity
Studio	Smartsoft Gaming	Massive Studios	Print Studios	Foxium	All For One Studios
Released	—	3/20/2025	12/10/2024	7/14/2023	4/25/2024
Math
RTP	96.79%	96.53%	96.1%	96.05%	96.24%
Volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	5,000×	30,000×	30,000×	13,500×	15,000×
Format
Reels	6	7	5	5	5
Layout	6x5	7x7	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	Pay Anywhere	—	20	1024	25
Min bet	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Max bet	50	100	30	20	20
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Respins	—	—	—	✓	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Gates of Merlyn.

Comparing against

Gates of Merlyn

Smartsoft Gaming

RTP

96.79%

Max win

5,000×

Score

+ Multiplier− Bonus Game

+ Multiplier− Wild− Free Spins

Andvari The Magic Ring

+ Multiplier+ Respins

Genie’s Link&Win 4Tune

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