Duel at Dawn Slot by Hacksaw Gaming

Third Round in the DuelReels Trilogy

Hacksaw Gaming's Wild West saga started with Wanted Dead or a Wild in 2021, followed by 2 Wild 2 Die in early 2024. Duel at Dawn pulls mechanics from both predecessors into a 5x5 grid with 19 paylines and a 15,000x max win. The VS symbols from the original and the bullet-shooting Outlaw from the sequel - both show up here, and they interact in ways neither previous game offered.

DuelReels and the Outlaw

Two wild mechanics drive the base game. When a VS symbol lands on a reel, it checks whether expanding would create a win. If so, it fills the entire reel as a wild DuelReel, and a duel kicks off between the Sheriff and the Outlaw. Each duelist carries a multiplier between 2x and 200x - the winner's multiplier applies to every winning combination passing through that reel.

The Outlaw feature works differently. An Outlaw symbol also expands to fill its reel as wild, but then pulls out a revolver with 1 to 6 bullets. Each bullet shoots a wild onto a random grid position. The Outlaw reel also carries its own multiplier (same 2x-200x range). Two Outlaw symbols on the same spin? Their multipliers add together before hitting your wins.

One restriction keeps things balanced: VS and Outlaw symbols never land on the same spin. You get one or the other, never both at once.

Wild Wild West and Dusk 'Til Dawn

Three scatter symbols trigger Wild Wild West - 10 free spins where VS and Outlaw symbols appear more frequently, and multipliers skew toward the higher end. Retriggers add 2 spins for landing 2 scatters, 4 spins for landing 3. Straightforward bonus round, but the increased symbol frequency makes it feel noticeably different from the base game.

Four scatters unlock Dusk 'Til Dawn, and this is where the design gets interesting. You start with 10 free spins, but VS symbols don't appear during normal spins here. Instead, you earn DuelSpins by landing Outlaw symbols and firing all 6 revolver bullets. Each DuelSpin comes with guaranteed VS symbols: the first gives at least 2, the second at least 3, the third at least 4, and the fourth guarantees all 5 reels get a VS symbol. Each DuelSpin also adds 3 free spins to your total.

Three Ways to Buy In

BonusHunt FeatureSpins boost the bonus trigger chance by 5x - useful if you want either free spins round without committing to a specific one. Deadly Duels FeatureSpins guarantee at least 2 VS symbols per spin but remove scatter symbols entirely, so no bonus game trigger. Lone Outlaw FeatureSpins guarantee an Outlaw with at least 2 bullets every spin, also without scatters. The FeatureSpins modes trade bonus access for consistent wild action.

RTP and Bet Range

The default RTP sits at 96.30%, with operator-selectable tiers at 94.27%, 92.28%, and 88.37%. Bets run from 0.10 to 100 per spin. High volatility (4 out of 5 on Hacksaw's scale), so expect stretches of low-paying spins broken by sudden multiplier-driven wins when the DuelReels or Outlaw mechanics connect.