Thoro Slot Review

The Thoro Slot Game

As a top-ranked slot provider, ELK Studios had to ensure that this 5-reel, 4-row game was compatible with mobile, tablet, and desktop platforms.

First, I’m confident I’m not the only one who thinks the ‘Toro’ series is on the same path as the Big Bass mania from the Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom duo. Although they focus on different themes, neither clearly outlines what to expect next.

Thoro crops up from the ‘Thor’ and ‘Toro’ mashup. It takes place in the floating city of Asgard, set high above and amid the clouds and Bifrost. Admittedly, it’s a beautiful cartoonish spectacle enhanced by a majestic soundtrack.

Symbols and Payouts

All the symbols appearing on the reels are thematic, enhancing the ancient Norse mythology theme. You can navigate the paytable to see the combinations required per symbol alongside the corresponding payouts.

The game has 178 connecting paylines, meaning wins begin from the furthest left side to the right on consecutive reels. For the record, only the longest win per active payline pays out, and wins are predicated on the selected bet.

You win the low-valued payouts whenever the glowing Blue, Green, Purple, and Red runestones land. Following the listing order, they pay 0.1-0.4x, 0.15-0.5x, 0.2-0.6x, and 0.25-0.8x the bet.

Then, the high-paying symbols in Thoro are the Horn, Pierced Pig, Goblet, and Helmet! These award 0.4-0.9x, 0.6-1.2x, 0.8-2.5x, and 1.5-5x the stake, respectively.

Forget about the non-juicy regular wins and focus on the wild, which can substitute for all the regular symbols. Further, this game has Thor, Loki, Mjolnir, Lightning, and Bonus symbols for its features!

Thoro Slot Bonus Features

Luckily, Asgard has enough features, including, but not limited to, respins, a bonus game, a super bonus game, and an X-iter.

Lightning Symbol

Land 4 to 11 Lightning symbols anywhere on reels 2-4 for 2x and 1000x the current bet level. However, managing 12 Lightning symbols awards the remaining amount required to reach the maximum win of 10,000x bet!

To be clear, the Lightning paytable can upgrade to higher payout levels, increasing the respective multipliers for hitting 4 to 11 Lightning symbols.

Loki Respin

Manage 2+ Loki symbols to trigger one Loki Respin. The Loki symbols that land remain sticky during this feature. Further, any other Loki symbol that hits during a Loki Respin awards another respin.

Thoro Thunder Strike Feature

This feature starts after Thoro and Loki symbols land when the other is in view. Thoro is a Walking Wild, moving leftwards until he spins out from the first reel, generating a respin per step. Further, only one Thoro can hit at all times.

The Lightning and Bonus symbols are sticky during the Thoro repsins. However, the Lightning symbol payouts and the potentially triggered bonus game are only triggered when Thoro spins out.

During the Thoro Thunder Strike, Thoro shifts vertically and horizontally, knocking all Loki symbols off the grid until all Loki symbols are defeated. The Thoro leaves a trail of wild symbols behind when charging and knocking symbols off the same grid.

Mjolnir Feature

The Hammer represents it and only appears as a special blocker symbol, provided Thoro hasn’t pulled it. If pulled by Thoro, it triggers the Mjolnir feature. As a result, Thoro can randomly upgrade the Lightning paytable payouts or his multiplier as long as the Mjolnir is active.

If the Mjonlir and Loki symbols appear concurrently, Thoro activates the Mjolnir Feature before the Thoro Thunder Strike. The Mjolnir feature awards a respin as long as no Thoro Thunder Strike is pending. 

Bonus & Super Bonus

Hit 3 bonus symbols anywhere on the 2nd to 4th reels to trigger the free spins. Further, during the Super Bonus, the Lightning paytable starts at the highest payout level, and Thoro carries both the Mjolnir and a multiplier. The Thoro or Loki Respins don’t consume the free spins.

X-iter Feature

You can buy into different game modes using the X-iter feature as follows:

• Bonus Hunt - pay 3x bet for more than thrice the chance to trigger the bonus game.

• Loki Respin for 10x the selected bet.

• Mjolnir Feature for 25x the stake.

• Bonus Game costing 100x the bet.

• Super Bonus for 500x the selected bet.

How to Win at Thoro Slot

Winning in this game is simple: spin the reels and hope that at least three matching symbols hit on consecutive reels, beginning from the leftmost reel. The playing interface here takes after 5 columns and 3 rows with 178 connected paylines.

Since it’s typical of most online slots, it should be easy for a broad gambling audience to understand its playing process.

As is usual with ELK Studios slots, the bets range between €0.20 and €100. So, click on the Coins+ button and then pick a preferred amount. Once confirmed, close the selection window and press Spin to gamble once.

Thoro also has an Autoplay function, which allows you to gamble several preselected spins automatically. Meanwhile, the Menu function leads you to the paytable, rules, and settings options.

Thoro Slot RTP & Volatility

ELK slots are usually highly volatile. However, this video slot has a slightly favorable medium to high volatility (7 out of 10) with 23.1% hit frequency. On the other hand, its theoretical RTP is 94%.

The Final Thoughts

Sometimes, it’s better to focus on the gameplay instead of the theme’s agenda when playing online slots. That’s because even if Norse mythology is mythical, it felt more unrealistic to have a bull and a matador representing Thor and Loki, respectively. Anyway, I understood because online slots are meant to be entertaining adventures besides offering the chance to award wins.

So, to start with, I’ll credit the design team at ELK Studios for creating a good quality visual representation of two famous gods fighting. Furthermore, the sounds are soothing enough to immerse you in this cartoonish experience!

When trying the game, I realized its features were easier to comprehend than slots like Gritty Kitty of Nitropolis. Still, some of them, such as the Lightning symbols, instant prizes, walking wilds, and bonus games, weren’t unique except for their names.

Regardless, Thoro had a huge winning potential, thanks to its significant win cap of 10,000x bet and mid-high volatility. While it may not be the top cream of ELK’s productions, it’s worth helping Thoro defeat Loki!