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Nine Knights slot cover art by Blitzcrown

Cover plate tipped in from the Blitzcrown workshop — folio 49370 of the Codex Equitum.

Entry of 27 June 2025 · folio 49370

Nine Knights — the chronicle

Blitzcrown ·Volatility — ·RTP 94.34%

A word of honesty before you read on: Nine Knights from blitzcrown is not a pokie at all. It's a casino card table game — a colour-betting round in the dragon-tiger family, dressed in knightly livery. I sat at the table for a demo so I could tell you plainly what it is, and the shots below are from that session.

Where to play ▸ The rule bank R18 · gamble responsibly
RTP (published)94.34%
Volatility—
Max win—
Win lines—
Released27 Jun 2025
WorkshopBlitzcrown

A figure marked «—» is one the register does not yet hold. The codex enters it after our own test session, never from guesswork, and never from another book.

Entry set down by Callum Rees, the chronicler ·Blitzcrown ·Released 27 Jun 2025 ·5 min read ·Baccarat

Sealed in wax · the charters

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Three courts the chronicler would send a squire to: NZD-friendly, quick to pay, and stocked with the Blitzcrown stable this knight rides in.

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The chronicle · entry 49370

Nine Knights, read closely

01Not a pokie — read this first

his chronicle is a roll of pokies, and Nine Knights does not belong to it as one. There are no reels, no paylines and no free spins. Instead you get a green baize table, a dealer, a card shoe and three cards dealt each round.

I'm flagging it clearly rather than dressing a card game up as a slot review. If you came looking for a pokie, this isn't one — but here's an honest account of what it actually is so you can decide.

02What it actually is

Nine Knights is a colour-battle card game. Each round the dealer turns three cards, and you back a side before the deal: RED or BLUE (each paying 1:1), a TIE (paying 24:1), or a TRIPLE COLOR side bet (paying 8:1) that all three cards land the same colour.

A red knight token and a blue knight token mark the two camps, and a numbered track runs 1 to 9 with a BUST cap — the card values feed that track. Result banners flashed 'BLUE WIN' and 'RED WIN' across my session as the majority colour of the three cards decided each round.

03How a round plays

You place chips — the demo offered 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1k denominations — on RED, BLUE, TIE or the TRIPLE COLOR strip. The dealer calls 'NO MORE BET', turns the three cards, and pays the winning side at the stated odds.

Side histories run along the bottom and right: bead-plate and big-road roadmaps tracking past results, exactly as you'd see on a baccarat table. A ×2 trophy icon sat by the deal, hinting at an occasional doubled payout on qualifying rounds.

04The odds on offer

The paytable here is bet odds, not symbol multipliers. RED and BLUE are even-money at 1:1, the TIE pays 24:1, and the TRIPLE COLOR bet pays 8:1. Those are the real figures I read straight off the felt.

The pool lists a return of 94.34% and, fittingly for a table game, no maximum-win multiplier or volatility rating — those are pokie measures that don't apply. Treat the RTP as a house-edge guide across the bet types rather than a reel figure.

05Who it suits

If you enjoy quick, even-money colour bets with a couple of long-odds side plays — the sort of thing baccarat and dragon-tiger fans like — Nine Knights is a tidy, good-looking version of that. The roadmaps will please pattern-watchers.

If you actually want a pokie, look elsewhere in the chronicle; this won't scratch that itch. Whatever you play, set a limit before you sit down and treat it as entertainment — the even-money bets can run through a balance fast. Free, confidential support is at safergambling.org.nz and the Gambling Helpline on 0800 654 655. 18+.

Arms & devices

Filed in the codex under

Themes

Baccarat Card Card games Casino Chip Green Table games

Attested features

None attested yet

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The rule bank

Rules of the game

Not a slot

Nine Knights is a casino card table game, not a reel pokie. It has no reels, paylines or free spins.

The deal

Each round the dealer turns three cards; the majority colour of the cards decides RED or BLUE, with a TIE and a TRIPLE COLOR side bet also available.

Betting

Place chips on RED, BLUE, TIE or the TRIPLE COLOR strip before the dealer calls 'no more bet'. Demo chip values were 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1k.

Payout odds

RED pays 1:1, BLUE pays 1:1, TIE pays 24:1 and TRIPLE COLOR pays 8:1. A x2 trophy marker hints at an occasional doubled payout.

Roadmaps

Bead-plate and big-road history trackers run along the table, showing past results for players who follow patterns.

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The symbols

Paytable

BetTypePayout odds
REDmain bet1:1
BLUEmain bet1:1
TIEside bet24:1
TRIPLE COLORside bet8:1

This is a card table game, so the 'paytable' is the bet odds, not symbol multipliers — and every figure below was read straight off the felt during my demo session.

From the play-log

How the chronicler rides it

The chronicler has ridden this knight. The plates below are frames from that session — our own screen, nothing borrowed.

tableNine Knights — table
Not a pokie: the Nine Knights table between rounds, the dealer calling 'NO MORE BET' with three face-down cards, red and blue knight tokens, the 1-9 track and the RED / TIE / BLUE betting strip.
resultNine Knights — result
A 'BLUE WIN' round — the dealer turns a red 4 and blue 5 and 2, so blue takes the majority and the BLUE box lights up at its 1:1 payout.

Captured in our own session. Where a round has not been reached yet, the codex shows an honest blank rather than a borrowed picture.

Summa

The verdict

In its favour

  • Clean, good-looking colour-betting card game
  • Simple even-money RED / BLUE bets plus 24:1 TIE and 8:1 TRIPLE COLOR sides
  • Baccarat-style roadmaps for pattern-followers
  • Fast rounds with clear result banners

Against it

  • Not a pokie — no reels, paylines or free spins
  • No max-win multiplier or volatility, as it's a table game
  • Even-money betting can burn a balance quickly
  • Off-format for anyone browsing the chronicle for slots
5
of 10

Honestly flagged: Nine Knights is a tidy colour-betting card table game, not a pokie, so it sits outside this chronicle's usual muster. Fine for dragon-tiger fans, wrong shop for slot players. Set your limit before you sit down — support is at safergambling.org.nz and 0800 654 655. 18+.

Quick answers

Frequent questions

Is Nine Knights a pokie?
No. Despite the knightly theme, it's a casino card table game in the dragon-tiger family — three cards are dealt each round and you bet on the winning colour. There are no reels or free spins.
How do you win?
You back RED or BLUE (each 1:1), a TIE (24:1), or the TRIPLE COLOR side bet that all three cards share a colour (8:1). The majority colour of the three dealt cards decides the main bet.
What is the RTP?
The pool lists 94.34%. As a table game it has no max-win multiplier or volatility rating — treat the RTP as a house-edge guide across the bets.
Should I play it if I want a slot?
No — if you're after a pokie, this isn't one. It's a card game, so browse the rest of the chronicle for actual reel titles.
Can I play Nine Knights for free?
Yes, many casinos offer a demo like the one I sat at. Free or for real money, set a limit first and keep it fun. If gambling stops being a bit of harmless fun, help is free and confidential at safergambling.org.nz and the Gambling Helpline on 0800 654 655. 18+.