Viking Queen Slot Free Play
Viking Queen
Provider:
Microgaming
Rows:
3
Reels:
5
Volatility:
Medium
Paylines:
25
Min Bet:
0.50
RTP:
96.92%
Free Spins:
yes
Bonus Rounds:
yes
Jackpot:
no
Release Date:
February 7, 2022
Pros
- Really nice RTP of 96.92%
Cons
- Low Paytable
- Did not get me excited
Theme of The Game
You wouldn’t want to meet them face to face, but playing games where Vikings are main characters can be quite enjoyable. It’s not true just for video games, but for slot machines as well. Norse mythology and the warriors of Scandinavia have long-been sources of inspiration in the gaming industry, and we’re seeing it again with Viking Queen.
The Viking Queen is actually one of the slot’s main symbols, the wild. A gold coin will be its scatter, along with the Shields that will push you forward on the Map. The top symbol is the one with the Bear (40x per full combo), along with the Wolf and Cat. As we go down that list, we also see a tooth, gold goblet, and the expected half a dozen Royals at the end.
Developer
Microgaming’s going to be credited by most for this release, but they didn’t make it by themselves. It was Gong Gaming Technologies that actually created the slot machine. It’s a developer that has over a dozen releases already, most of them thanks to the partnership that they signed with Microgaming.
How To Play The Viking Queen Slot Machine
If we go by the betting options that are available, Viking Queen is not as accessible as most of the slots we see right now. The starting point, of $0.50, is fairly high for those that want to spend as little as possible in a game like this. Still, it should be an accessible wager for most, and at the highest value of $125 it can be an option for high rollers.
The setup is a regular one. You will find 25 paylines on it, and there are 5 reels with 3 symbols each. Nothing out of the ordinary there, and you need 3 or more symbols in order to form winning combinations on those lines.
Special Features
A golden Viking Queen will be the main symbol that you can use to form winning combinations (up to 200x the stake for a combo), and it will also be the one acting as a substitute (not for scatters or Shields though).
Landing Shield symbols is useful because you collect them, and you advance on a special map with their help. This gets you a higher multiplier, for the upcoming free spins.
You will be able to access the free spins whenever the Free Spins Coins land at least 3 times on the reels (up to 5 times is possible). These are obviously scatter symbols. Depending on the map progress, you get a number of free spins and a multiplier for all wins. You can retrigger this feature by getting scatters to appear 1 to 5 times, and this will add 2 to 50 more spins.
Maximum Payouts
Those tired of the usual high risk/high reward slots that are popular right now, might appreciate a tamer release, like Viking Queen. While it doesn’t pay that much, only up to 2,000x the stake per spin, this is also a slot machine with medium volatility, and so there is about as much risk as you could reasonably expect.
I’m expecting an RTP range with different values to be available, but at least we know that the slot can pay well, since the highest one used is 96.92%.
Summary
Viking Queen feels like an average slot machine for the most part, but you’re going to discover that it has a decent selection of features, and it’s not going to be as high risk as some of the others using the same theme.
