HOW TO PLAY DUEL AT DAWN
For the most part, Duel at Dawn plays like most online slot machines out there. It’s a classic setup with 5 reels, 5 rows, and 19 fixed paylines. If you hit 3 or more matching symbols along one or more of these paylines, you get a prize based on the number and value of the winning symbols.
You can use the fairly basic interface to set the size of your stake, increase spin speeds, set up autoplay – all the usual stuff. Be careful, though – it’s a highly volatile game and can quickly drain your bankroll if you’re not paying attention.
With that out of the way, let’s look at what really sets this game apart – the special features.
DuelReels
Special VS symbols can expand and cover their entire reel. However, this only happens if this expansion results in a win. If this happens, the all-important Duel takes place, and the entire reel is essentially filled with Wilds.
The duel is represented by two gunslingers, but it’s actually a random choice between two multipliers. Both of these can be anywhere from 2x to 200x. One is connected to the Outlaw while the other applies to the Sherrif. Essentially, you’re cheering that the guy with the higher multiplier will win, but it’s always a 50/50 chance.
The Outlaw and the Sherrif shoot it out. Whoever wins applies their assigned multiplier across the whole reel, affecting any wins that feature symbols appearing on that specific reel.
Multiple dues can take place in a single spin and even affect the same winning line. In this case, the multipliers are added together.
Outlaw Feature
The Outlaw symbol is also an expanding Wild. Unlike DuelReels, this type of Wild always expands to cover the entire reel. Additionally, it displays a revolver and loads it with 1-6 bullets. This represents the number of Wilds that will appear on random positions around the game grid.
Up to 2 Outlaw symbols can appear per spin. They can’t shoot in the same position twice, and they can’t shoot each other. Also, Outlaw reels have a multiplier of 2-200x, which applies to any wins passing through that reel.
Wild Wild West – Free Spins
If you land 3 FS Scatter symbols anywhere on the grid you get 10 free spins. This game mode works much like the base game, except that it also increases the chances of landing any additional symbols. Also, multipliers from Outlaw and DuelReel features have a better chance of being higher.
Hitting another 2 Scatters grants you +2 free spins while landing 3 Scatters gives you +3.
Dusk ‘Till Dawn
Landing four FS scatter symbols during the base game grants players 10 Dusk ‘Til Dawn free spins. Within this feature, players have the opportunity to earn up to four DuelSpins, each of which comes with guaranteed VS symbols.
To unlock each DuelSpin, players must land Outlaw symbols and successfully shoot six wild symbols onto the grid. This doesn’t need to happen in one spin – two Outlaws with 3 bullets each will also do the trick.
Each DuelSpin is awarded immediately following the spin that unlocked it and does not count against the total number of free spins granted. It is possible to unlock as many as two DuelSpins in a single spin.
Additionally, multiplier DuelSpins are awarded in succession prior to advancing to the next free spin. Each subsequent DuelSpin provides an increasing number of guaranteed VS symbols, with the first guaranteeing a minimum of two, the second at least three, the third a minimum of four, and the fourth guaranteeing five. Furthermore, each unlocked DuelSpin also grants an additional three free spins.
