Play Yggdrasil: The Tree of Life Slots for Free

The legendary tree of Yggdrasil is just one of the many fascinating aspects in the canon of Norse folklore. The tree had it all, it was where the gods would go to govern and it even supported the heavens. That sounds like a pretty bad-ass tree to us! And within Yggdrasil, there lived a number of mythical creatures such as a serpent dragon called Nidhogg who gnawed at the roots of the tree, an unnamed eagle who sits on the top branches, and four stags – Dainn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Durathor – who all sit in the branches chomping at the leaves. And sure enough, players who spin this slot machine by Genesis will see symbols depicting a dragon, stag and eagle as the reels revolve.

Oh, and there is also a squirrel symbol – Ratatoskr – who acted as the messenger between the lowly serpent and and the lofty eagle. Also, what kind of a tree would it be if there wasn't a squirrel?

Spinners will also be treated to an appearance from the head-honcho of the Norse pantheon himself – Odin. This symbol acts as the game's wild icon, therefore it will substitute for other symbols to complete wins, all but for the “Yggdrasil” logo which is the game's scatter icon.

The story behind this slot machine is endlessly fascinating, and thankfully the software designers at Genesis Gaming have done it justice with a game that is visually captivating to play. In fact, the whole game screen gives way to Yggdrasil with 5-reels that are set within the many trunks and branches of the tree. Even the game's control panel is depicted inside the roots, while the title panel is nestled in the luscious foliage of the leaves. The slot machine also makes good use of sound effects to emulate the epic nature of the fantastical theme.

Yggdrasil: The Tree of Life is an all-ways pay slot machine, which essentially means that players don't need to worry about paylines. Instead, winning combinations can be formed by finding matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the first reel on the left and moving rightwards. Due to this, players simply have to choose anywhere between 1 and 10 coins of the following sizes to play with: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.25, 0.50 and 1.00. These coins will then be multiplied by 25 to calculate the total bet that is placed per spin.

All prizes will multiply the coin value when identical icons appear on consecutive reels, expect for the scatter symbol which will multiply coins up to 500x when three or more appear in any reel position. So if you find five 9 symbols across the reels, you will multiply your coins by 50x. A full house of 10 icons will reward 75x, both J and Q will give wins up to 100x, K will pay 150x and five As will fetch 250x. The bigger wins are to had when the create full houses with the various creature icons. Five stags, for example, will pay 500x, five squirrels will give 750x, five dragons award 1,000x and five eagles will award the game's top jackpot prize of 1,500x.

This video slot machine doesn't offer any free spins, but what it offers instead is not a bad substitute at all. The bonus game of Yggdrasil can be triggered by finding three or more scatters on the reels, taking players to the roots of the mythical tree itself. Here they will find a series of tablets with Norse runes, each of which can be selected to reveal a mystery bonus prize or the word “Next”. Once players turn over the “Next” tablet, they will climb the tree to the trunk, where they find a series of orbs. Again, punters can choose the orbs of their fancy to unveil bonus coins until they hit “Next” and move up to the branches of the tree. This time, players can choose from a number of cloud icons until they reveal “Collect” to end the bonus game.

Whether you're into Ancient Norse mythology or not, this slot machine by Genesis Gaming offers up plenty of top-notch spinning action and really outsodes some of their traditional slots like Temple of Luxor. Yggdrasil is beautifully designed to emulate the epic scale of its theme while also serving up plenty of winning opportunities with all-ways pay gameplay. What's more, spinners can experience the Tree of Life for themselves with a bonus side game that has the potential to pay out prizes fit for the gods themselves.