Santa’s Great Gifts Slot Review – Pragmatic Play
The countdown to Christmas has officially begun since Halloween is now over. Now each studio will be announcing and releasing their game for the holiday spirit this year. I am kicking off this year by reviewing Pragmatic Plays holiday game first. I recently shared the news of the game titled ‘Gems Of Serengeti’. Which shows a beautiful African plains landscape and has a max win capped at 4,000x on offer. Today we are learning all about ‘Santa’s Great Gifts’, which is set to release on November 24th across all sites!
He sees you when you’re sleeping, He knows when you’re awake, He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake! Santa Claus is coming to the casino world for 2022, what has Pragmatic Play got in store for us. The game background is a beautiful winter wonderland in possibly the North Pole. Including a snowy landscape with adorable snowmen, wrapped presents with bows and Santa himself holding a sack of goodies. There are so many small decorations such as tinsel, lights and baubles wrapped around the reel set. Low paying symbols are different coloured baubles. Premium symbols are different holiday items such as hot chocolate, gingerbread men and snow globes. Visually this game is perfect for the Christmas theme, using the biggest part of the holiday Santa Klaus. With vibrant visual aspects and fun little details to really get you staring at your screen.
Santa’s Great Gifts has a setup of 6 reels by 5 rows, this includes 20 set pay lines. This slot is high variance with a set RTP of 96.25% and a max win capped at 96.25%. You can bet from £0.20 to £100.
Santa’s Great Gifts Pay Table & Symbols
There are 11 symbols in total, this includes 4 low paying symbols. These are represented by Blue Diamonds, Green Clubs, Red Hearts and Purple Spades on baubles. There are also 5 premium symbols, these are represented by Hot Chocolate, Candy Canes, Christmas Cookies, Gingerbread Men and Snowmen Snow Globes. In addition to these regular symbols is a Santa Scatter which appears on all reels and a present Multiplier Symbol. The highest paying symbol is the Snowmen Snow globe premium, which pays 50x for 12 to 30 symbols. Multiplier Symbols will have a random multiplier between 2x to 100x.
Santa’s Great Gifts Features
There is a ‘Tumble Feature‘ that occurs after every spin, all winning symbols will disappear and other symbols will fall to the bottom of the reel set. Tumbles will continue until no more wins occur on the spin. When tumbling stops the values of Multiplier Symbols on the reel set are added together and the total win is multiplied by this value.
Landing 4 or more scatter symbols during a base game spin will trigger the Free Spins feature. 4, 5 or 6 scatters will award 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins. During spins there is a Progressive Feature which begins at level 1. Each time a multiplier symbol hits, it is collected in a meter.Landing 3 or more scatter symbols during a Free Spin will trigger 5 additional Free Spins. You can purchase this Free Spins feature, 100x, 200x, 400x or 500x. For starting levels at Level 1, level 2, Level 3 and Level 4. The round levels up at certain thresholds. The levels are;
- Level 1 = Multiplier is between 2x to 100x.
- Level 2 = After 6 Multiplier symbols are collected the multiplier values increase to between 8x to 100x.
- Level 3 = After another 5 Multiplier symbols are collected the multiplier values increases to between 15x to 100x.
- Level 4 = After another 4 Multiplier symbols are collected the multiplier values increases to between 50x to 100x.
Conclusion
Overall, I think this slot is exquisite for the studios Christmas release for the year and can bring all of us some excitement until the 25th December arrives finally! When I first looked at this game I left the Christmas joy, thanks to all the little details that remind me of the holiday. Including all the decorations tucked away in cardboard boxes every year, which are rediscovered for Christmas Tree decorating. All the sweet treats we crave, such as gingerbread men and hot chocolate with marshmallows. When the bonus feature is triggered the game background is completely changed, day turns to light and Santa reveals all the presents in his sack.
Now let’s talk about mechanics and features! The Tumble Feature keeps the flow going on each spin, with new symbols falling onto the reel set. You can get a nice flow going with a couple of consecutive wins, with this nice flow you will be praying for multiplier symbols to drop in. If you are a lover of Bonus Buys this will be perfect for you, with 4 different bonus buy options. You are able to pick from 4 different costs and which level you desire. The Free Spins feature is where the most fun occurs, with exciting gameplay and high volatility on offer! I think this slot is a thrilling Christmas release, which has familiar mechanics and enjoyable gameplay. Be sure to try out the game for yourself on release and check out our exclusive casino offers.