Nirvana is a video slot powered by Yggdrasil Gaming software with 5 reels and 20 pay-lines. The idea hiding behind this slot is the tranquility that nirvana actually signifies. Even the soundtrack playing in the background will take you to that state of transcendence. Everything is covered with a thin veil of mysticism, including the symbols featured. Give this slot a spin here for free or visit Yggdrasil Gaming Casinos to play for real money.
Before you enter the state of nirvana, you are advised to set your bets. By clicking on "Coin Value +/-" you can set coins size which ranges from the 0.02 to 5. "Max Bet" is used to set the maximum bet allowed, and "Spin" sets the reels in motion. "Autoplay" option is used to turn the reels automatically without interruption for a chosen number of times.
This slot has a Wild symbol which is represented as the Green Gem in a golden frame. The symbol can substitute for all the symbols except for the Free Spins symbol. If the Wild substitutes in more than one winning combo you will be paid for the highest one.
Free Spins symbol is a pink lotus flower. Two or more of these anywhere on the reels will kick start Free Spins feature. The number of Free Spins depends on the number of scatters. For 2 scatters you get 1 spin, for 3 you will get 10 spins, for 4 scatters you get 10 spins plus 1000 coins, and for 5 scatters you get 10 spins plus 5000 coins.
Free Spins have 3 modes. With 3 or more scatters you get to choose one of the modes, and with 2 scatters a random mode will be chosen. If you re-trigger this feature, you will get the chance to combine features and play with 2 features at the same time. Whenever you add a feature, the free spins counter is reset to 10.
Wild Seeds feature has the highest win frequency, and it creates 2-4 Wilds in random positions. Wilds cannot land on Wilds or Free Spins symbols. Chances to both re-trigger and winning potential are at 50%.
Mega Reel feature has the highest winning potential. During Mega Reel feature 3 middle reels will spin synchronized, and will end on a same winning combination. Win frequency during this one is at 50%, whereas the chance to re-trigger is less than 50%.
Nudge Reels feature has 100% chance of re-triggering, and the win frequency is at 50%. During this feature, after the reels have stopped turning, a reel will be nudged one step up or down for the best possible outcome. This will occur only when it is possible to nudge for a better outcome. The win potential in this one is less than 50%.
Game Play
Coin Value +/-: Set coins size.
Max Bet: Set the maximum bet allowed.
Spin: Set the reels in motion.
Autoplay: Turn the reels automatically without interruption for a chosen number of times.
Honestly speaking, whenever I see a game from Yggdrasil, I would avoid it! Why? That’s because all my previous plays and experiences on their games have not been good or successful, although a few of their games do look good enough to give big wins – perhaps it’s just that I could get them! Hahaha. This Nirvana game doesn’t look good enough to me, but should be okay to play at the right time and day, or with good luck. Other than that, I would stay clear of it, hehehe.
For a start, the Wild symbol is non-paying and non-doubling, so that sucks! Next, getting 2 or 3 Scatter symbols do not pay as well, unless you get 4 or 5 of them - why Yggdrasil chose to set it up this way is really weird! Nonetheless, 2 Scatters would award 1 Respin, and 3 or more Scatters would award 10 free spins, but without any win multiplier. That’s one more “argh!” from me! And for the third “argh”, the win values of all the symbols in the game are terribly and extremely low!
Any good point at all? Yes, perhaps the only one. The free spins are played with 1 out of 3 special features – the Wild Seeds, with 2 to 4 random Wild symbols, the Mega Reel, with a 3x3 Mega symbol on reels 2, 3 and 4, and the Nudge Reels, with one random nudge for a better win. 1 Retrigger during the free spins would add 1 more feature into play, and getting 2 Retriggers would play with all the 3 features at once, for the best possible wins. Easily said than gotten of course! Each feature has its own merits – Wild Seeds for more wins, Mega Reel for bigger wins, and Nudge Reels for better Retrigger chances. I’ve played with all the 3 features, yet I cannot say for certain which of the 3 I like best - none gave me nice wins anyway!
Nirvana may be a medium volatility game, I think, so don’t expect to get huge wins from this game! The symbols cannot pay big, and there aren’t any win multipliers to increase the win sizes anyhow, although playing with all the 3 features at once could produce some decently sized wins. How big a win? I simply wouldn’t know!