Might of Freya Megaways

Might of Freya Megaways: Slot Overview

Play enough Norse mythology slots, and after bumping into the biggies like Thor or Odin, the deities less popularly used by casino game makers start turning up to add depth and breadth to the genre. A case in point is Might of Freya Megaways, designed by developer Pragmatic Play. Freya, depending on the source, was a goddess linked to love, beauty, war, magic, fertility, and gold. She sounds like a goddess with a wide-ranging set of interests, and despite being fairly popular in slots in her own right, when factoring in her cat-drawn carriage, a boar named Hildisvíni, and her falcon feathered cloak, it's a wonder she doesn't appear in even more slots. Anyway, Freja is here now; let's see just how mighty the slot is.

Might of Freya Megaways gets off to a positive start, situating its gaming grid in a lovely location by the sea. Asgard, Scandinavia, it's hard to definitively say, but the spot is pretty, and Freya herself stands to one side of the matrix, staff in hand, feathers on back. Might of Freya Megaways might not be a Norse mythology slot that knocks socks off visually, but it's by no means a heinous pile of mouldy tangerines, either.

A Megaways slot, Might of Freya Megaways flips the script by placing its 4 position horizontally spinning reel below the 6 main reels. On the main grid, the leftmost and rightmost reels can land up to 7 symbols, while the inner 4 reels can land up to 6 symbols. When combining the whole machine, it is possible to have up to 117,649 ways to win, though there may be fewer, depending on how many symbols hit the main reels. The game's RTP varies depending on things like bonus buying, ante bet activation, and whether players accept the free spins win or choose to replay it where possible, from 94.9% to 96.6%, on the most desirable math model. Volatility is high, while 20 c to $/€240 per spin may be staked. With the ante bet engaged, the stake goes up by 25% to increase the chance of triggering free spins.

At the top of the pay symbol list is a horn, a bird, a cat, and Freya as the highest value lot, awarding 2 to 15 times the stake for a 5 OAK result. Beneath them can be found 9 to A card ranks, paying 0.8 to 1.5 times the stake for a 5-matching symbol combo. Wild symbols appear on the bottom row of reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. They substitute for anything except Freya Super symbols and Redrop symbols. The tumble mechanic is responsible for removing winning symbols from the reels once they have paid. The gaps in the grid this creates are filled by symbols tumbling into them, providing another chance to win. Tumbles repeat in this way until a new win does not form.

Might of Freya Megaways: Slot Features

Might of Freya Megaways' mighty features are tumbles, a Freya Super symbol, a Redrop symbol, free spins with an increasing win multiplier, and a bonus buy.

Freya Super Symbol

The Freya Super symbol is wild and substitutes for all symbols except the Redrop. It appears on the bottom row beneath reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. Whenever a Freya Super symbol hits, it adds wild symbols to a random number of positions on the reel above it. These added wilds have 1 or 2 lives in the base game or 1, 2, or 3 lives in the free spins round. In the base game, after wilds have been added, when all tumbles end, the game respins while the wilds with lives are on the screen. Lives on the wilds decrease by 1 after each respin. After the last life, the respective wild vanishes from view. Respins continue until there are no more wilds on the screen.

Redrop Symbol

The Redrop symbol only appears in the base game. When a Redrop symbol hits, after tumbles have ended, the screen is cleared of symbols, and new symbols drop in. This counts as a tumble for the purposes of free spins retriggers.

Free Spins

Hitting 5 consecutive tumbles in a row on the same spin triggers the free spins round. Before the free spins round begins, a wheel spins to award a random number of free spins and a random minimum amount of guaranteed ways to win during the feature.

During free spins, wilds with lives added by the Freya Super symbol lose a life between spins. The round begins with an x1 multiplier that applies to all wins, and each tumble increases the multiplier by +1, which persists until the free spins feature ends. 5 consecutive tumbles on the same free spin awards +2 extra free spins. If the final win from the round is between 50x and 80x, at random, the player can be offered to collect the prize or replay the feature. Collecting the win ends the feature. If a replay is chosen, the previous win is forfeited, and the round plays from the beginning.

Bonus Buy

With a price tag of 100x the bet, players can buy the free spins bonus round rather than trigger it naturally.

Might of Freya Megaways: Slot Verdict

After reviewing the game, Might of Freya Megaways felt like a slot that comfortably sits in the middle section of the bell curve, being neither a poor game nor an amazing one. It looks good (without being an exceptionally drawn Norse mythology slot), a number of Freya's interesting aspects have been injected, and winning potential of 8,000x the bet is a fine figure, though not a great one for a Megaways slot. So, the middle to upper middle part of the spectrum is where Might of Freya Megaways sort of ended up, being worth a look but not something to get upset about if you don't manage to catch it.

Since consecutive tumbles blast players into the bonus round when at least 5 in a row occur, the game did feel a tad on the dead spin side in the base game, even with the ante bet activated. But consecutive tumbles triggering the bonus round rather than landing scatters provides something of a change, and you can track how many consecutive tumbles have occurred as they light each letter of the word 'Freya' yellow in the game's title. The Redrop symbol was okay, providing a lifeline when tumbles came to an end and also counting as a tumble for the purpose of triggering the bonus round. Once into free spins, a rising win multiplier on winning tumbles can, as usual, be a very handy extra, and let's not forget the added bonus of getting Freya Special symbols from time to time, throwing out wilds, lives, and respins in the base game.

Put like that, Might of Freya Megaways actually sounds quite good, so players partial to Pragmatic Play's other bits of Norse action on a set of Megaways reels (Fury of Odin Megaways, Power of Thor Megaways, for example) should be pretty pleased with the result.