Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants Slot Review

Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants Slot Overview

Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants is Playtech Origins taking another swing at their big jackpot series, this time leaning into Norse mythology with Odin, Thor and towering giants. It plays on 5 reels, 3 rows and 50 fixed paylines, set against a harsh snow-filled landscape and rugged mountains. The look is polished, but the mood is cold and unforgiving, which fits the highly volatile feel of the slot.

The stated RTP of Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants sits at 96.49 percent with stakes from 20 pence up to 300 pounds per spin, so both small stakes players and high rollers can get involved. Outside the progressive jackpots you are capped at 1,000 times your stake, which feels a bit stingy for this kind of variance, so for me the jackpots carry most of the long term appeal.

Symbols and Paytable in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants

In Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants the reel set is packed with chunky themed symbols that keep the paytable pretty tight. At the low end you only get two letter symbols, and from there you move into ice giants, fire giants and serpents. Odin and Thor sit at the top of the regular pay ladder, exactly as you would expect, and hitting five of a kind with them feels very satisfying.

The wild in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants is a stylised W that substitutes for everything except the scatter, while the scatter is the Gods and Giants logo that appears as a giant 3 by 3 tile on the central reels. During free games the low letter symbols drop away, so you only see premium icons and those huge blocks, which really tightens the pay distribution during that feature.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x1
	2	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.6
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Scatter

Bonus Features in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants

The headline mechanic in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants is the way those 3 by 3 symbols behave in the base game. When a giant symbol lands fully across reels two, three and four but does not give a win, the Giant Respin feature kicks in. Matching icons on reel five lock in place with the block, the rest of the reels spin again, and the giant tile can nudge one step left or right.

During these respins only blank positions and the relevant matching symbol can appear, so the screen either fills up with the same icon or the feature fizzles out. When you do manage to cover all positions you are looking at a payout between 25 times and 1,000 times your stake depending on which symbol is involved, which in my experience is about as explosive as the base game ever gets outside jackpots.

The Power Nudge in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants helps line those giants up. When reel one holds a full stack of a symbol and a matching 3 by 3 block sits partly on the middle reels, the game nudges the big tile into view, quite often leading straight into Giant Respins. Over the top of all this you have the Daily, Instant and Ultimate progressive jackpots triggering at random, which keeps the balance ticking over.

Free Spins in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants

The free games in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants trigger when a full 3 by 3 scatter logo lands on the central reels, usually with help from the Power Nudge. You start with eight spins and can retrigger without a stated cap. During the round reels two, three and four always show a giant symbol, reels one and five carry only stacked icons, and all low letters drop out, so every hit feels meaningful.

How to Play Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants

When I first loaded Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants I went straight to the i icon to check the static paytable. It lays out symbol values clearly and reminds you that all wins pay across 50 fixed lines, so you mentally divide the displayed amounts by fifty to get the return per total stake. Scrolling down, you also see short explanations of Giant Respins, Power Nudge, free games and the three jackpots.

Setting up spins in Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants is straightforward, with plus and minus buttons moving your bet between 20 pence and 300 pounds a go. You can flick on turbo mode for faster animations and set up to 100 autospins, although win screens drag on a bit and often had me hammering the spin button to skip the payout count up, especially during long high volatility sessions.

Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants Slot Verdict

For me Age of the Gods Norse Gods and Giants sits somewhere in the middle of the series, entertaining but not quite a classic. The giant symbols, stacked reels and constant tease of progressive jackpots give it a strong hit of drama, yet the 1,000 times stake cap outside jackpots feels out of step with the harsh variance. I still dip back in when I fancy that cold Norse grind and a shot at the Ultimate.

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