Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand Slot Review

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand NetEnt slot artwork

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand places three ordinary reels between two Hot Spot reels. Matching symbols on both Hot Spots and at least two regular reels trigger a Re-Spin and expand those matching symbols across their reels. This unusual layout means a feature can award line wins even when the expanded symbols appear on only reels one and three or reels two and three. Free Spins take the expanding idea further: Scatters grow the regular reels, adding rows and unlocking more fixed bet lines as the feature continues.

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Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand at a glance

Provider	NetEnt
Genre / theme	Fantasy
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	3 regular reels × 3 rows, flanked by 2 Hot Spot reels
Reference RTP	96.03%
Volatility	6.6 (catalog scale)
Payout mechanic	Line wins; catalog maximum 45,929; Free Spins unlock up to 29 fixed lines
Maximum win	1,200× bet
Release date	15 December 2020
Main features	Matching symbols on both Hot Spots and two regular reels trigger expansion and a Re-Spin; 3 Scatters award 8 spins, with extras growing regular reels.

RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.

Hot Spots define the Land and Expand trigger

The base layout has three regular reels, with a Hot Spot reel on either side. The catalog describes a 3×3 layout, line wins and a maximum of 45,929 lines, while the feature rules explain that the two Hot Spots spin together with the regular reels. To activate Land and Expand, matching symbols must land on both Hot Spot reels and at least two regular reels. The trigger awards a Re-Spin and expands all matching symbols involved to fill their entire reels.

The expansion has a special evaluation rule: wins can be paid even if the symbols land and expand only on reels one and three or only on reels two and three. That qualification matters because a reader should not impose a conventional requirement that every reel between the two matching endpoints also contain the symbol. The game explicitly says its special win evaluation still pays those patterns. The packet does not describe whether further matching results can repeat the Land and Expand event within the same spin, so only the stated trigger and Re-Spin are assumed.

Scatters add rows during Free Spins

Three Scatters anywhere trigger eight Free Spins. Each additional Scatter during the feature awards two spins and increases the height of all regular reels by one, up to seven rows. As rows are added, more fixed bet lines unlock, to a stated maximum of 29. That number is separate from the base catalog’s 45,929 maximum-line field, so the values are not merged or presented as one configuration: one belongs to the base record and one is the feature’s stated fixed-line progression.

The bonus has a simple interaction between time and space. A further Scatter both adds spins and expands the regular reels, changing the board on which later Free Spins resolve. The Hot Spot reels remain part of the described layout, but the rules specify row growth for the regular reels. The Buy Feature can trigger Free Spins immediately for 80× the current bet; this paid route does not alter the Scatter-based expansion rule. The source does not state whether every extra Scatter after reaching seven rows still awards spins, so no row-cap exception beyond the explicit maximum height is inferred.

Reference profile

The official record lists RTP 96.03%, volatility 6.6 and maximum payout 1,200× bet. These are reference figures for the exact game, and operator configurations may differ. No maximum-win probability is supplied. The feature rules give an exact Hot Spot trigger and a seven-row ceiling, but not the chance of a qualifying symbol pattern. That makes the mechanics clearer than their frequency: the player can understand what an expansion requires without treating the catalog maximum as a likelihood estimate.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

The paired Hot Spots make the Land and Expand condition concrete, and the special evaluation rule supports outer-reel expansion patterns. Free Spins link extra Scatters to both more time and more rows.

Weaknesses

Base and bonus line figures are presented differently, and the packet does not explain every event at the seven-row cap. The qualifying Hot Spot pattern has no published probability.

Our Editor’s View

Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand makes its three-reel structure do real work. The Hot Spots act as matching bookends, and the special evaluation rule allows expansion wins across the outer reels even when the middle regular reel does not match. Free Spins then use Scatters to add both time and reel height, gradually opening more fixed lines. This gives the bonus a visible progression tied to a specific symbol event. The main caveat is that the source presents different line figures for the base catalog and expanding Free Spins, and does not spell out every interaction at the seven-row cap. Players who like compact trigger conditions and a grid that physically grows should find the format distinct; those expecting a conventional five-reel progression may need a moment to understand how the Hot Spots frame the feature. Related review: The Knight King’s fantasy bonus structure.