Fafnir’s Key Slot Review
In Germanic folklore, Fafnir was a dwarf who transformed into a dragon. I don’t think that’s particularly impressive – these days you can identify as a teapot 🫖 and then people have to ask you if you’d like a teabag. Out of respect, of course.
These alternate ways of self-identifying interest me.
I’ve never met a furry (someone interested in anthropomorphic animal characters) or a Therian (a person who believes they’re a species other than human trapped in a human body), but that’s coz I don’t live in a welfare state where people have nothing better to do with their time. ⏳
I’m too busy trying to make ends meet, so I don’t have the luxury of spending my days wondering if I’m the trapped soul of a dire wolf 🐺 – which would explain my constant need to howl at the moon and pee on things.
Having said that, Fafnir’s Key slot from Platipus Gaming might help me make enough money (there’s $350k on the line) to retire from regular life so I can start eating raw meat and howling at the moon. #LifeGoals
Gameplay
The 6-reel grid is nestled between a dragon and his hoard of gold – that’s probably a safe place to be. Above the reels are some Jackpots: the Mini pays 25x, the Minor pays 250x, and the Major pays 2,500x.
The Wild symbol is our fire wyrm and during the base game, he appears on reels 2 to 6, while in Free Spins, you’ll find him on reels 2 to 4.
The Scatter symbol is a golden key and it can hit anywhere. When you land 6 of them, they’ll pay 5x, while landing 3 pays 5x, and 4 Scatters pays 2x. Landing 3 or more triggers the Bonus Pick game.
The Bonus coin lands during the base game and the Re-spins feature. The Collect symbol (a treasure chest) will hit on reels 1 and 6 only in the main game and Re-spins feature.
Fafnir’s Key slot has 4,096 paylines, a 96.15% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate., and a high volatility rate. The max multiplier is 11,709x, and the max win is $351,270. And the last bit of good news is that you can play the game with any currency you like – the dragon ain’t picky.
I’m happy to announce that you can play this game comfortably on a mobile device in landscape or portrait mode. The controls are clear and easy to select.
Features
COLLECT FEATURE:
Trigger this round via the base game by landing a Collect symbol on reel 1 or 6, plus at least one Bonus symbol.
The Collect symbols will immediately gather all of the visible Bonus values. Bonus coins can have values of 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 30x, 35x, 40x, 50x, 70x, 100x, 150x, or 200x. They can also represent one of the Jackpots.
This feature only happens during the base game.
BONUS PICK FEATURE:
Land Scatters and you’ll be awarded as follows:
- 3 Scatters > 8 Free Spins or 2 Re-spins
- 4 Scatters > 12 Free Spins or 3 Re-spins
- 5 Scatters > 20 Free Spins or 5 Re-spins
- 6 Scatters > 30 Free Spins or 7 Re-spins
FREE SPINS:
Landing 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 Scatters awards 5, 8, 12, 20, or 30 spins, respectively, or you can enter the round via the Bonus Pick.
Each Wild that participates in a winning combo gets a 2x, 3x, or 5x multiplier, and if multiple Wilds form part of a win, their multipliers will be multiplied.
RE-SPINS FEATURE:
You enter this round via the Bonus Pick, and the number of Re-spins you get is based on the number of triggering Scatters.
Only Collect and Bonus symbols will appear now, and a Collect symbol is guaranteed to land on each spin. If a Collect symbol lands on reel 1 or 6, it will grab the values of all Bonus symbols. Multiple Collect symbols will each grab the values.
BUY BONUS:
Pay 80x and you’ll get to choose between a Free Spins round or the Re-spins one.
Performance
I tested this game on all my devices and swapped between browsers with no issues.
Maximum Win
Betting starts at $0.20 and is capped at $30. The max multiplier is 11,709x, and the max win is $351,270.
Conclusion
OK, so the hit rate info wasn’t on Platipus’ site, but some digging around revealed that it’s 24.91%. If that’s true, it means one out of 4 spins will yield a win – that’s superb! Given this info, we can expect to trigger the Bonus Pick every 40 to 60 spins.
The dual restriction of the Collect feature (landing a Collect and Bonus symbol simultaneously) is a severe restriction. I’d estimate that triggering it organically might take between 80 to 150 spins.
Free Spins, however, might be the way to go as they seem to outperform Re-spins, so I’d opt for this whenever a Bonus Pick comes up.
I wouldn’t use the Buy Bonus if I were a conservative player, but I would if I were an aggressive player chasing the mega moolah. The good news seems to be that both short-term and long-term players could do well with this game (that’s only speculation, though).
Slot Details
Game Provider: Platipus Gaming
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 4,096
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.15%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).
The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: High
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins, Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 11,709x
Max Win: $351,270
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