Rise Of Ymir (Hacksaw Gaming) Slot Demo & Review

Norse mythology is one of the most popular genres of online slots, with almost every tier-one developer having dipped their toe in the water on at least one occasion when it comes to these styles of games. Some do well, others go on to become classics, and many are forgotten extremely quickly. As far as my recommendations go, I’m going to use the stats we collect here at Demoslot in terms of traffic we receive to the Norse-themed slots we feature to come up with some. There are two that stand out by attracting the most plays, and that’s Pragmatic Play’s Power of Thor Megaways and Playtech’s Age of Gods. Both are well worth a look.

Those are two cracking slots, but I have a feeling Rise of Ymir could give both a run for their money. Next up, it’s about time we looked at the slot’s paytable. Ymir and Odin both top the paycharts with a 10x the stake return for a 5-symbol combinations, while Thor is close behind with up to 8x up for grabs. Thor’s Hammers returns up to 6x, and the Axe and Horn complete the premium payers, both paying up to 3x. As for the low-pays, these are the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten, each returning up to 1x.

The betting selection in this slot game has plenty of options for you to choose from, with the minimum price to play starting at €0.10, whilst those with cash to burn can spin up to a maximum of €100.00.

Hacksaw Gaming has stuck to a reel format it has used quite a lot in recent times: 5 reels, 4 rows, and 14 paylines. Winning combinations are formed when 3 or more matching symbols line up across one of those paylines. 

Ymir’s Conquest Multiplier symbols

Wild Multiplier symbols can land, holding values between 1x and 100x that apply to any wins they help to create. If multiple Wild Multiplier symbols are involved in the same win, their multiplier values are added together before they’re applied. 

Once payouts have been settled, a re-spin occurs, and should that result in another win helped by a Wild Multiplier, the whole process starts over. Plus, if four of the Wilds appear on the same reel, they combine to become a Giant Ymir Wild symbol that holds a multiplier, which is the total of each of those multipliers added together.

Megamultiplier Symbols

If Megamultiplier symbols land on the same spin as Wild Multiplier symbols, the multiplier values of all those wilds are combined and added to a global multiplier that applies to all wins on the spin. This triggers a re-spin, and if more Wild Multiplier symbols land, their values are added to that global multiplier. 

There are three bonus games to aim for on Rise of Ymir, and which you receive depends on how many scatter symbols land anywhere in view. Let’s look at these in more detail below.

Dawn of Gods Free Spins

You’ll receive 10 Dawn of God free spins in return for three scatter symbols. During this bonus, there is a greater chance of landing Wild Multiplier symbols, and when they do, they’re more likely to have larger multiplier values. 

Fury of Ymir Free Spins

Four scatters give you 10 Fury of War free spins. Those spins are the same as the Dawn of Gods spins, but now, when new Ymir Wild Multiplier symbols land at the same time as Megamultipliers, their multipliers get added to the global multiplier and boost all your wins.

Fall of Ymir Bonus Game

This is a Hold & Win game that gives you an initial 3 re-spins of the reels. During this bonus, the following symbols can land:

• Blockers: These are worth nothing. 
• Volcanic Ymir symbols: These hold values as a multiplier of the stake ranging between 1x and 100x. 
• Megamultiplier symbols: These collect the multiplier values of all Ymir Symbols and adds them to a global multiplier. 
• Green Asguardian Orb symbols: These consume the current global multiplier value by adding it to symbols on the same reel the orb landed. 
• Golden Asguardian Orb symbols: This consumes the global multiplier by adding its value to all Ymir symbols on the reels. 

Each time any symbol aside from blockers lands, the re-spins counter resets to 3. The bonus ends when you run out of re-spins, and at that point, the combined multipliers of the collected Ymir symbols are applied to your stake and paid out.

Bonus Buy

• BonusHunt FeatureSpins: At a cost of 3x the current stake, you’ll spin with 5 times the chance of triggering a bonus game. 
• Might of Ymir FeatureSpins: For 50x, your spins are guaranteed to land at least 2 Ymir symbols with a multiplier value of at least 2x. 
• Dawn of Gods: This bonus game costs 100x the bet. 
• Fury of Ymir: This bonus game costs 200x the bet. 
• Fall of Ymir: This bonus game costs 300x the bet.