Viking's Chess The Conqueror's Gameby NetGaming

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Are you ready for an interesting online slot which draws inspiration from the ancient Nordic strategy board game Hnefatafl? You are in for an amazing adventure!

Viking's Chess The Conqueror's Game is an online video game released by NetGaming in May 2021, which plays on a 5x5 grid layout with cluster pay system and offers features such as Wild, multipliers, free spins and more!

It's good to know that this is an online slot of a high variance with a return to player value of 95,45%.

So, without further ado, let's start our journey right here!

Theme and Symbols

The main concept of this online game draws inspiration from the old Nordic and Celtic strategy game called Hnefatafl which is a part of much larger Tafl games family. Many think that this game was based on a Roman game Ludus since it has almost all of the same playing mechanics. Eventually Hnefatafl got replaced in the 12th century but saw a rise in popularity in the 19th century after the rules got translated from the old Nordic transcripts.

As soon as you launch the game you will find yourself in a distinct Nordic tavern sitting at the table with a mighty Viking axe and coins on both sides and right at the center is where the game takes place. Epic music will be playing as you make your move, further enriching the whole atmosphere.

Now, let's take a look at the paytable:

• Highest paying icon is Wild, represented as a golden coin which can get you up to 150x the bet for a combination of 5.
• High medium icons are a Viking king, queen and a combination of the two.
• The least paying ones are the 4 differently colored tune symbols which all pay the same and can get you up to 40x the bet for when collecting 5 of the same.

Betting Options and Other Functions

Viking's Chess The Conqueror's Game is a 5 reels 5 rows high online video slot with a cluster pay system where betting values range from the minimum of 0.20 up to 50 coins per spin, which is the maximum bet one can place...

...and, since we established that this highly volatile online slot has the best odds percentage of 95,45%, makes it currently below the iGaming standards.

Special Features

Wild substitutes for all the other icons.

Gravalanche any winning combination activates this feature, which will explode the symbols which are part of the win and make room for the new ones dropping from the top which continues as long as there are winning streaks. Wild appearing on any of the 4 corners of the grid or the center doesn't explode.

King's Hotspot If a wild appears on the center of the grid (king's hotspot) it transforms all the adjacent icons into wilds and the amount gets paid. During the gravalanche wild will remain at the center but will not generate other wilds.

Home Hotspot when a wild lands on one of the corners (home hotspots) of the grid, x2 multiplier gets applied to the winnings triggered by that wild. However, if you get a 5 line win with 2 hotspot wilds, multipliers get counted together and then an x4 multiplier is added.

Free spins 3, 4 or 5 wilds on any hotspots triggers 10, 15 or 20 extra spins respectively which will play out once all the hotspot features are finished and there are no more gravalanches. Landing additional scatters re triggers the free spins in accordance with the amount of wilds that landed.

Conclusion

Viking's Chess The Conqueror's Game is a Nordic themed online slot with an amazing concept and fresh approach to some of the features.

Also, it comes with a decent audio/ visual segment but somewhat lower RTP value. All in all it proves to be a fun slot and we are sure many of the punters will agree with that statement.