Heil! Velkomin! (Hello! Welcome!).
The staff at GMBLRS have been practising their Old Norse this week to get into the spirit of an exciting headline slot for the newsletter. We also invited a Heimskr Saxar (Fellow Reviewer) to help us re-enact the Blóthorn (Blood Eagle), but strangely enough, they said Nei (No). Other new releases reveal the outcome of the recent cow auction from BTG, a change in spin anticipation with some neat innovation and a sequel that breaks the usual curse of being worse than the first.
So, without any more fuss, Ýmirs frosteistna! (By Ýmir’s frosty balls!) Eruð þér búin? (Are you ready?), and, umm, Hvar er hjálmr minn? (Where is my helmet?).
Recommended Casinos to Play this Week’s New Slots
27th July 2021 | Stormcraft Studios – Thunderstruck Wild Lightning
Thunderstruck Wild Lightning is the latest addition to the immensely popular Thunderstruck franchise originally started in 2003. A highly volatile reel voyage to the Norse lands awaits, with some familiar features and new possibilities. Thunderstruck Wild Lightning is a 5×4 slot with 40 fixed pay lines. Wins are awarded for matching three to five symbols on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel.
The game brags the popular Wildstorm feature, triggered by collectable for a special spin. Four free spins modes with Wild Lightning expanding wilds, multipliers and retriggers. Plus, a Link&Win bonus game with instant wins and four fixed jackpots. Thunderstruck Wild Lightning is fully charged with features for electrifying wins of up to 15,000x your bet.
You can face the mighty Thor on desktop, tablet or mobile from 0.20 to 16 credits per spin. Thunderstruck Wild Lightning comes with a default RTP of 96.10%. Beware, lower RTP settings around 94.00% or 92.00% will be found. You can check the help file in the triple-dot menu in-game to find out which version you’re playing.
28th July 2021 | Big Time Gaming – Spicy Meatballs Megaways
On full release this week, Spicy Meatballs Megaways is a cascading video slot with six reels, 2 to 7 rows and 64 to 117,649 ways to win. This game serves reactive wins for two to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right only. For the main course, Spicy Meatball wilds with progressive multipliers boil over onto the reels for messy action. Score five consecutive winning reactions in one game round to enter the Free Spins cook-off with unlimited wild multipliers and retriggers. This game can dish up steamy wins in excess of 55,000 times your bet.
With the previous release, Beef Lightning Megaways, delivering cow auction themed slot action, one must wonder what meaty delights Big Time Gaming might have in store for players next. For now, Spicy Meatballs Megaways is available for reel cooking sessions on mobile, desktop or tablet at online casinos from 0.10 to 20 credits per spin. This game has high volatility with a single, player-friendly RTP setting of 96.57%.
27th July 2021 | Swintt – Lone Rider XtraWays
Swintt rides into casino town with an innovative, dynamic mechanic on Lone Rider XtraWays. Using 729 ways up to 262,144 ways to pay, wins are awarded for matching three or more symbols on adjacent reels, from left to right only, starting on reel one. Above each reel, XtraWays displays the symbol count that will appear on the next spin. And on each spin, will increase or decrease the count for the next.
During the free spins round, ways hold their values and only increase, leading to wins of up to 1541 times your bet; not mind-blowing potential, nor an awe-inspiring display of artwork in game, but a mechanic worthy of a mention and maybe a glimpse of something special.
Available on mobile, desktop and tablet, Lone Rider XtraWays brings six dynamic reels for a journey to the Old West from 0.50 credits to 100 credits per spin. This game is highly volatile and comes with a default RTP setting of 96.13%. Be advised some casinos will choose lower options of 94.02% and 92.07% RTP.
28th July 2021 | Hacksaw Gaming – Xpander
Hacksaw Gaming seeks to expand on their Hoppers mechanic, seen recently on Hop ‘N’ Pop, with new release Xpander; a 7×7 cascading grid slot with cluster pays, awarding wins for connecting five or more matching symbols. This time the Hopper expands with grow symbol modifiers followed by a respin feature each time. Double-up symbols multiply wins up to 128x, plus the Hopper stays progressive for the free spins bonus, never shrinking or losing its multiplier. Played out in 5-lives style with a chance of extra lives, the Xpander free spins can lead to inflated wins of up to 10,000x your bet.
You can enter the highly volatile action from 0.20 credits to 100 credits per spin and Xpander comes with an RTP of 96.25%. Hacksaw Gaming is a variable RTP provider of games and Xpander will be found in the 92% – 94% range at some casinos. You can easily find the RTP for Hacksaw Gaming slots displayed in the rules in-game.
A bumper choice of new releases from developers this week means plenty of names deserve more attention and could fill a second newsletter. Well of Wilds Megaways from Red Tiger and Tiger’s Glory Ultra by Quickspin are two popular game sequels worth checking out. Sticky Sevens Megaways from Skywind and Jin JI Bao Xi Megaways by Scientific Games offer fans of the trademarked mechanic something new to spin.
Yggdrasil Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Relax Gaming and Play’n GO all push new releases equally worthy of a look. Hop into GMBLRS for player-biased reviews of the rest of the best to land at casinos over the next few days.
Þórs gnýreið! (By Thor’s roaring thunder!)
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