Santa Surprise Slots
Ho, ho, ho! It’s time to get festive with Santa Surprise, the online video slot from developer BetConstruct.
With soft snow falling and a thick layer of white all around, it’s impossible not to get in the mood for Christmas while you play on the reels for cash.
But will it be a Merry Christmas indeed for you – or will you end up with nothing but lumps of coal in your stocking? Here’s a review of Santa Surprise by BetConstruct to find out what the man in red has in store for you!
Get Your Mince Pies Ready
You have to treat Santa well if you want a return visit next year so don’t forget to get the mince pies ready to keep the big guy’s energy levels up.
In the meantime, you can head over to the five reels to start your game. There are no defined paylines on this title with the developer instead preferring to use the more contemporary 243 ways to win. Advocates of this style believe that it’s actually more likely to result in a win, plus being simpler to understand, too.
You can still set the value of the bet though with between 1 and 100 coins which can be bet on each spin.
The paytable is interactive and responds to the level of bet you have selected so make sure you have this set correctly first. If you want to see how changing your wager alters the potential prizes, exit the paytable and adjust your bet before returning.
The top prize is the wild symbol, offering a payout of 100,000 for matching five. Father Christmas is another big win, giving you the chance to scoop 50,000 for a line of five.
This slot has medium volatility with a theoretical RTW of 97.05%, putting it among some of the better performing games.
Santa Gifts
As it’s Christmas you could just find that Santa has been kind and given you a few little extras on the reels to help you win more prizes.
Father Christmas, as well as being a high value symbol, doubles us to also act as the scatter. This provides 15 free spins for anyone who lands three or more in any position on the reels. This is a potentially lucrative prize because it can be retriggered during the free spins, and any prizes won also have a x3 multiplier added, too.
The Wild symbol gives out the biggest win of the board, but also still performs its regular duties. When acting as a simple wild, it can substitute for others on the reels and create winning lines more easily. The only symbol the wild can’t substitute for is the scatter. But after all, who can replace Santa….?!
Picking Your Gift
Choosing your own gift has a very different meaning in this game as it forms the basis of the Gamble feature.
If you win on the reels you can choose to gamble your prize for the chance of doubling it. The option is entirely voluntary and you don’t have to gamble if you’d rather not. However, there is the chance of winning some big prizes if you take the chance…
If you play on the Gamble you’ll be taken through to another snowy scene and in front of you there will be two beautifully wrapped presents. The Gamble is spectacularly simple; if you choose the right gift, you’ll win. But select the wrong gift to unwrap and you’ll leave empty-handed.
If you are lucky enough to win, you’ll then face the next dilemma: will you play on again and try for an even bigger prize, or simply accept your winnings and return to the main game. The choice is entirely yours to decide!
Jingle Bells
Santa Surprise by BetConstruct is the quintessential Christmas feel-good game and it will certainly help to lift your festive spirits. There’s a real cosiness to the graphics, and the addition of snowflakes constantly falling and drifting across the reels certainly helps to set the scene.
With warm glowing cabins, and a thick layer of snow on the ground this is one video slot which creates an atmosphere before you even begin to play.
You won’t find this to be a game that’s absolutely jampacked with features but the free spins can extend for a while and give you a good chance of scooping a few prizes. Santa Surprise isn’t a game that you’ll play to try and win your fortune, but with plenty of payouts on offer, you’ll leave with a warm glow at the very least.
