Merry Christmas

Thanks to Merry Christmas, a holiday slot from Playson, players can celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with big wins. This title offers very handsome visuals, as well as an excellent free spin feature – with a second bonus to be found within it.

Theme

The five reels are set in a winter wonderland, replete with pine trees bent with the weight of a heavy, dreamy snowfall. Gaming symbols include jolly St. Nick himself, a sleigh packed with presents, a card-playing snowman, and Santa’s most famous reindeer, Rudolph. The playing card values ace through jack act as lower-value symbols; a grandfather clock acts as scatter, the gateway to bonus play; a bag of presents offers immediate scatter wins; and a holiday feast, complete with champagne, acts as wild. The background music would fit well into any Hollywood Christmas film – soothing synthesizers are backed by sleigh bells in accompanying gameplay. The overall feel is one of celebration, with all gaming symbols highly detailed and containing a starry glimmer.

Betting Options and Functions

Holiday magic might be enough for kids to enjoy Christmas, but adults know that a great deal of planning goes into a successful holiday. The design team at Playson understands this fact better than anyone, as evidenced by the superior quality of design on offer here. There are 21 fixed paylines, each paying from left to right. Per-spin bet is set simply from 0.21–105.00 times the betting currency. Autoplay is available up to 100 turns of the reels, with optional loss and total win limits; quick spins are also available for players who prefer a faster gaming tempo. The theoretical RTP is just above average at 95.18%.

Features

This title’s free spin feature is a gift anyone would want under their tree. Three or more scatter symbols award 15 free spins, during which time two additional symbols – Santa and his sleigh – act as wild. A new symbol, a Christmas tree, appears on the two outer reels: when two appear, a bonus game is launched. Players choose among a set of Christmas tree symbols, each one awarding a cash payout. The empty bag concludes the feature, returning players to free spins. Finally, scatter symbols remain on the reels during the feature, allowing for the possibility of adding 15 more free spins to the total.

Our Take

Plays fields a respectable slot here, with better than average visuals and an outstanding free spin feature. However, in a slot universe filled with Christmas-themed titles, Merry Christmas doesn’t do enough to stand out.