Le Viking

Le Viking is a Hacksaw Gaming slot built around a re-spin mode and four scatter-triggered free spins bonuses. Its main feature symbols include Coins, Diamonds, Green and Gold Clovers, Hearts and Magic Cauldrons, with their roles changing between Raid Spins and the free spins modes.

The base game can trigger Raid Spins through six Coins, while three to six FS scatters unlock bonus levels with progressively stronger starting Grid Multipliers. Understanding the refilling life system is central to following both routes.

Landing six Coins of any kind at the same time in the base game starts the Raid Spins re-spin mode. The feature begins with three refilling lives and uses a reduced symbol set containing dead symbols, Coins, Diamonds and Clover symbols.

Coins, Diamonds, Green Clovers and Gold Clovers remain sticky for the rest of the mode. Every re-spin consumes one life, but landing a Coin, Diamond or either type of Clover refills the counter to three. Three consecutive re-spins containing only dead symbols bring Raid Spins to an end.

When Raid Spins finish, every collected Coin and Diamond reveals a cash value calculated from the current bet. Bronze Coins can show 0.2x, 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x or 4x. Silver Coins offer 5x, 10x, 15x or 20x, while Gold Coins can reveal 25x, 50x or 100x. Diamonds carry the largest listed values at 150x, 250x or 500x.

Clover symbols activate after those values have been revealed. A Green Clover multiplies Coins and Diamonds on adjacent squares, while a Gold Clover applies its multiplier to every Coin and Diamond on the grid. Both types can carry x2, x3, x4, x5, x10 or x20.

Once all Clover effects have been applied, the adjusted Coin and Diamond values are added together to calculate the Raid Spins result.

Three FS scatter symbols trigger Berserk Free Spins with three refilling lives. The positions occupied by the triggering scatters receive sticky x2 Grid Multipliers. The feature contains dead symbols, Coins, Diamonds, Green and Gold Clovers, Hearts and Magic Cauldrons.

Coins, Diamonds and Clovers stay on the grid until they are collected by a Magic Cauldron or the feature ends. When a Magic Cauldron lands, the Grid Multipliers and Clovers activate within their areas of effect. Coins, Diamonds and previous Magic Cauldrons are then collected into the newest Cauldron, which remains in place until another Cauldron collects it or the bonus finishes. Each Cauldron can collect only once.

Each spin costs one life, while any result containing a symbol other than a dead symbol refills the counter to its current maximum. A Heart increases that maximum by one, up to five lives. At the end, remaining Coins and Diamonds reveal the same values used in Raid Spins, the multipliers activate, and all Coin, Diamond and Magic Cauldron values are combined.

Landing four FS scatters triggers Valkyrie Free Spins. It retains the Berserk mechanics but starts with four sticky Grid Multipliers, one on each triggering position, set to x3.

Five FS scatters activate Ragnarök Free Spins with five starting x5 Grid Multipliers. As with the earlier levels, the bonus begins with three refilling lives and keeps the Coin, Clover, Heart and Magic Cauldron interactions.

Six FS scatters open Journey to Valhalla Free Spins. This version begins with six x10 Grid Multipliers and excludes Bronze and Silver Coins from its symbol set. Gold Coins and Diamonds remain available alongside the other bonus symbols.

Normal paying symbols do not appear during Raid Spins or any of the free spins bonuses. FS scatter symbols are also removed once a feature has started.

Magic Cauldrons cannot land on positions occupied by Grid Multipliers. Hearts stop appearing once the current bonus has reached its maximum number of lives, preventing further life-limit increases during that round.

When testing the Le Viking demo, first separate the two trigger routes. Six Coins start Raid Spins, while FS scatters lead to one of four free spins levels depending on whether three, four, five or six land together.

During Raid Spins, track the sticky symbols and the three-life counter. In free spins, note the starting Grid Multiplier positions, any Hearts that raise the life limit, and how each new Magic Cauldron collects Coins, Diamonds and earlier Cauldrons.

The Clover type also matters. Green Clovers affect adjacent positions, whereas Gold Clovers can multiply applicable values across the full grid. Journey to Valhalla is additionally distinguished by the absence of Bronze and Silver Coins.

Le Viking builds its features around persistent symbols, refilling lives and multiplier placement rather than normal paying symbols. Raid Spins provide the more direct sequence of collecting sticky values before the final reveal.

The free spins modes add Grid Multipliers, Hearts and Magic Cauldron collections, with higher scatter counts improving the starting multiplier setup. The clearest way to assess the game in free play is to follow the life counter, multiplier coverage and order of Cauldron collections rather than looking only at the initial Coin values.