Football Glory

The next European Championship is approaching fast and matching that speed are new football-themed slots appearing in the casino lobbies. Football Glory is the contribution from Yggdrasil Gaming, an action-packed slot on a 5×4 reel set with wild substitutions, two random features, a Glory Meter collectable free spins round and a free spins feature with extra modifiers that can lead to wins of up to 4,000 times your bet.

Slot Details

Football Glory is a video slot with five reels, four rows and 25 fixed pay lines. Wins are awarded for three to five matching symbols on a line from left to right only. You can join the crowds in the stadium on desktop or mobile from 0.25 to 125 credits per spin. The game has medium volatility with an RTP of 96.10% and a hit frequency of 20.9% (roughly 1:5 spins)

Loading the game will see you joining the crowds in a packed football stadium, eagerly awaiting the start of the game or in this case, the play session. The reel set seems to be floating in the air and is dominated by four football players and championship cups. The design is not exactly top-notch and most certainly not in the same league as other Yggdrasil creations, it appears more like it was rushed for release. The same goes for the soundtrack which is mainly a cheering crowd and might see you muting it after a few spins.

The pay symbols start at the low end with plain card royals from 10 through to A, awarding 1.6x to 2.8x your bet for a single five of a kind. They are followed as expected by four rather grim-looking players in blue, green, red and yellow jerseys. Hit five on a line to win 6x to 10x your stake. A golden emblem marked with the word itself is the wild symbol, substituting for all regular pay symbols while a Free Spins icon acts as the scatter. A Silver and a Gold Trophy will trigger the pick-me bonus game.

Football Glory Slot Features

After the rather sobering visual impact of this Yggdrasil creation, our hope rests on the fast-paced gameplay with ample features that will make us join the roaring crowds with loud cheers. Well, there are quite a few, seven to be exact, the question is only whether they will be able to rescue the game from oblivion when it appears in the casino lobbies.

Core to raising the suspense level and win potential are two pick-me features which will trigger when you land a Silver Cup on reel four and/or a Gold Cup on reel five in the base game and free spins. Each will present you with five footballs from which you can pick one to reveal your prize. Choose wisely as there is no second chance.

• Silver Cup
• Base Game: Random coin win ranging from 2x to 40x your bet or 7 to 21 free spins
• In Free Spins: Random coin win from 2x to 40x your bet; +2, +3 or +4 extra free spins, one sticky wild reel, 1 or 2 extra wilds
• Gold Cup
• Base Game: Random coin win ranging from 10x to 400x your bet; 7 to 21 free spins; All-Stars Free Spins, Glory Meter Boost
• In Free Spins: +2, +3 or +4 extra free spins, one sticky wild reel, 2 extra wilds

While spinning the reels, keep an eye on the Glory Meter at the bottom of the game window. There are four meters, one for each player, which will gradually fill up when you land a winning combo with the respective player. Completing a meter will trigger 7 Free Spins with the triggering player in Super Star Mode (more to that shortly). The round cannot be retriggered but the Silver and Gold Cup features can activate.

Hitting three, four or five cup scatters anywhere on the reels in one spin will trigger 7, 14 and 21 Free Spins respectively. Alternatively, they can be won in the two random features during the base game. Neither can be retriggered, but additional free spins can be collected from the Silver or Gold Cup features. Before the round starts, the game will randomly select one of four feature boosters.

• Sticky Wild: One sticky wild is placed in a random position
• Wild Reel: One reel is randomly turned into a wild reel for the duration of the feature
• Extra Cups: Five Silver and Gold Cups are added to the reels to increase the trigger frequency
• All-Stars Free Spins: All players are in Super Star Mode

During the feature, any player character landing on a free spin will attempt to score a goal. If successful, he will turn into a sticky wild for the remainder of the round. In Super Star Mode, they will always score and subsequently convert to a sticky wild.

Final Verdict

While the game is packed to the brim with features, modifiers and boosters, one has to question whether the graphics design and math teams were asleep. Usually, they create visual feasts but on this occasion, both the graphics and win potential are sloppy at best. Although we have yet to see any Yggdrasil game hitting its advertised maximum win, hence, that might be of secondary importance only anyway. Nevertheless, the game looks entertaining to play thanks to the features and should be good for decent wins in the 100x to 500x range.

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