The Knight Wild appears as a fully Stacked Wild, covering an entire reel and substituting for ordinary paying symbols. A partially visible Knight can also nudge completely into view, activating the Knight Respins once the full stack is present.

This immediately gives the Wild more personality than a simple substitute symbol. Seeing part of a Knight sitting just outside the grid creates a nice bit of anticipation because you know there is a possibility of him nudging into position and opening the game's main feature.

It also fits the visual style perfectly. These are not particularly subtle knights, so having one occupy an entire reel feels about right.

Landing one or more complete Knight Wilds activates Knight Respins, built around a Walking Wild mechanic. The Knights remain active while additional modifiers above the reels determine how they move and develop.

This is comfortably the most important part of the game. Instead of receiving a fixed number of Respins, the feature can continue while Knights remain active on the grid. That gives each movement some tension because pushing a Knight left takes him closer to leaving the reels, while adding another Knight can extend the whole sequence.

It is a simple setup once you have seen it in action, and watching an armoured knight slowly dance his way across the reels is considerably more entertaining than another anonymous Walking Wild.

The Move Left modifier shifts an active Knight one reel towards the left. Once a Knight moves beyond the first reel, he leaves the playing area and can no longer contribute to the feature.

That creates a natural lifespan for every Knight. You are benefiting from the Wild coverage while simultaneously watching him edge towards the exit, so a strong feature can feel as though it is gradually running out of dance floor.

The clever part is that moving left is not necessarily bad news. If another Knight is waiting in the right place, bringing the two together can produce something considerably better.

Add Knight places another fully stacked Knight onto the rightmost reel during the Respins.

This is one of the modifiers I would most want to see because another Knight gives you more Wild coverage, potentially keeps the feature running for longer and creates another opportunity for two Knights to meet.

One dancing knight is mildly amusing. Two of them moving towards each other is where the nightclub starts getting interesting.

Multiplier modifiers can add +1x, +2x or +3x to the active win multiplier during Knight Respins.

I like how this works alongside the movement because the feature can become more valuable as it develops rather than every Respin having roughly the same potential. Keeping Knights on the grid gives the multiplier more time to improve, which makes a long sequence noticeably more exciting than one that quickly sends everybody off the left hand side.

The larger multiplier potential comes once two Knights finally meet.

When two Knight stacks occupy the same position, they merge to create the Disco Knight, an enhanced Wild that unlocks the game's strongest version of the Respin feature.

This gives the ordinary Knight movement a clear objective. You are not simply hoping the Wilds remain on screen for as long as possible. There is a much better outcome available if you can get two of them together.

It is also where the ridiculous theme reaches its natural conclusion. Apparently two medieval knights occupying the same dance floor space do not cause an argument. They create a better dancer.

The Disco Knight Respins give the merged Wild considerably more freedom. The Disco Knight can move left or right, expand to cover two complete reels and receive much stronger multiplier increases, with the multiplier capable of reaching 100x.

This is easily the feature I would most want to reach.

A Wild occupying two complete reels already provides excellent coverage on a five reel game, while allowing it to move in either direction prevents the feature from feeling like a simple countdown towards the left edge.

The 100x multiplier provides the real attraction. Once the Disco Knight is moving around with a sizeable multiplier attached, the game finally has enough potential to match all the flashing lights surrounding him.

If the final Knight leaves the reels, Second Chance can activate and place another Knight on the rightmost reel, allowing the Respins to continue.

This is a small mechanic that works particularly well because the end of the feature is so visible. You have watched the Knight gradually move towards the edge and assume the dance is over, only for another one to appear and restart the sequence.

It is the slot equivalent of the DJ putting one more record on after the lights have already come up.

Dream Drop can activate when DREAM appears above the reels, opening the jackpot feature and providing access to the network's progressive prizes. Groovy Knights Dream Drop includes Rapid, Midi, Maxi, Daily, Major and Mega, with the Mega capable of reaching around €2 million.

The addition of the Daily Jackpot distinguishes this version of Dream Drop from the earlier five tier implementation used in many games. Relax Gaming describes it as a new addition introduced alongside Groovy Knights.

The jackpot system is largely separate from the dancing Knight mechanics, but the underlying slot has enough personality that Dream Drop feels like an additional headline act rather than the only reason anybody bought a ticket.