Might of Freya Megaways is a Norse mythology-themed slot developed by Pragmatic Play. The game centers around Freya, a goddess associated with love, beauty, war, magic, fertility, and gold in Norse mythology. The slot's background depicts a scenic coastal location, representing Asgard or Scandinavia. Freya herself stands beside the game grid, holding a staff and wearing her iconic falcon feathered cloak.
Core Game Mechanics:
Might of Freya Megaways utilizes the Megaways mechanic with a unique twist. The game features 6 main reels and an additional 4-position horizontal reel at the bottom. The leftmost and rightmost reels can display up to 7 symbols, while the inner 4 reels can show up to 6 symbols. This configuration allows for a maximum of 117,649 ways to win.
The game employs a tumble mechanic, where winning symbols are removed and replaced by new ones falling from above, potentially creating additional wins. The slot's RTP ranges from 94.9% to 96.6%, depending on various factors such as bonus buy usage and ante bet activation. Volatility is high, with bet sizes ranging from 0.20 to 240 currency units per spin.
Symbol values range from 0.8 to 15 times the stake for a 5-symbol combination, with premium symbols including a horn, a bird, a cat, and Freya herself. Wild symbols appear on the bottom row of reels 2, 3, 4, and 5, substituting for all symbols except Freya Super symbols and Redrop symbols.
Bonus Features:
- Freya Super Symbol: This wild symbol appears on the bottom row beneath reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. When it lands, it adds wild symbols to random positions on the reel above it. These added wilds have 1 or 2 lives in the base game, or 1, 2, or 3 lives in the free spins round. In the base game, after tumbles end, the game respins while wilds with lives remain on screen. Lives decrease by 1 after each respin, and respins continue until no more wilds are present.
- Redrop Symbol: Exclusive to the base game, when this symbol appears and tumbles end, all symbols on the screen are cleared and new ones drop in. This counts as a tumble for free spins retrigger purposes.
- Free Spins: Triggered by 5 consecutive tumbles in a single spin. Before the round begins, a wheel spins to determine the number of free spins and a minimum guaranteed number of ways to win. The feature starts with an x1 win multiplier that increases by 1 with each tumble. Five consecutive tumbles during a free spin award 2 extra spins. If the final win is between 50x and 80x the bet, players be offered a chance to collect or replay the feature.
- Increasing Win Multiplier: During free spins, the win multiplier starts at x1 and increases by 1 with each tumble, persisting throughout the feature.
- Bonus Buy: Players can purchase the free spins round for 100x the bet instead of triggering it naturally.
- Ante Bet: An optional 25% increase to the stake that enhances the chance of triggering free spins.
A notable aspect of Might of Freya Megaways is its unique free spins trigger mechanism. Instead of relying on scatter symbols, the game activates the bonus round through consecutive tumbles. This approach adds an extra layer of anticipation to each spin, as players can track their progress towards the bonus by watching the letters in “FREYA” light up with each tumble. This mechanic integrates the theme with the gameplay in an innovative way, tying the goddess Freya directly to the slot's core feature activation.