The Vikings Slot
Well, this wasn’t what was expected.
Given the name of the slot machine from PlayPearls, we were waiting for some heavy imagery to come our way, covered in battle worn scars. What we got was the drawings from a children’s book, or something that looks very similar.
Striking though it’s not, this 3x5 grid has a lot of potential to secure you a reasonable sized return, all you have to do is navigate its volatility and make it out with some cash still intact. It sounds easy in theory but in practice you may find it a lot more challenging, this is because, while winning combos don’t seem too hard to come by, those free spins are.
Brave Clans
Against the bluey orange of a sunset sky is where you’ll see two members of a clan, both of whom are blonde and adorned with typical Viking attire; they stand with ease as they lurk behind the reels, though the male looks to be more fierce than the female. Perhaps they’re about to charge into battle, shields at the ready, or maybe they’re about settle down around the fire for the night, telling tales of their folklore. Whatever their plans, it’s a lovely scene that’s been created by Play Pearls, even if it seems so unusual for a Viking theme.
Emblems of Our Culture
Everything inside the matrix makes sense, looks wise, until you get to the shouting blond Viking, who we think may just be the one that’s been hanging about behind the scenes of the reels. The reason he is so out of place is because of the quality of the design: it’s a richer illustration, with a lot of fine details and shading, yet the other icons are simplistic, like a child has drawn them.
With such an unusual appearance, you’d expect this symbol to give you the most money or, at the very least, reward you a bonus. Well you’re going to be disappointed as this bearded brute does neither, having only been deemed worth 7.50 credits every five of him. And even though this can increased to 300 per five should you bet with the maximum amount of coins, he still isn’t as valuable as other icons. It’s a puzzler.
The longboat is the most rewarding of all the tiles, but only if you find five of her, otherwise she falls somewhere in the middle of all the others. Due to this uncertainty, you may want to start hoping and praying for the Norse gods to deliver you a lot of free spins, say about 40. As impossible as that may sound, the scatter symbol will gift you exactly that amount dependent on the number of them you manage to find.
The Clink of Money
We’re sorry in advance if you feel like you know everything there is to know about playing slots, but it’s always best to describe how all the controls work to avoid any mistakes during your go.
As there are only 20 paylines you may want to ride it out with that amount, however should you still think that figure is too high, you can reduce it down as far as you want to. To do this you just click on the numbers surrounding the grid; you’ll know if it’s worked because the inactive numbers will become blocked out and muted.
In regards to betting and how much you’re going to need, PlayPearls are renowned for low stake online activities and this one is no different; the smallest amount you can bet is 0.10, with the highest being 4 credits.
Placed on all of those paylines (assuming you use them all), this will leave you with either a 2 or 80 credit stake in total, and of course there are all the values in between.
Instead of arrow buttons, which are quite common to set these amounts with, you have plus and minus widgets to play around with.
When the Sun Rises
The Vikings doesn’t work for us one bit, and it’s mainly down to the way it looks, sure it’s attractive but it just doesn’t fit with how we imagined the theme. As many of you will know, if something doesn’t look and feel right, it hinders how you play the game and the amount of enjoyment you take away from it. This was one of those times.
