5 Clans Slot Review

The story of 5 Clans by Yggdrasil revolves around medieval war, with five different sides fighting for control over the battlefield. So strap up for the swords and the sandals. Live by the sword, and perish by the sword. It is a decade-long war in a battle for supremacy. Yesteryear battles were filled with atrocities, jealousy, and endless raiding of cattle, goods, and women. But, unfortunately, this was their system, their way of life. Fighting for authority, or land, or control to clan feuds, and the consequences were, more often than not, tragic.

Fight loyally, and with courage, that is all 5 Clans by Yggdrasil asks of you.

Game Play

Two variants are available for the wild symbol, and while both will be used as substitutes, one is regular-sized, and the other will expand to cover its reel (Super Wild).
To reach the free spins, you will need a single Bonus Shield in view on the 5th reel. In exchange, the game gives you 9 free spins and several bonus shields that will trigger different modifiers and features along the way. Matching both the five warring parties are five special symbols, four of them triggering bonus features, while the fifth ratchets up the battle pitch in a round of re-triggerable free spins.
Flame Shield: lands on reel 5 and gives you 3 additional spins.
Lion Shield: lands anywhere and gives you a Super Wild and 1 respin (up to 4 Super Wilds can appear in total).
Wolf Shield: gives you a regular wild and 1 respin (up to 15 wilds possible during respins).
Dragon Shield: gives you a character symbol and 1 respin.
Snowflake Shield: gives you a multiplier for any win.
The Respin features will go on for longer, provided that you get additional symbols of that type in view. The battles are on a 5-reel, 3-row game grid, shown zigzagged with 10 fixed paylines. Wins are shown when matching symbols line up from left to right, starting at the first reel of the game panel. If you thought the war was volatile, prepare to reconsider as 5 Clans presents a low volatile math model, resulting in an RTP of 96%. Despite not having much powerful force, 5 Clans comes with a unique high max win figure, maxing out at 27,471 times your stake.
Playable from 20 p/c to £/€100 per spin, the 5 clans are represented by five leaders who are shown as the top-paying symbols; these are Eira Frost for Ice, Dracomorgan for the Dragons, Lupa-left eye for the Wolves, Abbas for Lions, and Kai McDuff for fire. Land five of these almighty warriors across a payline to win 6 to 75 times your stake. Low pays are a bunch of sore thumbs appearing as jewelled card suits – hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds. All are worth 3x the bet for five of a kind. Wilds show up in the various unique way, and all replace regular pay symbols to complete line wins.
5 bonus Shield symbols represent the 5 Clans, each with modifying ability. These show up in either the base game or the bonus, triggering a different effect. Only these Shield symbols appear on the reels where respins are mentioned. When the respins end, the exciting win evaluation is made.
Red Shields – activate a super wild which covers the entire reel and rewards as a respin. If you land on a Red Shield lands, you get respin; it locks and awards an exciting respin. Up to four Super Wilds at the very most may land.
Green Shields – adds a sporadic number of wilds to the reels and awards with a respin. If more wilds land on the respin, they lock and maintain the respins going. It's very likely to add up to 13 wilds this way.
Purple Shield – these mystery symbols lock and award respins until no new Purple Shields can be hit. Then all turn into the same matching character symbol, up to all 15 of them.
Blue Shield – awards a multiplier to any win of up to x50.
Orange Shield – if seen on the last reel, 9 free spins are awarded.
Free Spins: Free spins are activated once the orange shield lands. Shield Symbols land with more significant regularity during this bonus round than in the base game. Landing and the Orange Shield elongates the round by awarding +3 additional free spins.

Features

You are playing on the usual 5x3 reels, and you get 10 active lines, which will pay both ways. Wins of up to 27,471x the stake are a possibility for this game, and at the same time, it keeps the RTP at a very healthy 96%. Main features range from regular and Super Wilds to the Bonus Shield scatter and free spins with several bonus shields that can help make it even better. The game allows you to select the wager for the next round directly, and the range allowed is between $0.20 and $100.
The battle between the five clans takes us to the battlefield, which appears to be somewhere in the mountains, in an unspecified region. Different civilizations appear to meet here, from several corners of the world. The graphics are a bit awkward, with 3D style designs that remind me of video game characters for the main symbols. Besides the five top symbols, with the leaders of the 5 clans, there are symbols with the four card suits made out of gemstones.
What great is the magnetic fantasy world background displayed a Mount Doom-like spewing volcano on the left and a fecund valley on the right? The soundtrack has an epicness to it because it is very similar to Game of Thrones in the base game. During free spins, there's a soundtrack change. Then the music sounds like it's that accompanying 4K drone footage of a flight over a popular tourist destination like Rome. The audio-visuals are sort of there, but not there, much like 5 Clans as a whole.

Performance

It's going to be a game with above-average payouts. The greatest thing about this slot machine is the top jackpot that you can get away with. 27,471x the stake is the upper limit of the slot's top jackpot, so it can be a life-changing experience for the few lucky players who will get there at some point.
At the same time, a game like this will have increased volatility to make up for the big jackpots being promised. RTP is at the right level, 96%, but that's just the long-term average, and it doesn't apply to individual gaming sessions.

Max Coin

Maximum win of x 27,471.

Conclusion

Overall, despite the somewhat clumsy design, 5 Clans looks like a worthy slot, a game you should be checking out. The only thing is, I'd recommend it only if you are an experienced player and you don't mind the high volatility rating.

Slot details

Software: Yggdrasil
Game Type: Video Slots
Paylines: 10
Rows: 3
RTP: 96.02%
Bonus Game:
Progressive: No
Free Spins: Yes
Max Win: x 27,471

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