What can we expect from Hacksaw Gaming's newest slot game Le Viking?

After previously navigating through the Wild West in Le Bandit (2023) and digging up ancient Egyptian treasures in Le Pharaoh (2024), Hacksaw Gaming raccoon ‘Smokey’ returns in Le Viking which is released next Thursday (16 January).

Ready to engage in battle with the appropriate headwear, a Viking helmet, but still a smile on his furry face, you will go on a quest for money on open water. Raid spins, grid multipliers and the bonus bonanza will help on the money-seeking mission.

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After Le Pharoah missed out in the 2024 Bigwinboard ‘Game of the Year Award' as one of five runners-up to San Quentin 2 (Nolimit City), but Smokey’s third adventure is an eagerly anticipated one.

The slot contains a 6x5 grid, with 15,625 paylines where successful spins require at least three matching symbols next to one another, starting from the left-hand side to generate a line win. The stake range goes from £0.10 to £100, depending on how lucky you’re feeling.

Additionally, the game has a medium volatility with a return to player percentage of 88.27%-96.32% depending on the operator.

The third edition is as aesthetically pleasing as its predecessors, maintaining a perfect blend of charm that is characteristic within cartoons alongside a smooth design with plenty of colour and variety.

Smokey watches on as you look to match consecutive reels in the middle of a Viking settlement, with a ship at the dock in the background near to some accompanying huts and shelters. Decked out in his viking gear, Smokey shouts “Bonjour!” as you prepare to play. 

There are features aplenty, with varying categories of spins such as berserk free spins, Valkyrie free spins, Ragnarök free spins and the journey to Valhalla free spins. Add in the raid spins respin mode and this upcoming release is littered with potential riches.

The raid spins feature is activated by landing six coins of any kind within the base game. This mode contains only dead symbols, coins, diamonds and clover symbols but the player is handed three re-filling lives.

Landing the three ‘free spins’ scatter symbols triggers berserk free spins, with a variety of symbols meaning that this feature is as crazy as the name suggests with magic cauldrons applying various multipliers due to coins, diamonds and clovers.

Valkyrie free spins are triggered by landing four free spin scatter symbols, Ragnarök free spins are activated by landing five free spin scatter symbols, and Journey to Valhalla by landing six free spins symbols, each of these bonuses also have varying grid multipliers in the hope of landing a jackpot prize.

In comparison to previous Hacksaw Gaming slots, Le Viking has a 10,000x max win potential. This may be seen as a disappointing reduction from Le Pharaoh’s 15,000x possible max win but it may also be considered more achievable and therefore more appealing.

Should you and Smokey hit the high seas, do so responsibly and hopefully luck is on your side!