Fury of Odin Megaways

Fury of Odin Megaways: Slot Overview

Odin, the Allfather, the god who sacrificed an eye to the Well of Knowledge, is back in Fury of Odin Megaways, an online slot coming straight from the Pragmatic Play production line. You are probably well aware that this is not Odin's first time to star in a slot. Norse mythology continues to cast its spell over the iGaming realm, and seeing as Odin was the ruler of Asgard, it stands to reason he'd play a large part in the reverence. From Pragmatic Play, this time, he gets a Megaways powered slot, with features such as tumbles, a Fury feature, mystery symbols, a max ways guaranteed win feature, free spins with an increasing win multiplier and two potential betting options.

Perhaps one of the reasons for Norse mythology's popularity is that its representation is somewhat open to interpretation. You can go at it from an 'epic' angle, like Ring of Odin or Odin Infinity Reels, or take the approach Pragmatic Play has used in Fury of Odin Megaways. Here, the crew seem more friendly than furious, as if they would rather split open casks of mead than foes. They inhabit an intricately designed world, though. Pragmatic Play hasn't scrimped on the details, and wherever your eye wanders, it bumps into a craggy mountainside, carved steps, or gruff statues. When factoring in the symphonic rhythms of the soundtrack, you've got a slot which should entice Odin fans in for a look or two.

For the setup, the studio has decided to go for a traditional 6 + 1 grid arrangement. This means 6 principal reels that spin vertically and a 4-cell horizontal tracking reel sitting on the top. The number of symbols may vary on the main reels from spin to spin, creating anywhere up to 117,649 ways to win. To play the game, participants are able to do so on a mobile, tablet, or desktop device by selecting a base bet of 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin. If available, players can also buy free spins for 100x the bet or switch on the Ante Bet, which ups the stake by 25% whilst increasing the chance of getting free spins. The RTP is variable, so be on the lookout, with the greatest value being 95.97% when playing normally, 96.02% with the Ante Bet on, or 95.99% when buying free spins.

Serving up some highly volatile gaming, wins in Fury of Odin Megaways are awarded when matching symbols hit on three or more consecutive reels, beginning on the left-most side of the grid. Six-of-a-kind is best, worth 0.4-1.5x the bet when made up of the 9-A royals or 2-10x the bet for the four premium character symbols. Wilds help out by replacing any regular pay symbol. They only appear on the bonus reel on top of reels 2, 3, 4, or 5.

Fury of Odin Megaways: Slot Features

If you've played one Megaways game, then much of what we'll look at here will be familiar, like tumbles, mystery symbols, and free spins with their progressive win multiplier. However, there are some less common bits, too, such as the Fury feature and max ways guaranteed win.

Tumbles

Each winning combo sparks the tumble feature, which removes connecting symbols from the game board. This allows symbols remaining on the reel strips to fill the empty positions. If a new win is created after the symbols drop, the process is repeated again. When no new win hits, the total win is paid out.

Fury Feature

The Fury symbol appears only on the top row of reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. When a Fury symbol hits, all symbols below it are turned into wilds. If the Fury symbol moves to a new position after a tumble, it transforms all symbols under that position into wilds. If the generated wilds do not link a win, they remain on the grid while the game respins the other positions. It will continue to do so until at least one win is created with the wilds. After each respin, the number of wilds created by the Fury increases by +1 up to a maximum of 6. Also, a minimum number of ways to win are guaranteed for each respin like so:

• Respin 1 - 500 minimum ways.
• Respin 2 - 1,000 minimum ways.
• Respin 3 - 2,000 minimum ways.
• Respin 4 - 5,000 minimum ways.
• Respin 5 - 10,000 minimum ways.
• Respin 6 - 50,000 minimum ways.
• Respin 7+ - 117,649 ways.

Mystery Symbols

This is standard fare. When mystery symbols hit, they all transform into the same identical symbol before a win evaluation is made.

Max Ways Guaranteed Win

On a non-winning spin, there is a chance this feature activates, rearranging the symbols into a new formation to create the maximum possible number of ways and a guaranteed win of at least 10x the bet.

Free Spins

Gold scatters appear on all reels, and hitting 4 of them to spell ODIN awards 10 free spins, plus 2 free spins for each additional scatter in view. Free spins start with an x1 win multiplier that increases by +1 after each tumble. The win multiplier does not reset until the feature ends. Fury symbols remain in play and landing a scatter symbol awards +2 extra free spins.

Fury of Odin Megaways: Slot Verdict

If you've played a bunch of online slots, there is a good chance a Norse-themed game was one of them. At first glance, there might not seem like there's too much pouring forth from Fury of Odin Megaways, which hasn't been seen before - several times, if not more. Pragmatic Play itself has released slots like Power of Thor Megaways, which bears one or two resemblances to Fury of Odin Megaways. The look and characters come across as related, for one. They both also follow a fairly standard Megaways blueprint with one or two smart additions.

In Power of Thor Megaways, one smart addition which stood out was the Hammer symbol, transforming reels below it wild, while in Fury of Odin Megaways, it's a similar idea. Here the Fury symbol transforms the reel below it into wilds, but it's more sophisticated than that. As well as making wilds, the number of wilds on the reel grows on each respin, as does the minimum number of ways to win. It's enough to infuse Fury of Odin Megaways with a level of desirability it might have struggled to attain if the feature wasn't there. Hitting seven or more respins, thereby stacking the reels in wilds and getting the maximum number of Megaways, is certainly an enticing thought. What's neat is that a win is guaranteed to come from it sooner or later. Preferably in some ways later. With a multiplier in free spins working in tandem, things could well get interesting. Even more so since Pragmatic Play has uncoiled the win cap, giving Fury of Odin Megaways the ability to hit up to 15,000 times the stake.

In the crowded Megaways market, a question hangs over how big of an impact Fury of Odin Megaways might make. This is because it doesn't do anything extraordinarily remarkable, and much is simply standard Megaways stuff. However, it's a solidly made, sturdy example of a Norse-themed Megaways game, and the Fury feature should be strong enough to garner the attention of connoisseurs.