Snow Queen

Northern expanse comes into play in this CQ9 slot that draws inspiration from the frozen seasons, high mountains, and scantily clad queens. This game was clearly originally designed for land-based devices, but that is not a hindrance no matter where you play it from today; rather it just goes to prove that the game is tested and liked.

Right off the bat, it’s worth noting that this game is all about massive wins via special features. The base game wins are not that big, but if you manage to land nine matching symbols you are off into a world of wondrous wins.

Theme

The Snow Queen herself shows up on the main bonus feature, and scarcely on the reels. Otherwise, this CQ9 slot mainly offers a cold atmosphere filled with icy crystals, snow-covered landscape and different animals that roam the lands of ice. 

Owls, wolds, tigers, and horses are the main symbols, though they are quite often accompanied by the playing card ranks. It’s hard to say what kind of atmosphere the music is trying to create, but it is somewhat reminiscent of a fairy tale setting. The sound effects are purely standard sounds you’d find in any slot.

Betting Options and Functions

There’s a total of ten symbols and nine symbol positions. There are only three reels with three positions each, which means that this is a somewhat high volatility slot. There are only five paylines so betting starts quite low.

The playing cad ranks pay between three and eight times your bet. You’ll always need three symbols to land a win, so it’s quite easy to see what’s going on in the reels most of the time. The five themed symbols luckily pay out a lot more, ranging between ten and 100 times your bet.

Features

There is only one feature here and it’s the bonus games. These are no ordinary extra spins, which is a welcome take on the feature(as it is almost the same in all the slots available).

To start the feature you need to land nine of the same symbols. Luckily the wild shows up quite often to make this possible. Once the feature is started the triggering symbol is transformed into a scatter, and each one of these will pay out the prize associated with it.

Each symbol that lands on the reels is held in place, with each subsequent symbol gaining an increasing multiplier. For example, the first symbol pays out the basic prize, the third one double, and the ninth one 128 times the basic prize. There are eight spins to make the most out of this!

Our Take

This is a rather simple game, with a theme and style that makes the game seem like it was an almost direct conversion from a land-based game. The main attraction is the bonus games, which with some luck will result in massive wins. Even without luck, they tend to pay out quite handsomely.