Santa's Great Gifts Slot Review
Santa’s Great Gifts is a video slot from Pragmatic Play that was released on November 24, 2022. This online slot has a traditional take on the Christmas season. Santa Claus is seen standing to the right of the snow-covered reels in the scene that takes place at the North Pole. He is holding a bag of gifts at his feet. Even if the design is fresh and contemporary, there aren't any unique takes on the classic winter holiday scenario. Because of this, we are left with a fun game, but one that is quite predictable. The goal of the music is to get you in the spirit of the holidays, and we believe it succeeds beautifully in that effort. Read our review to decide whether it is worth your time and money playing it.
Santa's Great Gifts by Pragmatic Play Video Review
Santa’s Great Gifts General Characteristics
- Scatter Pays
- 6 reels and 5 rows
- High volatility
- RTP: 96.25%, 95.04%, 93.96%
- Hit frequency: 24.32%
- Bonus Hit Frequency 0.28%
- Bet amount 0.2 EUR - 100 EUR (With Ante Bet Feature 0.25 EUR - 125 EUR)
- Maximum win multiplier - x5,000
- Maximum win value 500,000 EUR (Max win odds hit frequency: 1 in 17,241,379, Odds for > 1000x hit frequency: 1 in 50,100)
- 9 main symbols
- Additional symbols: Scatter Symbol, Multiplier Symbol
Santa’s Great Gifts Bonus Features
Multipliers
These symbols are featured on every reel, and they have a chance to appear at random during spins and tumbles in both the regular game and the Free Spins bonus round. When a multiplier symbol appears, the multiplier value is increased by a random amount, ranging from 2x to 100x. When the tumbling sequence comes to a close, the values of any and all multiplier symbols currently shown on the screen are put together. The sum of these values is then multiplied by the total amount won throughout the sequence.
Tumble Feature
Thanks to the Tumble Feature, winning combos are paid out after each spin, and then all winning symbols vanish when the round is over. The symbols that are still on the screen are moved to the bottom of the screen, and new symbols are dropped down from the top of the screen into the vacant spaces. The tumbling process will continue until there are no more winning combo outcomes that can be generated by the tumble. There is no upper limit to the amount of tumbles that may take place. In short, this is your Avalanche or Cascade feature that you could see in many other popular slots.
Free Spins
The Free Spins Feature is activated if there are at least 4 scatter symbols found anywhere on the screen. If you get 4, 5, or 6 scatter symbols, you will activate 10, 15, or 20 free spins, accordingly. A progressive component is included in the round of free spins. The round begins at level 1, and each time multiplier symbols are collected, they are added to a meter, the round levels up when specific thresholds are crossed, and at each level, only certain values are available for multiplier symbols. These values are as follows:
- Level 1 - Before a total of 6 multiplier symbols are accumulated. In level 1, the multiplier symbols have a chance of hitting anywhere from 2x to 100x.
- Level 2 - When 6 multiplier symbols have been accumulated, it begins. In level 2, multiplier symbols have a chance of hitting anywhere from 8x to 100x.
- Level 3 - When another five multiplier symbols have been accumulated, it will begin. In stage 3, the multiplier symbols have a chance of hitting anywhere between 15x and 100x.
- Level 4 - When another 4 multiplier symbols have been accumulated, it will begin. At level 4, the multiplier symbols have a chance of hitting between 50x and 100x. Beyond reaching level 4, it is no longer possible to advance to higher levels, and any free spins earned after that point are played at level 4 only.
During the Free Spins Round, you will be granted 5 extra free spins if 3 or more scatter symbols appear anywhere on the screen.
Ante Bet
The player will have the opportunity to make a choice about the bet multiplier. The manner in which the game is played varies according to the wager that is chosen. The following are the potential values:
Bet multiplier 1.25x - The odds of winning free spins are automatically increased by a factor of two. On the reels, there is an increased number of scatter symbols. You cannot buy the Free Spins with this feature turned on.
Buy Free Spins feature
The FREE SPINS ROUND can be activated right away from the main game by buying it. There are four different ways to purchase the round of FREE SPINS:
- A round that begins at level 1 may be triggered by paying 100 times the total stake.
- A round that begins at level 2 may be triggered by paying 200 times the total stake.
- A round that begins at level 3 may be triggered by paying 400 times the total stake.
- A round that begins at level 4 may be triggered by paying 500 times the total stake.
If you choose any of the available options when buying the Free Spins round, the spin that resulted in the feature being activated will display a random number of scatter symbols. This means that you will earn a varied number of free spins depending on whatever number of scatters you collect.
Our Experience Playing Santa’s Great Gifts
When we fired up the game, we were met with a reelset that was reminiscent of one of Pragmatic Play's previous smash hits, specifically, God of Olympus and Sweet Bonanza, which we found immediately appealing. The score brought back fond memories of the main theme from Harry Potter and caused us to experience a twinge of nostalgia. There are a lot of slots with a Christmas theme available, and it was our responsibility to determine whether or not this slot could compete with the others. Because this slot machine contains the Ante Bet option, and because we wanted to activate the Free Spins more often, we resorted to a somewhat different strategy than we would have otherwise used to evaluate this. We deposited 250 Euros, set the bet to 1 Euro plus 0.25 Euro for the cost of the Ante bet, and hoped to see at least 300 spins. During the first 100 spins, the biggest payout was 15.80 Euros and the payout during one bonus round that we triggered was only 5.24 Euros. What a disappointment… After one hundred spins, we had a loss of around 50 euros, but we did not give up and remained hopeful that the subsequent attempts would provide a better outcome. During the next 100 spins, we had a decent payout of around 50 Euros thanks to the multipliers and a fantastic Free Spins bonus round in which we reached level 4 and it paid us a respectable sum of 224.35 Euros. During the main game, the last hundred spins resulted in a few respectable rewards totaling about 20 Euros each, but unfortunately there were no Free Spins bonus rounds triggered that time. In all, we won something about 75 Euros, and we congratulated ourselves on having behaved well during the course of this year.
Santa's Great Gifts Verdict
We have mentioned this before, but there are a lot of slot machines out there with a Christmas theme, and it is quite tough to compete with them. On the other hand, this slot machine, with its features and possibly very lucrative bonus round, has all the makings of a winner in that regard. We believe that you should make time in your calendar to play this slot machine over the Christmas season since it has the potential to reward you with some respectable winnings. Good luck and Merry Christmas!
