Viking Mania Slot Machine
The Vikings may have a bit of a reputation for being a tough bunch of historical nuts, but they seem to be in a jovial mood in this Playtech slot machine. With 5 reels and 20 paylines, Viking Mania is a nice little video slot with some contemporary design features and plenty of bonus gameplay potential, including free spins with 3x multipliers and a unique “Viking Playtime” bonus side game.
So, don your horned helmets and don't forget your drinking horns, because you could be celebrating some big wins with these Viking revellers.
Party like a Viking
Everyone knows that the Vikings were a fairly brutal clan of warriors who would stop at nothing to claim new lands and new riches for their own gain. However, what they didn't teach you in school was that these Nordic adventurers also knew how to throw a good party.
Well, you'll find out for yourself in Viking Mania because the 5 reels are filled with some cantankerous characters such as a red bearded Viking warrior gulping on a drinking horn full of mead while a big-bosomed lady struts her stuff in a skimpy red dress – we're not so sure that's historically accurate attire if we're going to be honest with you!
The life and soul of the party, however, is the Viking chieftain with bright blonde hair who will act as the slot machine's wild symbol to complete payline combinations for all non-bonus icons. Helping the good times flow at this Scandinavian-themed party are some essential food and drink icons – represented by a meaty wild boar and a magnificently decorated drinking horn.
3D Vikings
Playtech are well known for their video slots which bring epic action to players' computer screens – we're thinking of the software company's line of Marvel superhero slot machines. You can expect similarly impressive visual displays in this Viking themed slot with a game screen that is filled with sharp imagery and immersive 3D animations. In fact, the game designers have done a very good job at designing this game with Viking characters who are comically cartoon-like yet still a little bit brutish!
Choose your weapon
Spinners will get the full effect of Viking Mania's 3D animations whenever they trigger the special “Viking Playtime” bonus side game. This feature is activated by finding the bonus war-hammer icon on each reel during the course of the base game.
Once players have collected a hammer on each of the 5 reels to spell the word “BONUS”, they will be taken to a new game screen with a worse-for-wear Viking character strapped upon a target board with different multiplier values: x1, x2 and x3. Punters have 10 throws and 6 missiles to choose from with each throw, some of which are not so dangerous (such as tomatoes, chickens, eggs, and pottery) while others are decidedly more life-threatening (such as battleaxes and war-hammers). Every throw will hit a random multiplier or miss the target completely, with each multiplier being applied to your total bet.
Triple-value free spins
That isn't the only bonus action on show, because players can trigger some free spins when they find three or more Viking map icons in any reel position. This scatter will activate 10 free spins with all wins multiplied by 3x. What's more the Viking chief wild icon will become an expanding wild during this game to potentially complete more winning sequences.
Players should note that the wild icon will not substitute for the map scatter symbol. That is because this icon will pay total bet multiplier wins of 1x, 5x, 25x, and 100x whenever two, three, four, or five appear on the reels, irrespective of position in relation to paylines.
The spoils of Viking life
All of the other wins during the base game of Viking Mania are calculated as line bet multipliers. So, that means spinners must line up two or more matching icons on active paylines from left to right to multiply their bet per line values in accordance to this paytable:
Punters can place wagers of 0.20, 1.00 and 5.00 credits on anywhere between 1 and 20 paylines. So, if they happen to line up five Viking man icons with a maximum line bet, they could end up with a 50,000 credit jackpot.
Cause for celebration
Viking Mania puts a unique novelty spin on the popular Nordic theme of Viking warriors. Because, instead of being fearsome brutes who battle with dragons and the elements, these particular Vikings appear to be enjoying some summer fun with a jovial celebration. Who knows, you might have cause for celebration too with this game's triple-value free spins and special bonus side game.
