Norse Queen Slot
With TV shows such as Game of Thrones being so popular, console games such as Skyrim and the Lord of the Rings movies now regarded as classics, the fantasy world has never been more popular. Naturally, this has extended to the online casino market and there’s now a wide choice of slot machines filled with dragons and dramatic landscapes, with Casino Technology’s Norse Queen video slot being an impressive example.
The 5 reels place the action firmly in amongst the spectacular mountains and huge castles of a mythical Northern realm, ruled over by a beautiful Queen who also acts as a wild symbol to complete winlines when possible. Free spins bonus rounds can also be triggered, plus there’s the option to gamble wins over and over, which with luck can turn a modest prize into a far bigger award.
Twenty permanently active paylines run from the left reel and enough examples of the same symbol type need to land across any line on connected reels for a prize-winning spin. This makes the lowest stake for a real cash game 0.20, although gamblers can raise their bets to a maximum of 500.00 a spin, or simply play for fun through the free Norse Queen video slot games that Casino Technology have made available.
To the North
Casino Technology have designed this slot game with great care and even the background scene looks like a work of art. The reels have been given a wooden effect, complete with intricate carving to make them look like a traditional Scandinavian building and there’s a few gold embellishments to complete the picture.
Lower value symbols are, in common with many slot machines, the playing card icons 10, J, Q, K and A, with each presented in a distinctive colour scheme and decorated with even more gold highlights. Landing the 3 lowest value symbols across a payline will be worth 10x, 50x or 200x the equivalent of the amount staked on a line, and there’s wins of 10x, 75x or 200x for the K and A symbols when they stop on 3, 4 or 5 reels across one.
Next up in value we see a couple of animal symbols, with a goat and reindeer each very nicely designed, but looking a little annoyed to be here, and these only need to be on reels 1 and 2 to pay out for a win of 10x each, while 3, 4 or 5 of a kind across a line will be worth 75x, 200x or 500x. Adding a bit of a fantasy element to the game, there’s a ferocious-looking dragon and when this scaly beast flies onto a line, the awards are 10x, 75x, 400x or 1000x, while a golden chalice pays 10x, 200x, 500x or the top prizes of 2000x when it’s on 2, 3, 4 or 5 reels of any payline.
A Wild Queen
When the Norse Queen herself turns up in any positions, she can act as all except the tree symbol if she is able to complete a winning combination. She is also a scatter symbol, triggering 10 free spins when landing in any 3 or more places.
Before these spins begin, either the goat, reindeer or dragon will be randomly selected to be an extra wild symbol, and to help these to complete wins, they will expand across any reels that they land on.
Some Magical Tree Features
The tree, which looks like Yggdrasil, the Norse tree of the world, is also a scatter symbol and this triggers 15 free spins when it turns up in any 3 or more places. It also pays out a small scatter award of 40 coins, and should the scatter land in 3 places in a single free spin, further bonus games are added on.
Gambling for Bigger Prizes
Those spinners who like a bit more risk can choose to gamble any win, doubling the amount if the correctly pick the colour of a playing card, or quadrupling the triggering bet if they get the suit correct.
If they get it right, the new amount can either be collected or gambled again, but getting it wrong at any point loses the in initial prize and anything gained so far in the round.
The Verdict
This is a good-looking online slot machine that’s clearly inspired by the films and TV shows with a similar theme. That’s not a criticism though, as it’s very atmospheric and has a nice soundtrack to go along with it.
The smooth animations and detailed symbols are very appealing, but of course, looks are not everything and fortunately there’s some reliable wins to be claimed as these symbols spin down the reels, especially in the rewarding free spins bonus games triggered by the Queen, where the expanding wilds can really help punters.
