Wild Nords Slots
The Red Tiger Gaming slot is taking players into the wild world of Nordic hordes and warriors. Completely unhinged, they will hit the reels with all their divine power to trigger a respin and transform their wooden shields into sticky wild symbols to produce wins of up to 1,000x bet. And if that is not enough, three wild animals will randomly stomp across the reels to randomly place high-value symbols in up to eight reel positions.
The Norse Slot Reels
Set in a typical Norse fantasy world, the game window is flanked by traditionally designed columns with Nordic horns, while the reels are populated by Nordic-style symbols. A serene Scandinavian soundtrack plays in the background until one of the warriors hits the reels, raising the sounds to a dramatic crescendo accompanied by some intense lightning strikes. The graphics are extremely sharp and the animations simply stunning. Every part of the soundtrack is precisely timed with the action on the reels.
The 11 pay symbols can be stacked on any spin and start at the low end with the usual 10 to As set. On the medium level are three wooden shields bearing different animal motifs, namely an eagle, a wolf and a bear. Each animal is associated with one of the warriors. The top and wild symbols are the three Nordic warriors: Astrid the Wild Nord of the Eagles, Rolf the Wild Nord of the Wolves, and Bjorn the Wild Nord of the Bears. There are no bonus or scatter symbols on this slot, as the features are triggered when the Wild Nords land on the reels, or randomly on any spin.
The Wild Numbers and Stats
Wild Nords is a video slot with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed paylines with a pay-both-ways mechanic, wild substitutions, as well as six random and three bonus features, each attached to one of the warriors. Due to the pay-both-ways mechanic, the middle reels will stop first before the outside reels come to a halt.
The RTP of this medium-variance game is set at 96.01%. Pays for a single five of a kind range from 1x to 15x the stake. The maximum win on a single spin is 300x the bet for a full screen of wild symbols, which increases to 600x the bet with the pay-both-ways mechanic. The maximum win in a respin sequence with multiple respins peaks at 1,000x the bet.
Bet sizes range from 0.20 to 500, and they’re easily adjusted by two simple “+” and “-” buttons on each side of the bet amount. Auto play allows players to set up to 100 consecutive spins with a range of options as to when the run should be stopped. Although mobile-optimized, the slot is available on desktop and tablet across any OS platform thanks to the HTML5 format.
The Wild Random Features
Watch out on any spin for the eagle, the wolf or the bear appearing on the left of the game window, summoning symbols of their own kind onto to the reels for mega win potential. Two to eight symbols are randomly placed on the reels before they stop. A respin is triggered when the corresponding warrior symbol lands on the spin.
Any of the three Wild Nords can also appear from the right at the start of any spin in the base game and respin feature. They will turn their corresponding shield symbols into wild symbols. Wins are awarded once the reels stop.
The Wild Nords Respins
The game has three wild symbols, each belonging to one of the three Wild Nords. Once they hit the reels, they will trigger their feature and award a respin. More respins are awarded when further shield symbols of the active Wild Nord land during a respin. Multiple wild and random features can occur simultaneously.
Bjorn the Wild Nord of the Bears will transform all bear shield symbols into wilds, locking them in place followed by a respin. More bear symbols landing on the respin are also locked, and another respin is triggered.
Rolf the Nord of the Wolves will transform all wolf shield symbols into wilds, locking them again in place for the respin. Once again, a free respin is awarded with the sticky wilds in place. More wolf symbols landing during the respin are also locked and another respin is triggered.
The third feature sees the ax-wielding Astrid: Nord of the Eagles turn eagle shield symbols into wilds, locking them again in place for the respin. Once again, a free respin is awarded with the sticky wilds in place. More eagle symbols landing on the respin are also locked, and another respin is triggered.
Other Norse Reels
Norse mythology as well as the hordes of Nordic warriors and Vikings are a heavily used theme in video slots. Some of the best examples are Nordic Heroes from IGT and Valkyries of Odin from Stakelogic. Yggdrasil Gaming went even further and released a series of Viking slots, with Vikings Go Wild being the first.
Our Reel Warrior Verdict
Did we go all berserk with those Wild Nords on the reels? Not totally, but we felt well entertained with quite a few “aha” moments happening along the way. The animations are just stunning, the sounds amazingly synchronized with the action on the reels, and the winning potential with 1,000x the bet high enough to make us take a few more spins on the slot. The medium volatility and the pay-both-ways mechanic usually warrant for lengthy sessions without having too many empty spins. We highly recommend that you give it a few spins during your next slot-playing session.
