Life and Death slot
Life and Death is a Hacksaw Gaming slot on 6 reels and 5 rows with 19 fixed paylines. Its wilds are the Four Horsemen: Wild Multipliers on reels 2 to 5 that carry values from 2x up to 200x and can expand into full Wild Reels when that completes a win. Three FS scatters start the DEVASTATION bonus, and four start RECKONING, where reels can turn into persistent Death Reels.
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Life and Death: key facts
| Studio | Hacksaw Gaming |
|---|---|
| Reels and paylines | 6 reels, 5 rows, 19 fixed paylines |
| Top line payout | Three-faced head: 50x stake for six on a payline |
| Wild Multipliers | Four, one for each Horseman, landing on reels 2 to 5; they substitute for all paying symbols |
| Blue Pestilence | Linked to reel 2: 2x, 3x or 4x |
| Red War | Linked to reel 3: 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x or 9x |
| Yellow Famine | Linked to reel 4: 10x, 15x, 20x or 25x |
| Green Death | Linked to reel 5: 30x, 40x, 50x, 75x, 100x or 200x |
| Wild Reels | A Wild Multiplier on its connected reel expands to cover the reel when the Wild Reel would be part of a win, keeping its multiplier |
| Several multipliers in one win | Added together, then applied to the win |
| DEVASTATION bonus | 3 FS scatters in the base game: 10 free spins with a higher chance of Wild Multipliers |
| RECKONING bonus | 4 FS scatters in the base game: 10 free spins with persistent Death Reels |
| Extra free spins | 2 FS symbols add 2 spins and 3 FS symbols add 4, in either bonus |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 10p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Life and Death plays
Wins on the 19 lines are read from the leftmost reel and need three to six matching symbols on adjacent reels. The paying symbols are gothic relics, among them a goblet, a sun and an eye set in a hand, with a three-faced head at the top of the paytable. The base game already holds the main feature: the four Horsemen arrive as Wild Multipliers on reels 2 to 5, substitute for every paying symbol and multiply any win they join. No reel can hold more than one of them in a spin, and the game’s own range starts at 10p a spin.
The Four Horsemen Wild Multipliers
Blue Pestilence belongs to reel 2 with 2x to 4x, Red War to reel 3 with 5x to 9x, Yellow Famine to reel 4 with 10x to 25x, and Green Death to reel 5 with 30x up to 200x. On its own connected reel, a Horseman expands into a Wild Reel that keeps its multiplier, provided the expanded reel would be part of a win. When two or more take part in the same winning combination, their values are added rather than multiplied together. As a worked example, Red War at 7x and Yellow Famine at 15x on one line make 22x for that line win.
The DEVASTATION bonus
Three FS scatter symbols landing at the same time in the base game start DEVASTATION with 10 free spins. The round keeps the mechanics of the base game but raises the chance of landing Wild Multipliers, so the Horsemen and their expanding reels come round more often. More FS symbols extend it: two add 2 free spins and three add 4.
The RECKONING bonus and Death Reels
Four FS scatters at once start RECKONING, again with 10 free spins and the same extra-spin awards. It includes everything from the base game and DEVASTATION, and adds Death Reels. When a Horseman lands on its connected reel, that reel is activated as a Death Reel for the rest of the bonus. From then on, that Horseman expands into a Wild Reel on whichever of the four central reels it lands, as long as the expanded reel is part of a win.
Life and Death compared with Wanted Dead or a Wild
Hacksaw Gaming’s Wanted Dead or a Wild uses the studio’s DuelReels. Its VS symbols expand into wild reels when they form part of a win, a duel sets the reel’s multiplier, and several wild reels in one win have their multipliers added together. Life and Death shares the idea of expanding multiplier reels that add up, on a 6x5 grid with 19 lines instead of 5x5 with 15, and ties each of its four multiplier wilds to its own reel and range of values instead of a duel.
| Game | Grid and lines | Expanding wild reels |
|---|---|---|
| Wanted Dead or a Wild | 5 reels, 5 rows, 15 paylines | VS symbols (DuelReels): a duel sets the multiplier; values added in a shared win |
| Life and Death | 6 reels, 5 rows, 19 fixed paylines | Four Horsemen Wild Multipliers, each linked to one of reels 2 to 5; values added in a shared win |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Life and Death at Fortune Games
Life and Death is one of the slots in the Fortune Games lobby (18+), and both of its bonus rounds start from the reels. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Can the Horseman wilds land on any reel in Life and Death?
Any of the four Wild Multipliers can land on any of reels 2 to 5, not only on its connected reel. Outside RECKONING, a Horseman expands into a Wild Reel only on its own reel, so Red War landing on reel 5 still substitutes and multiplies but stays a single symbol.
Which symbol pays the most in Life and Death?
The three-faced head sits at the top of the paytable, and its value for six on a line is in the key facts. Below it come the other gothic relics, including the goblet, the sun and the eye set in a hand. Any of these line wins can be multiplied when a Horseman wild joins it.
What is the difference between DEVASTATION and RECKONING?
The number of FS scatters that starts them: three for DEVASTATION, four for RECKONING. Both give 10 free spins and add 2 or 4 spins for two or three more FS symbols. RECKONING keeps everything DEVASTATION offers and adds Death Reels, which let a Horseman expand away from its own reel for the rest of the round.
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Checked on 12 November 2026 against Hacksaw Gaming’s Life and Death game page and launch announcement, the OLBG and SlotCatalog records for Life and Death, Hacksaw Gaming’s Wanted Dead or a Wild game page and its OLBG record, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit and online games design guidance. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.