The Trolls’ Treasure: Slot Overview

If you’ve been browsing the Norse-myth corner of your usual slot selection and fancy something that skips the gods and heroes, The Trolls’ Treasure from ReelPlay could fit the bill. To set expectations, if you’re after a huge, heavy-hitting game that swings like a sledgehammer and finishes with a nasty sting, The Trolls’ Treasure isn’t really that. But don’t click away just yet. It may not be a towering beast of a slot, yet it carries a likeable charm, and in the right mood its mix of inexpensive bonus buys and solid headline numbers could be just what you want. There’s only one way to see if it lands for you.

The first thing that raised a smile was The Trolls’ Treasures pleasing visual style. The action takes place on a trail that snakes through lush countryside, framed by trees, boulders, and imposing snow-topped mountains. That slightly eerie whistling you get when wind cuts through pine trees high up in the hills? The Trolls’ Treasure captures a touch of that unsettling, high-altitude atmosphere—something Kant might have labelled the sublime. Alright, we’re getting a bit dramatic, but it’s still a striking scene.

Front and centre is a 5-reel, 4-row layout running across 50 fixed paylines. Stakes can be adjusted from 50 p/c to $/€250 per spin, and it’s available to play on any device. The Trolls’ Treasure is medium volatile and comes with a fairly restrained top payout; that said, its RTP is genuinely decent at 96.74%, and it rises when you purchase either of the two bonus options.

Wins are paid for left-to-right symbol connections, with ten standard icons in total. These include five low-paying rune symbols, returning 2-3x the bet for five of a kind, plus four troll characters—boy troll, old troll, queen troll, and king troll—worth 4 to 10 times the stake for five. The top-paying regular symbol is the treasure chest at 20x the bet. Completing the line-up is a golden wild symbol, which substitutes for everything except the wheel or tree bonus symbols, at least for the moment.

The Trolls’ Treasure: Slot Features

There are two routes to getting hold of some proper troll treasure: the Wheel Bonus or free spins. Both can trigger in normal play, or you can buy entry.

Wheel Bonus

This round activates when 3 Wheel Bonus symbols appear on reels 2, 3, and 4. It plays out on a barrel-like device featuring 4 wheels split into segments. Each segment shows a bet multiplier, and on the first three wheels every segment also includes an arrow pointing left or right. Once a wheel stops spinning, its multiplier is collected, and you then move one wheel to the left or right based on the arrow direction. If you move off the wheel to the left, the feature ends and you receive the accumulated multiplier. Reaching the far-right wheel also ends the feature—after it spins one more time and adds its result to the total bet multiplier. Possible wheel prizes are 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 10, 20x, 50x, or 1,000x.

Free Spins

Hitting 3 scatters anywhere on reels 1, 3, and 5 grants 15 free spins. During free spins, the key change is that extra wilds and premium symbols are added to the reels. The Wheel Bonus can also be triggered from within a free spin.

Buy Bonus

Where offered, players may choose to purchase either bonus feature. The Wheel Bonus is priced at 17x the bet with an RTP of 97.7%, while free spins cost 31.2x the bet and come with an RTP of 97.61%.

The Trolls’ Treasure: Slot Verdict

To be clear from the start: if your goal is a high-tension slot with massive upside, The Trolls’ Treasure probably won’t deliver. The trolls are endearing, but their stash isn’t exactly overflowing—maybe the bridge-crossing travellers they prey on aren’t the richest in the realm. The feature set is also quite straightforward, so it’s not the ideal pick if you want mechanics that truly knock you back. Still, after giving The Trolls’ Treasure a proper run, it turned out to be an enjoyable experience.

A few things helped it land well. For one, the presentation is strong: the oil-painting-style backdrop, the rough-around-the-edges yet lovable cast, and the cheeky soundtrack give it plenty of personality. It’s so disarmingly pleasant that it’s hard to stay annoyed with it. The features aren’t groundbreaking, but they work well enough and match the game’s playful tone. Another plus is for bonus-buy fans looking for value—the prices are comparatively modest. After seeing the 3,000x feature buy in Tombstone RIP (as an extreme example), paying 17x for the Wheel or 31.2x for 15 free spins feels almost old-fashioned. The boosted theoretical return on the buys is also a notable perk. These features won’t stitch together the biggest multipliers you’ll ever see—quite the opposite—but they still offer respectable bang for your buck.

Much like Bananaz 10K Ways, The Trolls’ Treasure shows ReelPlay’s softer, more relaxed side. If you enjoy the theme but want something with more punch, Relax Gaming’s Troll’s Gold could be the better shout, or even Evil Goblins if you’re willing to stretch the comparison. For players who want a Norse-flavoured slot that isn’t all gods, goddesses, and ripped warriors—or who simply want something laid-back with solid stats—The Trolls’ Treasure is a reasonable pick.