The King is a medieval royalty-themed slot from Leander Games, released in 2015. The game sets its court across a 25-payline, 5-reel grid populated with the expected cast of a fantasy kingdom: a king wielding his sceptre, a queen, armoured knights, and a jester whose presence lightens the otherwise formal atmosphere. Crown scatter symbols complete the royal ensemble and serve as the gateway to the feature round.

Bets run from $0.25 to $125 per spin. The symbol design is detailed and characterful — Leander’s art direction on The King gives each figure a distinct personality that makes the reels more engaging to watch than the generic royalty templates that dominated the period. The wild symbol can appear on all five reels and substitutes for all paying symbols during base play.

Three or more crown scatters anywhere on the grid trigger the Free Spins round. The bonus introduces an expanding wild mechanic: when a wild symbol lands on any reel as part of a winning combination, it expands vertically to cover the entire reel for that spin. Expanded wilds on a 25-payline grid can unlock multiple simultaneous paying lines from a single symbol, and because any wild in a win triggers the expansion, the feature can accelerate sharply when multiple wilds cooperate across adjacent reels.

The King returns 95.47% RTP at medium volatility, with a maximum win of 500x the bet. No Bonus Buy option is available.

The King is a thoughtfully constructed mid-range slot where the expanding wild mechanic in free spins does real mechanical work rather than serving as window dressing. The 95.47% RTP sits slightly below the current industry standard, but medium volatility and the well-designed bonus round make it a worthwhile entry in Leander’s catalogue for players who appreciate reel-covering mechanics.