Valholl Hall of the Slain (Lady Luck Games) – Review & Demo Play

Valholl Hall of the Slain - Game Overview

I’ve spent long sessions on Valholl Hall of the Slain, a Viking themed video slot from Lady Luck Games. It runs on a 6x4 layout with 30 paylines and places two hammers above the reels on every spin. The setting leans into Norse mythology, with Einherjar vibes and a pumping soundtrack. It’s built in HTML5 and plays cleanly on mobile. The base game stays busy, and those roaming hammers decide where the drama comes from.

The hammer system drives three outcomes. Both hammers over one reel light the Expanding Wild Pattern, awarding three respins while the wild reel sticks and extra wilds appear. Hammers on adjacent reels trigger Merged Reels with giant 2x2 symbols. Land them over reels 1 and 6 to launch Free Spins, where reels 2 to 5 grow to five rows and ten extra lines arrive. After any spin, a Gamble pops up, letting me go red or black to double or pick the suit for a x4.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Valholl Hall of the Slain

Valholl Hall of the Slain posts a 95.8% RTP on the standard model, with an alternative 88.0% build in some markets. Volatility sits in the medium band, backed by a stated hit frequency of 51.58%, so I get plenty of small to mid wins while I chase features. The max win caps at 400x the bet. Stakes span 0.30 to 90 per spin. During Free Spins, the grid expands to a 4-5-5-5-4 footprint and lines rise from 30 to 40.

Symbols and Paytable in Valholl Hall of the Slain

Symbols keep the theme tight. Low tier icons are a set of shield designs, including red, blue dragon, yellow arrow, wooden, and red serpent shields. These deliver the upkeep hits and, on six of a kind, pay in a modest band. Using the published line bet values, that range runs roughly from 0.26x to 0.53x for the best shield. They show up often enough to carry balance between hammer events, which matters when you are pacing a session.

Mid tier faces are Freja and Loki. High tier hits arrive with Thor and Odin. On the same 6OAK line bet scale, six Freja pays about 0.83x, Loki 1x, Thor 1.33x, and Odin 1.66x. A stone obelisk acts as the Wild and substitutes across the board to complete lines. Wins pay left to right from reel one, and you need three or more on a payline, which aligns with the 30 fixed lines in the base game.

An alternative table in one review sets five-symbol wins on a stake basis, where Odin pays 50x, Thor 40x, Loki 30x, and Freya 25x for a clean top line. Either way, the hierarchy is the same, with shields on the floor, then the two mid faces, and the gods on top. I treat the Wild as an enabler rather than a payer in this slot, since the main spikes tend to come when the hammer features stack with premiums.

Valholl Hall of the Slain Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x1.66
	5	x1.33
	4	x1
	3	x0.83
	6	x1.33
	5	x1
	4	x0.83
	3	x0.66
	6	x1
	5	x0.83
	4	x0.66
	3	x0.5
	6	x0.83
	5	x0.66
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.33
	6	x0.53
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.26
	3	x0.16
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.33
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.26
	4	x0.16
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.33
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.13
	3	x0.06
	6	x0.26
	5	x0.16
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.06
	Wild

Bonus Features in Valholl Hall of the Slain

The Expanding Wild Pattern is the most reliable spark. When both hammers rest on the same reel, that reel turns wild and locks for three respins. On respin one, two extra wilds land on adjacent reels. On respin two, two more wilds extend further out on both sides. Sticky coverage builds shape across those respins, and that is where I have seen the best base game runs, especially if Thor or Odin slide into view.

Merged Reels land when the hammers sit on neighbouring reels, turning them into one giant strip with 2x2 symbols. Free Spins hit when the hammers park over reels 1 and 6. You get 10 spins, reels 2 to 5 expand to five rows, ten extra lines join, and high value symbols arrive stacked. After any paid result, I can opt for the Gamble, picking red or black for x2 or the suit for x4. Miss it and that spin’s return drops to zero.

How to Play Valholl Hall of the Slain

I set the total bet with the plus and minus buttons and keep an eye on the info panel for the active RTP setting. The interface sits low and stays out of the way on both iOS and Android. My rhythm is simple. I let the base roll while tracking hammer positions, then weigh up the Gamble only on tidy hits under 100x, as per the rules. The mix of Expanding Wilds and Merged Reels keeps the pace, and the Free Spins round is the main target.