Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot brings to life a Norse theme and interesting features in a game that keeps you wanting more. Norse mythology has always been a popular subject for all media, including the world of slots.
NetEnt are the brains behind this New Slot, and they should be no stranger by now with a catalogue of captivating titles that have become legend for some.

They’re people behind the massively popular Gonzo’z Quest, Dead or Alive series, Vikings, Cash Noire, Black River Gold and many more that have brought hours of fun to many.

It looks like Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot is in good hands with NetEnt, but what sort of features and potential does it bring to the table?

The Realm of Midgard

As you’ve probably guessed, Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot is themed upon Midgard which is a Realm in Norse mythology. Midgard is the realm where humans live, and was created when the god Odin and brothers Vili and Ve slayed Ymir.

Despite the exotic and wonderous Norse theme, Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot doesn’t really look like anything that impressive.

In the background of Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot you’ve simply got green hills, and what could possibly by the impassable great sea in which serpent Jörmungandr ibhabits. On the forefront, you’ve got what looks like some sort of drawbridge, upon which sit the reels.

The music is very Norse, which lends itself well to the overall theme of the game, but overall it doesn’t really look like anything noteworthy.

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot Betting and Symbols

There’s lots of options when it comes to betting in Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot. The lowest option is £0.10 per spin, with the highest option at a big £200, with lots of options inbetween. Definitely plenty enough option for all kinds of players.

The high paying symbols in Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot are Odin, Thor, Freya, a Horn and hunk of Meat. Low paying symbols are A, K, Q, J & 10. There’s also a Wild symbol that you’ll only see in Free Spins

The Base Game and Features

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot has a bit of an unusual 3 reel set up, and there are 9 set paylines to start with. Matching any two high paying symbols, or any 3 low paying symbols across any of these set paylines will form a win.

To the left and the right of these reels, you’ll notice two spaces which are known as Hot Spot Reels.

Hot Spot Reels

Hot Spot Reels spin together along with the regular reels, but they do not participate in winning combinations. The function of these is to activate re-spins by matching symbols within the Hot Spot Reels.

In the Base game, only High paying symbols and blank spaces may appear on the reels, but in Free Spins, high and low paying may appear.

Re-Spin and Land and Expand

If you match two symbols on both of the Hot Spot reels, as well as two or more on the regular reels will award a re-spin and a Land and Expand. All symbols that activated the Re-spin will expand to cover their entire reel and will be locked during the Re-Spin.

Free Spins

3 Scatter Symbols are needed to activate the bonus on Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot, and 8 Free Spins are awarded.

In Free Spins, scatter symbols that land on reel 3 will award 2 additional Free Spins and will open up additional rows at the top of the bottom of the reel up to a maximum of 7 rows. This gives the Bonus the potential for up to 29 paylines and subsequently, a lot more wins.

Wild symbols may also appear on the left Hot Spot reel, and this will match any symbol that lands on the right hotspot reel, triggering a re-spin if two of more symbols that landed on the right reel also exist on the main board.

As previously mentioned, low paying symbols may now also land within the Hot Spot Reels, opening up the potential for more Re-Spins.

Our Verdict

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot is an experience that can either be very exciting, or mind numbingly boring.

You start off with reels that have not expanded and will be playing with a standard 9 pay lines, and you’ll be wanting of the Re-Spins or the Bonus feature to add that touch of excitement and potential to the game.

The maximum win is stated to be on Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot is 435x on a single spin, when the grid expands to it’s maximum potential in the bonus.

The frequency in which the bonus lands varied quite a bit in the demo play, either landing very quickly or not very often at all. Overall, it’s a fair game from NetEnt, but nothing to be massively excited about in general.

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot is available to play across selected Online Casinos on the 15th of December 2020