Era of Vikings Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

Big games like the Vikings Unleashed Megaways slot show how popular the striking imagery of the Norse warriors and their mythology can be. The ten paylines of Era of Vikings may not be on quite the same scale but this five-reel slot is still laden with features and fun. Mancala Gaming has created a gorgeous looking slot with four themed symbols to sit next to the five traditional card symbols as well as a Wild. Adding an exciting Cascading Reels/Avalanche feature means new symbols fall into place after a winning spin to potentially create more lines and some big rewards in the bonus round and the cold of this harsh northern world won’t bother you at all.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Yes, you’ve probably seen a Viking themed slot before, but never in this much detail. The deep colours, 3D graphics and stirring music breathe new life into the old stories of the proud warriors of Scandinavia who set out to conquer the world and even made it as far as North America. In particular, there’s a tattooed and animated Viking with an axe ready for action right beside the reels. There’s also decoration on the card symbols and an impressive amount of detail on themed symbols like the helmet, shield and axe combo and torc. The background mountains are inspiring and the transparent reels with cascading symbols make them much easier to see.

Era of Vikings RTP & Volatility

Mancala Gaming states the official RTP of Era of Vikings at 95%, though you may see it listed differently on other sites. That’s not a bad figure, but it is a little below average. As for variance, Mancala Gaming free play slots don’t always come with volatility information and Era of Vikings is no exception. This can be a little disappointing when trying to set your expectations but the lucky thing is, as the slot is available for free you can play the demo without risking your own money and get an idea of just how frequent its wins can be.

How to Play Era of Vikings

Pick up your axe and let’s get to work:

1. Most of the buttons you need for Era of Vikings are under the reels. The main exception is the mute button, which floats high on a mountain top to the right. Hover over it and you’ll see a slider for increasing or decreasing the volume.

2. Now we can go to the row of buttons at the bottom of the screen. First is an “i” which is unsurprisingly full of information about the game. There are three pages to scroll through - paytable, paylines and bonus game - constituting pretty much everything you need to know.

3. The “i” will turn into an “x” and once you’ve closed it, you can look at the display for your total credits. You should set a budget before you start playing so you know how low you could let this figure drop, or what would constitute a big enough increase to stop playing.

4. Third along the bottom row is the bet adjustor. Your current bet per line is displayed in the middle and you can increase or decrease it using the plus and minus signs on either side until it’s where you want it.

5. An alternative is the next button, “Max Bet”, which sends your wager right to the highest possible level without having to click through all the intervening stages.

6. There are two buttons left, but you only want to press one of them. The bigger one is “Play” and will mean one turn on the reels before you have to decide whether to play again. The other is autoplay, which will keep the reels falling until you hit stop (you don’t set a number of spins, or win and loss limits). Either way, now your game is on!

Bet & Win Sizes

You can set a bet per line of between 1 and 90. Change the bet, and change the possible payouts displayed on the paytable.

On this paytable, even if you set the lowest possible bet, the maximum five matches on each symbol still offer some good returns:

10, J, Q - 25

K, A - 50

Axe - 75

Torc - 200

Helmet - 500

Carving - 1,500

Era of Vikings Bonus Features

Cascading reels/avalanche

Rather than spinning, each symbol falls into place individually. When you’re lucky enough to have a winning turn, the winning symbols disappear and new ones fall in place to join them, giving you extra chances to win from one bet.

Bonus round

You can trigger the bonus game by finding the x2 symbol. You’ll have to choose one of two Viking warriors to duel. If your character’s card beats your opponent, you win. You can watch your rewards growing on the progress bar, which goes x2, x4, x8, x16 and finally x32. If you lose a round, your progress stops and the feature finishes.

Conclusion

If you’re going to make another Norse themed slot, do make it as good looking as this one. The graphics are gorgeous in their detail and the cascading reels make an exciting addition visually as well as increasing your winning chances. A bit thinner is the bonus page, with the bonus round mostly being a characterful variation on a Gamble feature. Still, there’s enough here that the lack of free spins really shouldn’t be a deterrent. There are plenty of other ways to enjoy Era of Vikings.

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