Vikings vs Trolls (Pragmatic Play): Introduction

Pragmatic Play definitely knows how to grab attention. You’ve probably heard the line – “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” In gambling, the shortcut to a player’s mind is often marketing that screams absurdly high potential. Naturally, that doesn’t apply to everyone. Some players prefer candy crush style slots, others don’t mind low variance as long as it stretches their bankroll, and then there are those rare souls who genuinely enjoy Starburst. Ugh.

Still, it’s hard to deny that Pragmatic Play began earning real recognition in the gambling community after launching high potential titles like Da Vinci’s Treasure (48,000x max win potential) and Peking Luck (180,000x max win potential). Even though we haven’t seen anything close to those stated ceilings, both games have performed convincingly in real play.

With that context, it’s no shock that today’s slot is presented as one of Pragmatic’s biggest payers to date—though is it really? This fantasy-themed release runs on a 6-reel, 4096 ways to win engine that pays both ways, and lets you spin for between 0.50€ to 250€ per spin across all devices. Vikings vs Trolls features a fairly straightforward base game and, while there’s some promise there, the real focus is the free spins where you can begin with up to 250 free spins and also enhance payouts with a random multiplier of up to x4.

Taking place in a Norse woodland with a fantasy storyline, the game is backed by an exciting, cinematic-style soundtrack. On the reels you’ll find Norse-themed A, K, Q, J and 10 royals, along with battle horns, trench raiding clubs, Viking helmets, female Vikings, ugly trolls and male Vikings. The last two symbols share the same top value and pay 8 times your stake for 6 across a payline. They also land in stacks of 3, and while they can’t fill the entire screen alone, it’s absolutely possible when they combine.

The wild symbol replaces all symbols except the scatter and can appear on every reel except the first.

Vikings vs Trolls (Pragmatic Play): Features

The shield scatter lands stacked on the reels and serves as both a possible bonus trigger and a blocker for wins. It only becomes relevant when you hit 10 or more, which will start the bonus. You can open with up to 250 free spins if you manage to land 20 shield scatters, with unlimited retriggers possible. A major factor behind the bonus win potential is the multipliers, which increase all wins by 2x, 3x, or 4x randomly.

Vikings vs Trolls (Pragmatic Play): Verdict

Vikings vs Trolls is a fairly simple slot where most wins tend to come in under-stake amounts. At first, we were impressed by the apparently massive potential, but it didn’t take long to see there’s no realistic way this game can pay more than 32 million Euros on max bet (250€ times 32,768x (full-screen top symbols) times x4 multiplier). The large max bet, along with the absence of a stated max win, implies the true ceiling is probably much lower—although we can’t confirm that yet.

While potential does influence the overall verdict, it doesn’t change the fact that Viking vs Trolls is a straightforward slot that can feel a bit repetitive over time. That said, it’s not a bad game, and we do suggest giving it a try so you can decide for yourself. After all, some people even enjoy playing Starburst.