Tiki Vikings Slot Review

Tiki Vikings is a video slot from Just For the Win developed exclusively for Microgaming with 5 reels and 20 paylines. Released in August 2019, this game can be played at online casinos such as Vera&John, Guts or PlayOjo.

Theme and basic information

Before you wonder how there can be room for yet another Vikings slot, let us tell you that this one is definitely different. Apparently, the Vikings made it to Hawaii, plundered tikis, flowers and some design elements and planted themselves a little tiki hut on the shores of their own coast to have a reminder of sunnier times during the cold of winter.

It’s a quirky and unusual theme and oddly charming. The three Vikings look as grumpy as they come, which is probably owed to the perpetual cold. But they also look kind of adorable in their grumpiness.

Graphically, Tiki Vikings may well be Just For the Win’s best slot yet. The colours are bright, the details are very well done, and the animations work beautifully with theme. More of that, please, and we’ll keep coming back for more. The background music is inspired by island sounds.

On the reels, we get the Tiki Vikings symbol, three Vikings and the card symbols from J to A. The Tiki Vikings symbol is the highest value symbol that pays out 15x our stake for 5 of a kind. The red-bearded Viking with a banana as horns pays out 7.5x our stake for such a win. The blonde Vikings whose hairdo looks like a pineapple pays out 5x our stake for 5 on a payline. And the Viking with a coconut helmet and flower glasses is still worth 3x our stake for such a win.

You can play this game from as little as 0.10 per spin to 250.00 per spin, making it suitable for all budgets.

Frozen symbols and upgrades

Just For the Win has a tendency to keep their slots simple in terms of gameplay and mechanics. One big feature and that’s usually it.

That’s true for Tiki Vikings as well. Three or more Vikings landing a win on the reels, will be frozen in place (including all instances of that Viking anywhere else on the reels) and we get a free re-spin. If more instances of that Viking land on the reels, they will be frozen as well.

And if we manage to keep getting the Vikings at least three times in a row, the Viking will be upgraded to the next valuable Viking. Thus, the Viking with the coconut helmet will turn into the blonde Viking, who will in turn become the red-bearded Viking after three more consecutive spins where more Vikings are added. The highest-value symbol is the Tiki Vikings symbol, of course.

In this way, it is possible to collect a full screen of Tiki Vikings symbols, though we have not seen that happening. We have experienced some of the symbol upgrades though. Mind you, it is rare that you will see a big win of anything more than 50x your bet.

Conclusion: A fun little slot that will capture you for a little while

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) for Tiki Vikings is 96.01%, which is just average. Whilst the volatility in this slot is relatively low, the average RTP still means that you might want to watch your budget. Bigger wins are rare, though the slot can keep you playing for a long time, if you manage your bets well. Those smaller wins do keep coming and there is just something utterly charming about this game and its Vikings.

If for no other reason, check out these characters and play the game for a little while for the theme alone. It’s unique and beautifully done. As long as you keep your bets small, the entertainment you get is well worth it.