Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot Review
After a protracted separation, Thor, Odin, and Freya are at last reunited in this slot. Let's take a look at what's new in Midgard since NetEnt last featured the Norse legendary group in Hall of Gods. As suggested by the title, starting of the slot brings players to Midgard, a Norse kingdom and one of the Nine Worlds. The legendary rainbow bridge links Midgard, a place in the heart of Yggdrasil, to Asgard, the world of the gods. Throughout those regions, countless traditions tell of how Odin slew Ymir and created the universe from himself. Since Midgard is one of the main figures in the myths of Nordics, it can be easily found in hundreds of slots. NetEnt also drew influence from these stories while creating Riches of Midgard. This is the first slot with Feature Buy from NetEnt. Although not all players can use this feature, it does include some other cutting-edge gaming elements including Hot Spots and growing reels.
Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Video Review
Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand General Characteristics
1. 9 Playlines (Maximum 29 in Free Spins)
2. 3 reels and 3 rows (Maximum 7 in Free Spins)
3. RTP: 96.03%
4. Hit frequency: 30.54%
5. Free Spins frequency: 0.33% (1 in 305)
6. Volatility: Medium-Low
7. Bet amount: 0.1 EUR - 200 EUR
8. Maximum Win Multiplier: x435
9. Maximum Win Value: 87,000 EUR
10. Main Symbols: 10
11. Additional Symbols: Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol
Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Features
Wild Symbol. Wild can be shown at any place on the game field and stand for any symbol, but not for the Scatters.
Land and Expand Feature. The gaming process contains three regular reels and two extra Hot Spot reels that are on both sides of the main game field and spin with them. In case the same symbols are shown on both the Hot Spot fields and at least two of the main reels, you get a Re-Spin and the Land and Expand feature. In this feature, any symbols that started the feature on the main reels grow to cover the whole reel. So, it is possible for a symbol to cover the whole play area and win on all active bet lines. Importantly, even if symbols expand on reels 1 and 3 or 2 and 3 during this feature, bet line wins are still given out!
Free Spins. In case 3 Scatters are shown at any place on the game field, you get 8 Free Spins. During the feature, in case a Scatter is shown on the game field, you get two extra Free Spins and the height of all the regular reels grows by 1, up to a maximum of 7. When the reels are grown, there are up to 29 more lines that can be used. During the feature, the Wild that stands for any other symbol may be shown on the Hot Spot reel on the left.
Buy Feature. You can get free spins at any time during the main game. To use this feature, you have to pay 80 times the bet.
Our Experience Playing Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand
We ran a standard 300-spins slot test with a bet of 1 EUR and a total of 200 EUR. The first hundred spins gave us a max payout of 12 times the bet. As a result of the first 100 spins, we lost 25 EUR. While playing the second 100 spins the maximum payout was 13.5 bets and we also landed 3 Scatters. In Free Spins, we received a payout of 78 times the bet. For the second 100 spins, we earned 42 EUR. The last hundred spins gave us a max payout of 14 times the bet. We managed to trigger the Free Spins again and got 120 times the bet. As a result of the test, we received 75 EUR.
Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot Verdict
This slot stands out from the competition because of its distinctive gameplay, but it doesn't offer many incentives to spin the reels. The win limit of 435x of the stake is undoubtedly not what you would anticipate from a game with such captivating graphics and an engaging format. As we already said, the last game from NetEnt with a Norse theme was Hall of Gods which had a 4,314x potential but the same volatility and lower RTP. And that doesn't include the progressive jackpot, which a fortunate player once won in the sum of £7,822,217. So it's doubtful that this slot will draw gamers away from other games. Overall, it won't appeal to everyone, but it will be a good choice if you want something interesting and new to play. Other than that, it's clear that this NetEnt slot isn't the greatest we've played so far.
