Asgard

The gods of Asgard are the theme of numerous online slots. For instance, NetEnt has the games Hall of Gods and Asgardian Stones. Microgaming has explored this theme in their classic titles Thunderstruck I and II, while another Swedish studio, Play'N GO, has looked at both Asatron and the asagods of the game Viking Runecraft. At the center of Pragmatic Play's Asgard are the four main gods paid the best, and who also have a special function in the game: Oden, Thor, Freya, and Loki.

If you have played any of Pragmatic Play's previous titles, you would know that the manufacturer makes it a point to ensure that all its games are colorful. It also makes sure to provide its titles with a sense of Las Vegas, though many animations and sounds of colorful winning, that is not much of a gimmick in this slot. In short, when you play the slot Asgard, you will know that you are playing a Pragmatic Play title.

Stakes and winnings

Usually, it's not complicated to begin playing on newly released slot machines, and that holds true for Asgard. This Norse mythology-inspired game doesn't skimp on the chances for players to adjust their bets to just about any level they want. There are five reels and three rows in the game. The 25 lines are fixed, so you have to play them all. You can use a minimum of one coin and a maximum of ten coins (10 cents to 5 dollars) per line.

Asgard can be spun for a price that is no less than $2.50 and no more than $1250. This ensures that Asgard is accessible to both high rollers and players who want to conserve their pennies or who, for whatever reason, just cannot spend that much per spin.

The wild symbol is the one that can pay the best. If you manage to get wild symbols on just every position, you win 500 times the bet. If you are familiar with slots, you know that it is a relatively low maximum win. You may also know that the maximum win often reflects the 'risk' in a slot. Asgard is a fairly low-risk slot, which is a bit unusual for being a slot from Pragmatic Play. The developer always presents the volatility / risk with flashes, and Asgard has 2.5 flashes out of five possible. The average payback over time is 96.48%, which is a fairly decent figure.

The Asgard slot machine undeniably tells colorful stories through its symbols. They are all beautifully animated. Here is where Pragmatic Play has carved a niche, and we are impressed by the vivid graphics. The four asagods Oden, Thor, Freya, and Loki are included as high-profit symbols. The other "common" symbols are A, K, Q, J, and 10. These pay less than the high-win symbols, but the differences are far from huge.

Special symbols also appear on the reels: a wild symbol and a scatter symbol. More about these symbols can be read below.

Functions

A game developer who picks as a theme asgudar and Asgard gets a lot of stuff for free. For example, it is a given that Thor's hammer should come into play. In Asgard from Pragmatic Play, you play with four randomly activated special features in the game base. In the free spins round, the bonuses are always in play on every spin.

Wilds

Most of Asgard consists of wilderness. To begin with, there is an "ordinary" wilderness that occurs fairly frequently. In addition, you can obtain extra wilds through three of the four random bonuses. The wilds symbolize the very gateway to the legendary Asgard.

Scatters

The scatter symbol features a helmet from the Igar, represented in a color that gives it an almost luminous silver-gray hue. This symbol can appear on reels 2-4, and if it strikes (lightning-wise, speaking figuratively), you receive three scatters in an enabled spin that activates the free spins round.

You always receive five free spins to use in play, and almost every round includes one of four special features. Which feature you get to play with is determined randomly.

The four bonus features

Here is how the bonus features work: 1. All the low win symbols turn into wilds. With this feature, every A, 10, and so on is replaced by a wild symbol. The feature is somewhat reminiscent of the replacement feature in NetEnt's Jimi Hendrix Online Slot. 1-5 wheels turn into stacked Joker wheels. This feature is activated while the reels are spinning, and it's really exciting to see how many of the reels will transform! 3. Spraying wilds that award 3-5 extra jokers. At any moment, the game can "freeze" such that you are guaranteed at least three and at most five wild symbols to appear on the screen. These symbols can do their wild thing and interact with any other wild symbols that might already be on screen. 4. Stacked symbols that are not what they seem. One could theoretically stack so many of Thor's hammers atop each other that they would exceed the height of a certain mythical Norse god's hammer. That, of course, is utter nonsense, but it makes for quite the doing-things-stacking-in-a-certain-order visible on-screen effect: a certain way of rendering appearance. Thor's hammers might very well function as what they are in the scene (or in the act of rendering) that Ontology was calling forth, but they also do something else. And this is something we might be able to get acquainted with in the same function that we have previously been able to get acquainted with in Motorhead, for example.

Summary

Pragmatic Play's Asgard is hard not to like. This game developer remade in 2015 with the mandate to churn out premium slots has undeniably created something extra with this game. Asgard boasts a lovely character and atmosphere, thanks to its graphics and sound. And the special features? They're delicious, and they don't go off for hacks.

Individuals infatuated with slot machines featuring Viking and Norse god themes will surely enjoy Asgard. Gamers who seek healthy winning probabilities, like I do (especially at low-stakes), will appreciate the good odds offered in this rendition; if not a good payday, then at least a decent number of handshakes with the legendary Heimdall (the Norse god who's supposed to greet the coming of Ragnarok). Also, the Pragmatic Play Barcelona team seems to be working overtime. Try our free version above to see if you can indeed corner a good number of gods in Asgard.