Game of the Week – Christmas Santa
Christmas is almost here! That gives us just enough time to review one last Christmas-themed pokie. Christmas Santa is a new 5-Reel pokie from Max Win Gaming. It features a different payline style than most are accustomed too along with a variety of Christmas-themed pay symbols.
This game has multiple bonus features that can help you achieve massive wins up to 30,000x your initial bet. Let’s learn more about this game and its features.
Christmas Santa Brings the Gifts
Christmas Santa is the latest 5-Reel online pokie from Max Win Gaming. The game is listed as a 3,125 Ways to Win game but the payline structure is a bit different. You get paid for three or more matching symbols from left to right. However, matching symbols can land anywhere on a reel to make a winning payline rather than hitting a static payline. It’s part payline, part cluster.
The pay symbols for this game are simple You have Royals for your lower paying symbols. Stockings and reindeer are medium paying symbols. The snowman is a medium-high paying symbol and the elft is the highest paying symbol in the game.
One thing to note is that you will generally not turn a profit on a single payline in this game. You have to hit five of a kind for the medium symbols or land four elves to make a profit. Multi-line wins are what you need in this game.
Luckily, there are multiple bonus features that will help you land some big wins.
Present Multipliers
During your spins, random presents will drop on your board. These will award multipliers from 2x to 5x. All winning paylines will be multiplied. If you get multiple presents, the multipliers combine. You can get up to a 30x multiplier.
This feature triggers frequently, which helps you lands larger wins with lower pay symbols. The most I got during the base game was a 6x multiplier.
Bonus Wheel
There is a special bonus wheel symbol that can drop at random during any spin. If it lands, a bonus wheel game will begin. This wheel has 15 segments and awards various multiplier prizes and has a section to trigger the Santa Collector Bonus.
I only triggered this once and got a 5x multiplier. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any wins to take advantage of the multiplier.
Santa Collector Bonus
Santa serves as the scatter for this game. Land three or more on the board to trigger the Collector Bonus. The bonus will award a prize based on the number of Santa symbols you collect. The number of symbols that trigger the feature will get you started. From there you will get 5 free spins to try and catch more symbols.
If a symbol lands on the board, it is added to the bonus collector and you get two more spins. During the spins, you can also catch presents. When this happens, the bonuses are multipled. The feature continues until you run out of free spins or you fill the board.
It took a while, but I was finally able to trigger the feature. During my bonus, I collected 8 Santa symbols and received a 2x present. In the end, I won 60x my initial bet.
Fun Game With a Solid RTP But High Volatility
There are a lot of reasons to like Christmas Santa. It offers a fun theme with a symbol pay structure and multiple fun bonus features. You also have a chance to win up to 30,000x your initial bet. The game also has an RTP of 96.24%, which is better than the average game we review.
However, I can attest that this game is high volatility due to the lower-paying symbols. Even after triggering the bonus, I still finished as a net loser in my session.
Overall, I can recommend this game to those that don’t mind a bit of volatility. Christmas Santa is available at King Johnnie Casino, Wild Card City, and all Australian Online Casinos offering Relax Gaming products.
The bonus features give you a great chance to score a big win. Have a happy holiday season and win lots of money.