Hall of Gods is one of those progressive slots with a big reputation for minting millionaires – including that famous €6.7 million Mega-Jackpot win awarded to a player from Sweden. If that isn’t enough to make you sit up and pay attention, there’s also the fact that this game remains one of the most popular in the NetEnt slots catalogue. Even several years after its release, the jackpot potential of Hall of Gods, combined with exceptional gameplay, makes this a game that more than competes with the best of them.
The progressive jackpots are the main order of business here, giving you the chance to win life-changing sums if they drop for you. Even if you’re not lucky enough to win the progressive, there are in-game jackpots which can still mount up into serious prizes, just waiting to be won from the base game reels.
The action takes place on the main reels, of which there are five. The reels are three positions high, with symbols occupying each of these reel positions. There’s also the possibility of seeing some symbols stacked on certain reels, but we’ll look at that in more detail in a moment as we discuss the extra game features Hall of Gods has to offer.
There are 20 paylines written across the board – matching symbols on any of these lines across three or more reels will land you with a combination win, variable by the value of your combination in the paytable. The symbols you’re trying to match include rings, hammers and other symbols at the lower end, plus gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Idun and Freya in the highest paying combination symbols.
Bets per spin kick in from just £0.20, ranging right up to £50.00 per spin. Excluding the progressives, the jackpot in the base game stands at 4000x. As far as the jackpots are concerned, these regularly run into the hundreds of thousands and beyond, so we’re talking truly significant sums, just waiting to be won.
The RTP percentage, or the return to player percentage, is the percentage of game takings paid out in prizes – so the higher, the better. In the case of progressives, it’s often a lower percentage to take account of the bigger prizes – not so in Hall of Gods. At 95.50%, the RTP gives some of the highest paying slots a run for their money.
The wild symbol in Hall of Gods has a somewhat ominous look about him – it’s the serpent symbol set against the backdrop of deep red. While this may be wild in appearance, it’s most notably wild in functionality – a wildcard symbol that will substitute for anything you’re missing to complete or extend possible paylines. But there’s also the chance to take the wild a stage further – land a combination through a wild on reels 2, 3 or 4, and the whole reel will expand into a wild, giving you more chances to top up your spin wins.
There are two bonus symbols – the two ravens, which is the game’s scatter symbol, and the hammer and shield bonus symbol. Both of these symbols trigger bonuses in their own right for landing three or more of these matching symbols on any spin.
The hammer and shield bonus triggers a shield-smashing mini-game, where players have the chance to uncover cash prizes. This can be either an instant cash win, or a jackpot win – and when you can see the scale of the jackpots on offer, you’ll understand how valuable landing this feature can be. Three of the hammer and shields, and you’re into this bonus feature.
The ravens trigger a free spins round, where you’ll get between 10-20 free spins depending on the number of symbols you’re using to trigger the bonus. There’s a 3x multiplier for anything you win during the free spins bonus, plus you can retrigger the spins continuously by landing three more scatters during this feature.
Hall of Gods is an epic slots game, and a modern classic. It’s features feel like rewarding every time they land, and with progressive jackpots, plus the high RTP, it remains an attractive proposition for online slots fans everywhere.
Take Hall of Gods for a spin today, and see if the gods are on your side.