Nordic Song - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Nordic Song is another well built 5 x 3-reel slot from CT Gaming. There are plenty of opportunities to land winning combos over the 25 paylines. In terms of bonus action, this slot plays it absolutely straight with wilds and free spins. Even so, a few demo spins are always recommended when you’re getting to grips with a new slot.

Built using older Flash technology, you’ll need to use a compatible browser before you can play on mobile and tablet.

The game itself uses 11 symbols in total, including five royals 10 through A. Look out for the reindeer wild that replaces all symbols except the log cabin scatter.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

This is a picturesque slot with a very jolly and festive feel, encapsulated by the jingle bell soundtrack and merry shout of ho, ho, ho. But you won’t see Santa on the reels.

In the far north of Scandinavia, up in the Arctic circle, live the Sami. The only indigenous people in the EU, they have their own language and rich cultural heritage.

Central to Sami culture is reindeer herding, with the semi-wild beasts providing both food and clothing.

Our smiling Sami couple are clad in gakti, the brightly coloured traditional dress, including hats and reindeer fur slippers.

Other game symbols include arctic wolves and owls, and even the royals are glittering with ice. It’s a beautifully designed slot with well-drawn visuals.

RTP & Volatility

Nordic Song combines high volatility with an RTP of 96.9%. Those metrics make this a good choice for players who like risk and reward.

How to Play Nordic Song

1. As the reels load, you’ll be asked whether you want to play with sound; click on the appropriate icon.

2. Once you land on the game screen, click the i icon to the top left. This opens the paytable with payouts and game rules. The dynamic paytable auto calculates the return on any bet

3. At the top right is the denomination, so click to set your budget.

4. The bottom left has the settings menu with access to:
- Line bet and bet max
- Number of lines and max lines
- Autospins between 5 and 1000 or max autospins

5. If you haven’t set a bet in the settings menu, click on total bet under the reels to choose a stake you’re comfortable with.

6. Before you press the spin button, set a session budget that lets you enjoy your spins responsibly and review your personalisation if necessary.

7. Press the red button to the bottom right to play.

Min & Max Bets + Top Wins

You can get quite granular with your bets in Nordic Song, with several settings to adjust:

- Choose a denomination of 0.01 or 0.05
- Choose a number of lines between 5 and 25
- Adjust your line bet between 0.01 and 80

Wins will only pay out if they land on an active payline.

You can play for a minimum bet of 0.05 over 5 lines right up to a max bet of 20 credits over all 25 lines.

Like with most basic free Casino Technology slots, the way to unlock potential in this game is to use the gamble feature up to 50x your total bet.

The top win is 1000 credits on any spin, but the high volatility makes the right combo of symbols tricky to land.

Five-of-a-kind wins are paid in multipliers:

- 10, J, Q pays 4x
- K & A pays 8x
- Owl pays 16x
- Wolf pays 16x
- Sami woman pays 20x
- Sami man pays 40x

Bonus Features

The gameplay here is classically balanced, with a wild modifier in the base game and a free spins bonus. There’s also a gamble feature to enhance your payouts.

Reindeer Wild: This symbol appears on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 only and has the potential to create new wins over multiple paylines.

Log Cabin free spins: Land 3 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to earn12 free spins. Three scatters also pays out a multiplier prize of 5x your stake. This feature can be retriggered by landing 3 more scatters for 12 extra free spins.

Gamble feature: This is a standard double or quits gamble. You can choose to gamble all or half your winnings.

Overall Review: Our Verdict

Nordic Song is a really charming slot that gives a different spin to the Nordic slot theme.

There’s nothing special in the bonus features, although the free spins retriggers are nice. But the beautifully drawn symbols make this slot easy on the eye.

If you love high volatility, don’t look to this slot for big rewards. Instead, try the Nordic Heroes demo slot for an exhilarating quest with plenty of features and big wins.