Vikings app slot guide

What the Vikings app slot is and where it runs

Vikings is a branded NetEnt video slot released on 22 November 2018, using characters from the TV series of the same name. The four heroes, Ragnar, Lagertha, Bjorn and Floki, are the premium symbols, and the game’s big moments come when the reels expand for a raid.

You won’t find a dedicated Vikings app on the App Store or Google Play. The slot runs inside licensed casino apps, which load it as an HTML5 game. The casino handles your account, deposits and safer gambling settings; the game itself is identical in the app and on the operator’s website.

Search for ‘Vikings’ in a casino app and you will often see several similarly named games from other studios. Check the tile shows NetEnt before you tap.

How Vikings looks in portrait and landscape

The base game uses a standard 5x3 reel set, which sits comfortably on any phone. In landscape the reels take the centre with the stake and spin buttons on the right; in portrait they move to the upper half with controls below. The real test comes in Raid Spins, when the grid expands to seven reels and five rows: 35 positions that look busy on a small phone held upright.

If rotation lock is on, the game stays in whichever view you started in. Turning it off before a raid lets you flip to landscape when the grid grows. The portrait vs landscape mobile slots guide explains how.

The Hotspot feature on reel 3

In the base game, the middle reel carries a Hotspot. If a fully stacked hero symbol (Ragnar, Lagertha, Bjorn or Floki) lands on it, every other hero symbol on the reels transforms into that character. The result is then paid on a scatter basis: the game counts matching symbols anywhere on the screen rather than on adjacent reels.

This is the base game’s best source of meaningful wins. Because the transformation affects all hero symbols at once, a screen with several different characters can suddenly become one large matching group.

Shield Wall mystery symbols

Shield Wall can trigger at any time, in both the base game and Raid Spins. A block of mystery symbols appears in a random area of the reels and they all reveal the same randomly chosen symbol. When that block lines up with matching symbols elsewhere on the reels, it can create many ways at once.

On a phone the shields are large and obvious, so you will always see when the feature lands.

Raid Spins: 7 free spins on a 7x5 grid

Landing three Raid Spins scatter symbols starts the free spins round. The reel area expands to seven reels and five rows, raising the number of ways to win from 243 to 78,125. You get seven spins, and reels 3, 4 and 5 each carry a Hotspot instead of just one.

With three Hotspots and Shield Wall still active, Raid Spins is where the 10,000x maximum becomes possible. It is also where most of the game’s value is concentrated, which is why base-game play can feel thin between rounds.

Playing Vikings in a UK casino app

1. Sign in to your casino app using your password, Face ID or fingerprint.
2. Search for ‘Vikings’ and pick the NetEnt tile.
3. Tap the menu or ‘i’ icon to read the rules and paytable, including the RTP.
4. Set your stake using the coin or bet button; the app caps it at your UK limit.
5. Tap Spin for each round. Watch reel 3 for a stacked hero landing on the Hotspot.
6. If Raid Spins trigger, consider turning the phone sideways for the 7x5 grid.

Vikings RTP, volatility and what a session costs

NetEnt’s default RTP for Vikings is 96.05%, so the theoretical cost is £3.95 per £100 staked over the game’s lifetime. Lower versions are also offered to casinos, which is why the rules page inside the game is the figure to trust. Our how to find a slot’s RTP in an app guide shows where to tap.

High volatility means the base game pays modest amounts and the raid carries the weight. Consider 250 spins at 40p: £100 staked, a long-run cost of about £3.95, but a realistic range of outcomes from losing most of it to a strong profit if Raid Spins land well. At £1 per spin the 10,000x ceiling is £10,000, a result very few players will see.

UK rules for Vikings on mobile

• Stake limit of £5 per spin from age 25, and £2 per spin for 18–24s.
• No autoplay and no turbo spins; at least 2.5 seconds between spins.
• No bonus buy in Great Britain.
• Free-to-play demos only after age verification.
• Balance and net session position shown throughout.

Background on each rule is in UK slot design rules on mobile.

Vikings compared with other Norse slots

Vikings is the most volatile of the four. Vikings Go Berzerk uses fixed paylines and rage meters, Le Viking is a newer, gentler grid game, and Thunderstruck II offers a long-running Norse alternative with a multi-level free spins hall.

Vikings pros and cons on a phone

Where to play Vikings in a UK app

Search the lobby of each UKGC-licensed app below for the NetEnt game before depositing. Coral gives 100 no-wagering 10p spins on selected games when you bet £10 on slots, Casumo offers a 50% bonus up to £100 from a £20 first deposit with 10x wagering within 7 days and a £5 max bet, and PlayOJO gives 80 no-wagering spins on Big Bass Bonanza after a £10 first deposit. 18+, new customers, T&Cs apply.

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