Bjorn - Demo & Slot Review

Bjorn uses an 8×8 grid with Cluster Pays. Five or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically create a win, after which the winning symbols disappear and new ones fall into place. Bjorn begins in the centre of the grid and also acts as a wild whenever he is standing still. Draugr and the larger 3×3 Troll are enemy symbols rather than ordinary paying icons, and both become important once the Hero Hunt begins.

The published RTP is around 94.22%, volatility is high and the maximum win is 5,000x the bet. Stakes run from 0.10 to 100. The game is therefore fairly demanding mathematically, especially compared with many 96% releases. Most of the entertainment comes from long sequences where cluster wins, enemy kills, loot and multiplier increases keep feeding into one another rather than from the normal symbol paytable alone.

Hero Hunt & Global Multiplier

After the normal cluster wins and cascades have finished, any Draugr still on the grid activate Hero Hunt. Bjorn moves towards the enemies, defeats them and destroys regular symbols along his path. That opens fresh spaces on the grid, so new symbols can fall in and potentially restart the cascade sequence.

Defeated enemies can leave behind loot or increase the global multiplier, which applies to both cluster wins and loot prizes. Bjorn remains where the hunt finishes and acts as a wild while standing still.

A Troll can also enter the grid as a 3×3 enemy. Defeating it counts as killing nine Draugr at once, making it especially useful in the bonus where enemy defeats are tied directly to extra spins.

Abilities

Bjorn can receive random Abilities and upgrades that change how the Hero Hunt develops. The three main powers are:

• Thor’s Strength improves loot drops and increases the multiplier gained from defeated Draugr.
• Call of Hel adds extra Draugr to the grid.
• Odin’s Insight changes positions crossed by Bjorn into matching symbols and, at its stronger level, wilds.

Each Ability can be upgraded, so there are effectively six stages to unlock. In the base game they last only for the current round, but the Bonus Game makes them persistent.

Bonus Game

The bonus does not use a traditional bonus trigger. Every Scatter that lands gets its own chance to activate the feature, meaning even a single Scatter can send you into the Bonus Game.

The feature starts with 5 Free Spins and 1–3 random Abilities or upgrades. Every 20 defeated Draugr awards 2 extra Free Spins and another 1–3 Abilities or upgrades. A Troll counts as nine defeated Draugr, so one well-timed appearance can move the counter forward quickly. All unlocked powers stay active for the rest of the bonus.

BET+ options

There are three boosted betting modes and one direct route into the bonus.

• Bonus Boost costs 1.5x the normal bet and doubles the chance of triggering the Bonus Game.
• Bonus Boost Plus costs 3.5x the bet and makes the bonus 5x more likely.
• Bonus Boost Extreme costs 12x the bet and increases the trigger chance by 20x.
• Bonus Game costs 150x the bet and guarantees the feature immediately.

The boosted modes are useful if you still want to play the base game, while the 150x option skips straight to the part where Bjorn’s upgrade system has the most room to develop.