Age of the Gods Norse: Ways of Thunder

Prepare for an encounter with the mighty Thor on the progressive jackpot slot from Playtech. Age of the Gods Norse: Ways of Thunder is taking you on a volatile reel adventure through Norse mythology with wild substitutions, the Lightning feature which will gradually increase the ways to win up to 3,125 and a free spins round with unlimited retriggers that can lead to wins of up to 5,000 times your bet. And not to forget, there are three progressive jackpots that can trigger randomly on any spin.

Slot Details

Age of the Gods Norse: Ways of Thunder is a video slot with five reels, five rows and 45 to 3,125 ways to win. Pays are awarded for two to five matching symbols on adjacent reels from left to right only. You can delve into Norse mythology on desktop or mobile from 0.20 to 150 credits per spin. The game has medium to high volatility with an overall RTP of 96.61% which includes 2.11% for the jackpot contribution.

A rugged Nordic winter scene with rune stones and a tribal shelter are in the background of the Norse ornamented game window that is largely covered with ice blocks as default. They will shatter and open up the grid gradually on consecutive winning spins. The theme continues with the pay symbols with Thor being the dominant figure. An intense soundtrack rounds off the slot design.

Five Norse runes in orange, red, green, purple and blue colours make up the low end of the paytable, awarding 0.5x to 1x your bet for single five of a kind. They are followed by mythological ravens, rams and wolves on the medium level. Hit five across the reels to win 1.6x to 2x your stake. The two top symbols – green dragon and Thor – can appear stacked up to four symbols high. Pays for a 5OAK are 5x and 8x your bet respectively. Thor’s hammer marked with ‘W’ is the wild symbol, substituting for all regular pay symbols while a Norse emblem with the Yggdrasil tree acts as the scatter.

Age of the Gods Norse: Ways of Thunder Slot Features

After Age of the Gods Norse: King of Asgard, this slot is the second addition to the Norse series of Age of the Gods progressive jackpot slots, taking us on a journey through ancient mythology while keeping us in suspense of winning one of the three jackpots. Playtech added an AllWays pay engine as well as a Lightning feature that will unlock up to 3,125 ways to win and a free spins round.

Core to the gameplay is the Lightning feature. The default setting of the slot is a 1-3-5-3-1 format with 45 ways active and the remaining positions locked. Scoring a win will trigger the feature, shattering some of the covered positions and consecutively opening up more ways with each win going from 45 to 135, 405, 675, 1,125 and 3,125. Hitting just two scatters on a spin will also increase the number of ways.

A losing spin will revert the format down by one level until it reaches the default. Scoring a win in between will start opening it up again. Once fully expanded, it will stay at the full 3,125 ways as long as a win lands on the reels.

Hitting three, four or five scatters will trigger 8, 20 and 50 Thor’s Free Spins respectively. Covered scatters are counted. Two to five scatters will retrigger 2 to 50 additional free spins, no limits. During the feature, the game window is opening up as usual but will not revert back to the previous level on a losing free spin. It will stay at the full 3,125 once fully expanded and will be carried over to the base game once the bonus round concludes. Any further win on the following spins will keep it open while losing spins will start the reverse process as usual.

The main attraction for most players will be three progressive jackpots that are included on this slot. A fixed percentage of each bet made on the entire Age of The Gods Norse series contributes to the jackpots. They can trigger randomly on any spin and at any bet size. However, the chance of winning one is directly relative to your stake, meaning, the higher the bet the greater the chances.

• Daily Jackpot: will trigger the latest by date and time shown
• Extra Jackpot: will trigger before the amount shown is reached
• Ultimate Jackpot: seed value is £/€100,000 and can randomly trigger on any spin.

Final Verdict

While Age of the Gods Norse: Ways of Thunder does not stand out for its unique or innovative features, we have seen them countless times in other slots, it will attract the jackpot-chasing crowd nonetheless. With two progressive triggering virtually daily, there is always that air of suspense when spinning the reels. The Ultimate Jackpot is the most valuable and should reach regularly mid-6-figure sums before it is won.

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