Asgard was 1 of the 9 worlds of the ancient Norse gods and home to the famous realm Valhalla. The reels are flanked by a pair of giant stones and include A, K and Q values alongside the faces of 5 Norse gods which are carved in stone. The best of these is the bearded figure of Odin who awards 2, 5 or 25 times your stake if you land 3, 4 or 5 on a payline. There’s also a wild that replaces everything bar the bonus wheel.
The game is played using the Avalanche Reels feature - after a successful spin, the winning symbols are replaced and new ones drop in to replace them. These symbol drops continue as long as a new winning combination is landed.
Keep a special eye out for the blocks of 2x2 and 3x3 colossal symbols. The whole of a colossal symbol is removed from the reels even if only part of it makes up part of a winning line.
After a first Avalanche win, it’s possible to trigger the Colossal Crush feature - a fully formed Colossal Symbol can fall and crush the symbols on the row below. This continues until it reaches the bottom of the reels or it hits a row which contains no empty positions. Each row that is crushed awards a multiplier - get on a roll here and you could end up with a 4x boost.
The Bonus Wheel is a colossal block that can land on reels 3, 4 and 5 only - when it hits, it can award cash prizes of up to 36 times your total stake or 5, 10 or 15 free spins. The Avalanche Reels are in play during the free spins. Watch out for the wild which can appear as a Colossal Symbol during the feature. If the wild forms part of a winner, it explodes as normal. If not, it will remain locked in place until it does form part of a winning combo. You can re-activate the Bonus Wheel up to 3 times during the feature with a maximum of 25 free spins available in total.
Asgardian Stones contains most of the elements we’ve come to expect from a NetEnt slot game. The design is high end and well done. There’s plenty of gameplay on offer too with the Avalanche Reels delivering plenty of action. The bonus round isn’t bad either and offers some very decent opportunities – up to 2,000 times your stake using the 4x multiplier from the Colossal Crush feature.
Good looking and boasting some interesting features, Asgardian Stones delivers a fresh take on an age-old theme. If you like the Norse theme, Immortal Romance from Microgaming is a must.