Odin’s Riches

Overview Odin’s Riches

Odin’s Riches is a gold obsessed cluster pays game created by the Just For The Win studio themed around the Norse God of Wisdom. Odin in addition to being considered the wisest of gods is also the god of poetry, death, and magic. He is one of the oldest and most established figures in Norse Mythology. The game focuses on the hordes of treasure and magical objects Odin was said to have collected across his long life. Which if you play your spins right, you might just come away with. The key to unlocking some of the higher pay outs in Odin’s Riches is in the activation of the various mini features in this game.
Speaking of features, there are quite a few to enjoy in this thrilling new game.

These include the Rolling Reels feature, which is a cascading reels feature under a different name. There is also the Odin’s Wilds feature, which deposits a random number of wilds on the reels to help players trigger more wins. Then there are also the multiplier mini-features which are controlled by the bonus meter which can be found to the left of the reels. Lastly, Odin’s Riches has a bonus round that gives you 7 free spins with multipliers and mini-features active on every spin.

Theme and Symbols

As we have already discussed, Odin’s riches has a Norse Mythology theme. This is a popular theme for slot designers and one that has been done well here, although we have seen more elaborate and exciting Norse-themed slots from other providers. Throughout the game, players will be able to hear a thunderous soundtrack that feels like it is portending a great war. This has a great atmospheric effect and makes you feel like you are about to fight for your place in Valhalla. A good tip in this game is to keep an eye on the circular brass instrument to the left-hand side of the reels, this is the bonus indicator and will spring to life whenever you trigger some extra features.

The background for this slot if we are being honest, is a little underwhelming. There are many amazing scenes from Norse Mythology that could have picked to fill this space and to provide a more entertaining backdrop than the one they have chosen to put up. As it stands there is a shadowy red background with not much going on apart from the game’s logo emblazoned at the top right-hand corner. This is wasted space. On the other hand, its simple design does keep players concentrating on the playing board.

Speaking of the playing board, it has been styled to represent a battle flag with golden edges and a deep purple background. Its engravings of wolves down at the bottom look pretty poor though, as they look a bit like a doodle somewhat might have done on Microsoft paint.

Symbols for Odin’s Riches are made up of low-value, high-value and special symbols. The lower value symbols for Odin’s Riches are the runestones with various patterns on them. Up from these are the different animals. These include ravens, snakes, wolves and dragons. The most valuable of these is the dragon symbols which pays out 300x your stake for a cluster of 15. Finally, there are the wild symbols, which in this game is a tablets of gold. This symbol is equally as rewarding as the dragon but can also replace all standard symbols to help players score more wins.

Game Play

Odin’s Riches is played on a 7×7 cluster pays game grid. To create winners in this game players must land 5 or more matching symbols together in a ‘cluster’. The bigger the cluster, the higher the pay-out. The betting range for Odin’s Riches is 20p to £50 per spin.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located underneath the centre of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game’s menu.
The volatility for Odin’s Riches is extremely high. The return to player percentage for this game is 96.07%, which is just a touch over average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,000 x your total stake.

Features

Odin’s Riches makes up for its lack of visual quality with the sheer quantity of features available.
The first feature that players should understand is called the Rolling Reels feature. If you have played many clusters pays games, you will probably be familiar with this bonus as it is very common. However, it is usually called a cascade or a tumble feature.
What it means is that when a winning cluster is formed, the winning symbols are removed to be immediately replaced by new symbols from above to help players win more combinations from one spin. In this game, a wild will always be part of the new set of symbols too. The feature ends when the new set does not score a win.

Secondly, we have the Odin’s Wilds feature which can trigger at random on any spin. When it does Odin himself appears to deposit several wilds onto the reels to help players score more frequent wins.

Next are the range of mini-features, these are controlled by the special meter which can be seen to the left of the reels. Creating winning clusters fills the meter. For every 25 symbols that fill the meter, a feature is queued up. There are 4 features you can earn in this way. They are explained below:

The Dragon’s Riches feature: 5 or more matching symbols will create a winning combination, even if they’re not in a standard winning cluster.
The Wolf’s Hunger feature: all the lower value symbols are removed from the grid. A new Reel Roll then follows.
The Serpent’s Wisdom feature: 1 symbol is chosen at random. All examples of these symbols on the grid will be upgraded to a more lucrative symbol.
The Raven’s Flight feature: 2 diagonal lines are formed across the game grid. All the symbols on these diagonals, apart from wilds, are removed from play. A new Reel Roll is made with between 3 and 5 wilds landing in the vacated positions.

Finally, there is the Bonus rounds feature. To activate this bonus, you need to collect 125 symbols in the special bonus meter. Doing so will give you 7 free spins with 1 of the 4 features queued up to play on every spin.
These free spins also come with an attached multiplier which grows as you progress through the round. If you manage to attain 125 symbols from a single free spin, then 3 more free spins are added to your total. There is no upper limit to the number of times this can happen. The Bonus Meter resets each time there are no more winning clusters left on the reels.

Conclusion

Feature heavy excitement and great top payouts will have players desperate to play this new game. The only real drawbacks are the lacklustre design in comparison to other Norse Mythology themed slots, plus the unbelievably high volatility. If you want to enjoy high-risk but also high rewards with Odin by your side, this is the game for you.