The Playtech design team has created a superbly crafted slot - set within an epic ice cave, the reels include lower value Norse letter symbols meaning power, victory, protection, joy and wealth. They're joined by a Viking Longship, a raven, Fenrir the wolf, a Valkyrie and Jarl the warrior leader who is the top payer, awarding 250 times your line bet if you find 5 on a payline.
Ice Cave is all about the wilds. First up are the Ice Wilds - they only land on reels 3 and 4 and substitute for every other symbol. Any winning combination that includes an ice wild will be boosted by a 3x multiplier and trebled. They will remain frozen in place until a Hammer Wild lands.
That Hammer Wild can only land on reel 2 - it too substitutes for all the standard symbols and offers a 3x boost to any payline in which it features. When it lands, it will remove any Ice Wilds that are currently frozen.
You can opt to add Ice Wilds to reel 5 - this will set you back an extra 10 coins per spin (e.g. 20p per spin will become 30p, 40p becomes 60p etc).
A slot game without any bonus features and especially without any free spins usually raises a red flag - we barely missed them playing Ice Cave though given how impressive the Ice Wilds proved to be. Getting a stack of wilds on reels 3 and 4 produced a steady flurry of wins. Even the Hammer Wild spin that finished off our best run produced a payout of over 200 times our stake.
The imagery on show in Ice Cave is superb with the action playing out to the hypnotic beat of a Longship's drum. Top marks for the sound and visuals. If a lack of free spins is usually a deal breaker, we recommend you make an exception for Ice Cave. Get those Ice Wilds frozen firmly in place and this icy cave can prove to be a real warmer. If you like frozen wilds, I suggest you take a look at Frozen Inferno by WMS.