Andvari: The Magic Ring Slot Review
A waterfall spills between grey cliffs into a blue-green pool, grassy hills rolling away behind it, while a white-bearded dwarf in a horned cap peers down from a reel frame of thick wooden planks wrapped in vines. Andvari: The Magic Ring pays out so little on the reels you’re actually watching that the valley is nearly the only thing happening from spin to spin, because the real game is a set of meters ticking up quietly in the background, and almost everything this slot eventually pays arrives through one of them.
The base game is mostly a feeding ground for collect meters, hold-and-lock bonus rounds and a persistent progress wheel, with wins of up to 10,000x the bet advertised. It runs on a 5×4 grid with 1024 ways, at 96.05% RTP and high volatility. Foxium has form here: Andvari The Golden Fish, Andvari the Fortune Chill Link&Win and 9 Enchanted Beans all walk similar ground, so the dwarf himself is on familiar turf.
Base Game & Features
Wins pay left to right across 1024 ways, starting from the first reel, with matching symbols landing on adjacent positions. Where multiple winning combinations land on a single way, only the highest counts, and the total payout is the sum of every way that wins. Each spin costs a total bet, and way wins are paid against that total rather than a per-line stake.
The wild substitutes for all symbols except scatters and bonus symbols, which is the whole of its job. Scatters appear only on reels 1, 3 and 5, pay nothing themselves, and exist to trigger free spins. Bets run from 0.20 to 20.00 per spin.
Bonus Symbols and Magic Prizes
Bonus symbols are the currency of this game. Each one carries a cash prize worth between 1x and 25x the bet, and landing a Magic Prize symbol during the bonus round awards the matching prize from a five-tier ladder:
- Epic – 5000x the bet
- Grand – 1000x the bet
- Major – 250x the bet
- Minor – 100x the bet
- Mini – 50x the bet
Every bonus symbol that lands also nudges the Magic Wheel progress bar along, and that bar is where the base game’s real work gets done. Three features hang off it, each with its own trigger:
- LockNWin – six or more bonus symbols anywhere on the reels
- Magic Wheel – filling the progress bar with bonus symbols
- Free Spins Wheel – three scatters, one each on reels 1, 3 and 5
Andvari: The Magic Ring LockNWin, Magic Wheel and Free Spins
LockNWin
LockNWin starts the moment six or more bonus symbols land. The reels are cleared of everything except the bonus symbols that triggered the round, which stay locked where they are, and three respins are awarded on the cleared grid.
From there it’s a hold-and-collect loop. Every new bonus symbol that lands locks into position, adds its cash value to the round, and resets the respin count to three. The count only ticks down on a respin that lands nothing, and the round ends when it reaches zero or the reels fill completely with bonus symbols.
The cash values on the locked symbols are what the round pays, and the fill state is what the round is chasing. A full grid of locked coins is the route to the biggest results this game can produce.
Power Ups
Two upgrades can drop in at random during LockNWin to power up the round. The Multiplier Upgrade instantly multiplies every on-screen cash value by up to 10x its original amount. The Magic Prize Upgrade bumps every Magic Prize up the ladder by one tier, so a Mini becomes a Minor and the whole payout table shifts upward mid-round.
Both are random awards rather than collected items. Neither can be predicted or worked towards; they land when they land, and a round that catches both at once is the one worth hoping for.
Magic Wheel
The Magic Wheel is the slow-burn feature. Every bonus symbol that lands, anywhere in the game, advances a segmented progress bar, and filling it triggers a spin of the wheel itself, which pokes out from behind the top-right corner of the reel frame.
Progress is saved per bet level, so switching stakes means switching meters, and the meter for each stake picks up where it left off when you return. The wheel can award three things: a Magic Prize, an instant cash prize, or free spins.
Free Spins
Three scatters, one on each of reels 1, 3 and 5, trigger a spin of the Free Spins Wheel, which awards between 10 and 30 free spins. The round plays out automatically at the bet and ways of the triggering spin, and three more scatters on the same reels retrigger it.
There’s a gamble attached. The result of the Free Spins Wheel can be gambled for a greater number of spins, and a won gamble can be gambled again. Losing one pays an instant cash prize worth between 10x and 100x the bet, which takes some of the sting out.
Buy Feature
A Buy button lets you purchase the Magic Wheel or free spins directly, at the price displayed, played at the current bet and available in the base game only. The two buys run at their own returns, both a shade under the standard 96.05%:
- Buy Magic Wheel – 96.00% RTP
- Buy Free Spins – 96.01% RTP
The Free Spins Wheel result from a buy can still be gambled, exactly as with a natural trigger. The buy may not be offered above a certain bet threshold.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
Sitting with Andvari: The Magic Ring is a lot like sitting with its dwarf: mostly quiet, occasionally generous, always keeping count of something. The reason to pick it is that it remembers you – the Magic Wheel’s bar holds your progress at each bet level between sessions, which is rarer than it should be in a collect slot.
That persistence is its best idea. Its worst is the wait between paydays: base wins land barely a quarter of the time and mostly exist to feed the meters, free spins need scatters on three named reels, and without an upgrade in the round the lower prize tiers are pocket change.
This is one for the meter-watchers: players happy to hold one stake and let the bar do its slow work towards a full grid or a wheel spin. If you want a bonus round every few minutes, the valley will feel very quiet. For the patient hoarder, though, there’s a hoard worth sitting for.
Andvari: The Magic Ring FAQs
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What is the RTP of Andvari: The Magic Ring?
The RTP is 96.05% on a standard spin. The buy options run slightly lower: 96.00% for the Magic Wheel buy and 96.01% for the free spins buy. -
Is Andvari: The Magic Ring high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility slot, with a hit frequency of 27.57%. -
How do you trigger the LockNWin feature in Andvari: The Magic Ring?
Land six or more bonus symbols anywhere on the reels. You get three respins, every bonus symbol locks in place and resets the respin count to three, and the round ends when the respins run out or the grid fills. -
What does the Magic Wheel award in Andvari: The Magic Ring?
Fill the progress bar with bonus symbols to spin the Magic Wheel, which can award a Magic Prize, an instant cash prize or free spins. Progress on the bar is saved per bet level. -
How do the Power Up upgrades work in Andvari: The Magic Ring?
Both are random awards during LockNWin. The Multiplier Upgrade multiplies every on-screen cash value by up to 10x its original amount, and the Magic Prize Upgrade increases every Magic Prize by one tier. -
Can you gamble your free spins in Andvari: The Magic Ring?
Yes. A wheel result can be wagered for extra spins, and a successful gamble can be wagered again for even more. Losing pays an instant cash prize worth between 10x and 100x the bet. -
How many paylines does Andvari: The Magic Ring have?
It’s a 5×4 grid with 1024 ways to win, paying left to right from the first reel. -
Can you buy the bonus on Andvari: The Magic Ring?
Yes, there’s a Buy Feature button in the base game that lets you purchase the Magic Wheel or free spins at the price displayed. Buys run at 96.00% and 96.01% RTP respectively. -
What is the maximum win on Andvari: The Magic Ring?
The maximum win is 10,000x your bet. -
Who makes Andvari: The Magic Ring?
It’s made by Foxium. Andvari: The Magic Ring’s release date is 27 July 2023.
