Christmas Bonanza

It's time for another festive online slot game; however, this one comes with a handful of features to keep players entertained during every spin. The name of this game is Christmas Bonanza, with the board being part of a snowy mountain range. A Christmassy shack can also be seen in the bottom left of the screen, decked out in a variety of colorful lights. This game comes with the Megaways mechanic, meaning that the number of active pay lines can change per spin.  

This slot was created by Big Time Gaming, with a lot of aspects being consistent between some of their earlier releases. In addition to the Megaways mechanic, the sound effects for matching combinations and the cascading symbols will likely be familiar to many punters. In many ways, Christmas Bonanza is similar to previous titles such as Chocolates and Royal Mint Megaways in many ways, but with a completely fresh theme! 

The standard 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A symbols all appear in Christmas Bonanza, with the premiums following. It will come as no surprise to punters that these are festively themed as a variety of different presents. There are green, blue, red, and purple present icons, which can award players with 1.75x, 2x, 2x, 7.5x, or 50x the bet size, should six form a combination.

Christmas Bonanza also has two special symbols. The first is a wild, shown as three sticks of dynamite, which can replace any standard or premium symbol as part of a combination. Finally, there are two variations of scatter symbols, shown as golden letters or bars, which can be responsible for triggering the main bonus mode.

There is one main bonus feature in Christmas Bonanza. However, it does incorporate the cascading symbols mechanic. Whenever a matching combination is formed, the corresponding icons will disappear from the reels, with fresh symbols dropping in from the top to fill the space. Of course, scatter symbols will remain in place, but wilds can be removed from the board if they're included in a matching combination. It's worth mentioning that this cascade mechanic can trigger indefinitely until no more matching combinations are formed.

Landing 4 or more scatters to spell out the word 'GOLD' across the reels will start the bonus, with players receiving a minimum of 12 free spins. If additional scatters appear, an additional five free spins will be added to the starting total. The free spins mode itself plays out in a similar way to the base game. However, a win multiplier is introduced.

This multiplier will increase for every cascade, with the value being sticky throughout the round. In addition to this, there is no maximum limit applied to the potential multiplier. Landing 3 or 4 scatters during the bonus will add 5 or 10 more spins to the total, with the option for players to purchase this bonus directly for 90x the stake size.

With a minimal user interface and a background that's full of detail, this slot is incredibly easy on the eye. Although there is only one bonus mode in Christmas Bonanza, the limitless win multiplier can certainly help to keep players entertained!