Snowy's Wonderland Slot Machine
Winter usually brings its fair share of magic and enchantment to otherwise familiar landscapes. The snow creates a pure and soft atmosphere, to the delight of kids and adults alike and a fair number of xmas themed slots have taken advantage of this.
Players will also get their share of winter magic in Snowy’s Wonderland, a video slot game created by 888 Holdings and featuring the perfect snowy winter landscape. The game is equipped with all kinds of special symbols to keep you on the edge of your seat, and also with a tremendous progressive slots jackpot. This winter season will be merry.
To find out more about this frosty game, stick around and read our full review of Snowy’s Wonderland.
Vast Expanses of White
Snowy’s Wonderland is, unsurprisingly, covered in a thick layer of snow that creates an overwhelmingly white background for the game.
The reels appear on a large block of ice, with a merry snowman looking over from the right side. Other details include a frozen lake and snow-covered trees in the distance, but otherwise the graphics are really nothing to shout about.
The overall white and frozen atmosphere of Snowy’s Wonderland remains fun to look at, but the lack of details and originality might be a problem for some players.
Getting Started
Moving on to the gameplay itself, we find ourselves facing some graphic flaws once again. The various switches and buttons are mostly white or light blue, which makes them practically invisible within the overwhelmingly white settings of the game. Their placement is also a bit messy, and while it is a change from a more rigid approach where all buttons appear on a straight line or two, it ends up making the gameplay less accessible than in other games.
The game commands are mostly located right under the reels. As per usual, you will be able to adjust the number of paylines (with a maximum of 30) and the amount of their bet by using the corresponding arrow. It is also possible to click the lightly coloured numbered tabs that flank the reels on both sides to activate or deactivate paylines. Winning combinations occurring on any activated payline trigger a cash prize, which is then added to the credit total automatically.
Hit the Spin button to let the reels spin loose, or use the Autoplay function in order to play on a predetermined number of automatic spins, without any interruptions.
Frosty Menu
Let’s take a closer look at the paytable of Snowy’s Wonderland and see what the game has in store for us in terms of reel symbols.
We begin with the classic and now frozen solid card symbols, from 10 to Ace. These first few icons do not have a big payout, but will frequently show up on the reels as you play. Keep in mind that combinations can add up for larger cash rewards!
The rest of the paytable is more in line with the spirit of the game. You will find a Sledge, Skis, warm Drinks, Mittens, Boots and so on. The Skis and Sledge are the most valuable of all, but they are nothing compared to the special symbols that we will review in the next section.
Final Winter Surprises
There are a few special features on the paytable of Snowy’s Wonderland that deserve our attention for a little while.
The jumping Snowman acts as a Wild card, able to substitute any of the basic symbols previously mentioned and help create extra winning combinations. Landing five of them on an activated payline awards a x10,000 cash prize, and Wilds appearing on the third reel can expand to cover it all and double all line payouts in the process. One more feature of this multi-purpose Wild is to serve as a Bonus symbol, should it appear simultaneously on the first and fifth reels. A mini game will follow, where you have to pick random icons to trigger an extra cash prize.
An extra Bonus symbol is also available; it triggers a bonus round if you land three or more of them anywhere on the reels. In this game, you will have to dress up the Snowman as best as you can to win some more cash prizes.
Finally, the Igloo symbol represents the Scatter card of Snowy’s Wonderland. This means that if three, four or five Igloos appear at the same time anywhere on the reels they can trigger extra rewards in the shape of Free Spins (10, 20 or 30 free games, respectively).
Snow Way!
Snowy’s Wonderland is overall a fun game to play, despite its rather messy graphics and gameplay design. The many bonuses available are entertaining, and keep in mind that with every spin you also have a chance to win the progressive jackpot! If other seasonal celebrations are more your thing then this provider also make the wonderful Easter Bunnies slot.
