Masters Of Valhalla
By Snowborn Games
Overview
Prepare for an epic journey to the snowy peaks of Asgard with Masters Of Valhalla, a thunderous slot creation from the esteemed Snowborn Games. This high volatility title immerses players in a visually striking Norse realm, featuring legendary figures like Odin, Thor, Freya, and Hel across its dynamic 5 reels and 4 rows. With an incredible 1,024 ways to win, every spin offers a myriad of opportunities for glorious victories. What truly sets this game apart is its captivating Hold & Win style bonus, reminiscent of a Money Train experience, further enhanced by a unique Berserk Booster collection system that can grant extra spins. Boasting a colossal 20,000x max win, Masters Of Valhalla is perfectly crafted for thrill-seeking players eager to chase monumental payouts amidst a mythic adventure.
Gameplay & Features
There are a couple of goals in Masters of Valhalla, the most optimal being triggering the Valhalla Bonus with the Berserk Meter filled. In the base game, you can also use wild symbols to trigger one of the four varieties of Wild God Respins.
• Wild God Respins
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Wilds land infour different colours, matching the four high pay God symbols. When they hit, they arecollected, and it is possible to trigger the respective Wild God Respin bonus. When triggered,one respinis awarded, and during it,1-19 additional wild symbolsare added to the reels, plus all God symbols arereplacedwith the one God symbol matching the triggering wild.
• Berserk Booster
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When exactly2 bonus symbolsland on reels 1 and 3, they arecollectedon theBerserk Booster meter. When filled, theBerserk Boosteris applied the next time the Valhalla Bonus round is activated.
• Valhalla Bonus
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Landing bonus symbols onreels 1, 3 and 5triggers this feature. The grid is cleared and starts with3 random wooden shieldsor3 golden shieldsin view. If the Berserk Booster is active,4 spinsare awarded, if not, then3 spinsare awarded. Throughout the feature, any new symbol in viewresetsthe number of spins back to their starting value. Symbols used in the bonus are:
Wooden shields– possess a value of 1-9x the bet. Golden shields– possess a value of 10-50x the bet. Thor– has a value of 1-9x and expands the reels one row down. Up to two rows can be added. Freya– lands with a multiplier value which is applied to all symbols landing on that spin and any following spin. Hugin & Munin– land with a multiplier value which is added to all other symbols one time. Odin– lands with a multiplier value which is added to all other symbols on that spin and any following spin. Garmr– lands with a multiplier value and collects the value of all symbols in view once. Hel– the same as Garmr but collects values on all following spins as well. Sometimes, empty cells are lit up byblue lightning bolts. When this happens, there is agreater chance of landing a special non-shield symbolin them. One more thing, if all of the cells are filled with symbols, an extra500x the betis awarded.
• Buy Bonus
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Where applicable, Masters of Valhalla gives players the chance tobuytwo versions of the bonus round. One is the regular Valhalla Bonus for50x the bet. The other is Valhalla Bonus with the Berserk Booster active for100x the bet
Final Thoughts
The last time we crossed paths with Snowborn Games was in the neatly designed feline filled slotCat Clans- a game filled with charming characters, solid features, big win numbers, and came across as one of the studio's more complete packages. Masters of Valhalla was a fine enough game to review, yet the novelty level has slipped a notch or two.Cat Clans' amusing individuality is harder to attain when picking a theme as common as Norse Gods. Masters of Valhalla isn't without charm, yet since so many games look like this, it loses a few points for desirability, like a common Yu-Gi-Oh card.
Where the two games intersect is that they both follow inRelax Gaming's footsteps. Cat Clans hadTop Dawg$-ish sticky wild multipliers, and Masters of Valhalla hasMoney Trainstyle action. One of the perks of following a successful blueprint is as long as you don't completely mess something up, then it probably will turn out okay. And, while it's not exactly out of the box thinking, Masters of Valhalla's bonus round can still be enjoyable when a stack of multipliers are building and special symbols are doing their thing. On a creatively brighter note, the Berserk Booster is a nice touch. If you end up grinding away, it's nice to know you can potentially boost the bonus game when it does trigger, so that's appreciated. Potential isn't bad either, topping out at20,000x the bet.
While Masters of Valhalla was a bit of fun, and interspersed with exciting moments, for high impact, in your face action,Money Train 2does leave it in the dust. Unlike Relax Gaming's mega-hit, Masters of Valhalla feels like it was made by a team playing catch up rather than leading the pack.
