Viking Hoard (CORE Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Viking Hoard: Overview

I fired up Viking Hoard from Core Gaming and got a 6x4 setup with 4,096 win ways. Stakes run from 20p to £10, with up to 100 auto-spins and win/loss limits. It’s a high volatility toughie, paired with a 96.55% RTP. Lows are colourful 9–A royals, highs are an axe, horn, ring, and the elder who pays from two of a kind and hits 50x for six. Symbols can land stacked. A Celtic circle wild substitutes for everything bar the Bonus.

Viking Hoard: Features

Viking Hoard keeps extras lean: cascades and free spins do the heavy lifting. Wins remove symbols; new ones drop, creating multiplier winners from a single spin. Hit 3, 4, or 5 Bonus symbols to bank 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins and sail to the Voyage of Wealth. Here a progressive multiplier climbs one step per cascade, starting at x1 and capable of reaching x250, with each level applied to the current tumble before it moves up.

In the bonus, Bonus symbols keep falling; 2, 3, or 4 add 5, 10, or 15 extra spins. Cherish these moments, because they don’t come around often. I’ve had stretches where the lit Bonus icons teased on every spin, which was motivating and annoying in equal measure. When it fires, though, every single win nudges that multiplier and the round can stack up nicely, especially with reels full of stacked symbols and the wild filling gaps.

Viking Hoard: Verdict

Viking Hoard is an all or nothing proposition. Miss the feature and the base can be a borefest; land it and the Voyage of Wealth can pile on value as you climb towards that x250 ceiling. I’ve seen enough to rate the potential as solid, with a single-game cap of £250,000 keeping things grounded. I’d have liked a buy button to cut to the chase. As it stands, okay graphics and trying gameplay make it a niche pick for Viking nuts or multiplier chasers.