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| Provider | Yggdrasil Gaming |
| Reels | 6 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Paylines | 40 |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.25 - 100 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 3,730x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.00% |
| Our Rating | 7.2 |
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Game Overview
Note-Dame de Paris translates directly as “Our Lady of Paris”, but the medieval Catholic cathedral is commonly referred to as simply Notre-Dame. From looking at the artwork, I’d take a guess that Yggdrasil’s Notre-Dame Tales Gigablox is intended to be set in the contemporary times of the building, perhaps around when it was first being built. The initial reel configuration offers 25 paylines – a relatively small number given the huge size of the playfield – but the free spins mode does increase this up to a more respectable 40 paylines. The game promises a 96% RTP alongside a maximum jackpot prize of 3,730x your total stake.
Much of the appeal of this slot is likely to come from its use of Gigablox – giant symbols that can appear in sizes of up to a 4×4 configuration during the base game or even 6×6 when the extended reels of the free spins are active. The game also includes a golden bet option that adds an additional feature pick before the free spins bonus round at the cost of 20% extra per spin. Speaking of the free spins, you’ll need at least five free spin symbols to activate them, with every symbol granting one free spin. The bonus round also comes with up to seven additional feature picks, dramatically increasing your chances of landing a big win during this part of the game.
Ready to travel back in time to 12th-century France? Nope, I don’t fancy that much either, but I do recommend giving our free demo slot of Notre Dame Tales a few spins! It’s available to play below.
Notre Dame Tales Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
Despite France’s strong connection to gambling as one of the first European nations to take strongly to the pastime, there are surprisingly few online slots that feature any kind of French theme. Or at least, if there are some, I’m certainly not familiar with them! Oh, actually, there is Blueprint’s title Napoleon, but that’s all I can think of right now. However, The Wikipedia page on Notre Dame de Paris is well worth a read though if you’re looking to increase your knowledge of France, and it provides a wealth of knowledge about the cathedral and very much sets the scene for the characters and backdrops you’ll see in this slot. If you’re a fan of history, I’d definitely recommend giving it a read before you begin to play.
Moving on to the paytable, the highest-paying symbol of the bunch is the wild which offers a return of 20x the total bet for a six of a kind combination. As for the regular symbols, there’s a Cardinal with a payout of 12x for all six of his symbols, a female character offering 10x, and two more unnamed gents – one in purple and one who could be a knight – offering prizes of 8x and 6x the total bet respectively. As for the low pays, these are represented by the four playing card suits, and all offer identical returns of 2x the total bet for a six-of-a-kind combination.
When it comes to betting options on Notre Dame Tales, when the Golden Bet option is disabled, you can opt to play with stakes of between €0.25 and €100.00 per spin, with plenty of other options in between.
Base Game & Modifiers
Notre-Dame Tales is a six-reel video slot that offers four rows during the base game or six during its bonus round. There’s also a corresponding increase in paylines – 25 during the base game or 40 during the free spins mode. You’ll need at least three matching symbols on a payline starting from the left to score yourself a win, and to be fair; they aren’t too shabby for three-symbol prizes. I suspect this is the result of the large playfield combined with the low number of paylines, so expect to see a few more dead spins than usual when playing this machine.
Gigablox
When a gigablock lands on the reels, it is guaranteed to occupy at least two adjacent reels and form a block as large as 4×4 positions during the base game. During the bonus round, gigablox can also land in expanded 6×6 configurations.
Golden Bet
Enabling the golden bet option will award you one additional feature pick at the start of every bonus round but will cost you 20% extra per spin.
Treasure Chests
When a treasure chest lands on the fifth reel, it will award a prize even if it is only partially visible. During the base game, these prizes can be between 2x and 500x your bet in cash or 5, 9, or 16 free spins.
During the bonus round, the cash prizes remain the same, but the free spin top-ups are reduced to just 1, 2, 3, or 5. The bigger the chest, the better the prize is likely to be!
Notre Dame Tales Slot Bonus Features
Because of the large playfield size, you’ll need many more scatters than usual to trigger a set of free spins when playing Notre Dame Tales. A minimum of five scatters will award you five free spins, plus one extra spin for every additional scatter.
Free Spins
At the start of the bonus round, you’ll be offered between three and seven feature picks which will be active for the entire session:
- Wild High: One of the high-paying character symbols is transformed into an additional wild.
- 2x Multiplier: Applies to all wins.
- Expanded Reels: Adds two extra rows to the playfield, allowing the large 6×6 Gigablox symbols to appear.
- +2 Wild: One or two wild symbols will be added in random positions at the start of every free spin.
- High Stack: One High Symbol becomes stacked on the reels.
- Extra Free Spins: The game will grant you one to five extra spins.
Bonus Buy
The bonus buy menu offers two choices – for 60x your current stake, you can have between 5 and 16 free spins, with 3-7 feature picks, whilst 100x will guarantee you an additional pick for a total of 4-8.
Pros
- Lots of features to discover and explore.
- The bonus-boosting picks can make it a breeze to hit a big win!
- Gigablox are always a fun feature, especially when they can reach a size of 6x6!
Cons
- The top prize of only 3,700x isn’t anything to shout about.
- I’m not sure that paying 40x for the possibility of getting an extra bonus pick is worth it either – I often got just as many picks from the cheaper option.
Final Thoughts
Some good artists definitely worked on this game – the presentation is immaculate! The reel design is a little more questionable though – just 25 paylines doesn’t seem like nearly enough for a grid of this size, although the Gigablox do just about manage to rescue the situation. It’s not a perfect slot, of course, but it’s well worth a few spins.
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