Power of Thor Megaways™

Theme and Design

A Dramatic Slot Inspired By Norse Mythologies Powerful Gods

Power of Thor Megaways is nothing if not dramatic. And why not? After all, we are invoking one of Norse mythologies most powerful deities when loading up this game. Thor has appeared in many a Norse slot, wielding thunder and lightning whenever he appears, so an epic orchestral score, as well as a full-blooded, big-bearded representation of the god and his friends on the paytable is what is needed here. Meanwhile,  the backdrop to our impressive Megaways reelset is a sweeping Scandinavian mountainside with snowcapped peaks, druid-like stone obelisks and tall evergreens catching the eye. This is a game that seems to promise drama from the outset, inviting you in to give it a spin.

RTP and Variance

Power of Thor Megaways has three RTP settings – 96.55%, 95.55% or 94.59%. Ideally you want to play at the optimum setting which is above average for an online slot. However, some casinos will run the game at lower rates. So I recommend that you check the RTP on the game info screen before you spin. As part of this review I found Power of Thor to be running at the optimum 96.55% RTP at both MrQ and Barz Casino.

As you would expect from a Megaways slot, this is also a highly volatile game – rated 5/5 by Pragmatic Play themselves. So it will be unpredictable.

Maximum Win

Perhaps the least impressive part about this game is its maximum win – just 5,000x. For a highly volatile slot in the Megaways format that is low. For comparison, you can get much, much higher potential in classics like Wild Portals Megaways – 116,030x or Wheel of Fortune Megaways™ – 80,150x.

Symbols and Paytable

Pragmatic Play opted for the standard Megaways™ template for Power of Thor – six reels, each displaying between 2 and 7 rows of symbols per spin. Wins are triggered by landing between 3 and 6 identical symbols along a payline from left to right, or 2 and 6 for the top paying premium. Remember, as the number of rows grows, the number of paylines does too, right up to a whopping 117,649 (7x7x7x7x7x7).

In the paytable, you have 10 symbols. The low payers are the cards, Nine through to Ace which trigger between wins of between 0.6x and 1.25x when 6 appear on adjacent reels. The premium icons are a Female Warrior, two gruesome Vikings and Thor himself and issue from 2x to 20x the bet for 6 of a kind.

Look out as well for the Wild which is written out in golden luxurious letters, and substitutes for all other symbols bar Scatter and Hammer to form winlines. As in most Megaways™ games the wild can only be seen on the extra row that sits above the reels 2 to 5.

And finally, watch for the all-important scatter that you will need to trigger those free spins – the more you get, the more spins you are awarded.

Features and Gameplay

I like the mix of standard Megaways features and one or two extras here. If you’ve played classic Megways games like Bonanza then you’ll be familiar with most of what follows.

Land More Wins From Each Spin With Tumble Wins

Ok, so we all know this feature, regularly used in Megaways™ slots and most famously in NetEnt’s Gonzo’s Quest game. Winning symbols are removed from the reels and new ones drop in to replace them. When this happens so more wins can occur. The process repeats until no more wins are created. Basically it gives you the chance to score progressive wins from one spin – and in the free spins round a progressive multiplier is added to the feature.

More on that in a moment.

Thors Hammer Transforms Symbols Into Wilds

This is Pragmatic Play’s addition to the Megaways mix.

Thor’s famous Hammer is key to extra wins in the base game and bonus rounds. It appears only on the top horizontal reel and must appear in full (it takes up two horizontal spaces on the reel set). When it does, all symbols on the reels below it are turned into Wilds, creating more opportunities for wins. Effectively you have TWO WIlD REELS each time this triggers.

Get Up To 30 Free Spins With Progressive Multipliers

Again, the free spins round is nothing new. Interestingly, Pragmatic Play have borrowed from the original Bonanza game here because you need 4 scatters spelling out the word ‘Thor’ to trigger the bonus (in Bonanza it is ‘Gold’).

4 scatters gets you 10 free spins, and each extra scatter earns you 4 more spins. So, 5 scatters gets you 14, 6 gets you 18, 7 gets you 22, 8 gets you 26 and 9 gets you 30.

And to make things more interesting still, if your spin total is between 10 and 18 then you can Gamble and up your spins total further. This is fun, but it can backfire – if you lose, then you go back to the base game. Bearing in mind how tough it is to get there in the first place, my advice would be to think very carefully before making that gamble.

Then, once into the free spins, you have the classic Bonanza-style progressive multiplier too. This is a 1x multiplier that grows by 1x with each successive tumble. It does NOT re-set between spins so if you have 30 spins, that can be an impressive multiplier.

Finally, there are also chances for re-triggers, as 4 extra free spins are added whenever 3 more Scatters land during the Round.

And Thor’s Hammer remains in play so wild reels may trigger at any time.