The Nutcracker

Players on the lookout for the best video slots won’t want to miss out on The Nutcracker, the balletic title from iSoftbet.

This gorgeous title comes equipped with a fantastical array of features, including Nutcracker Free Spins with sticky stacked wilds and win-improving re-spins, as well as Fairy Free Spins, where up to 30 freebies can be triggered and re-triggered, with active win multipliers up to 10x.

Theme

iSoftBet is well-respected in the industry for their varied, high-quality game catalogue. In this title, they turn to the perennially-popular Nutcracker for inspiration.

This fantastical story is beloved by many a child at Christmastime, but its roots go all the way back to the composition of the 1892 ballet by Tchaikovsky, and even farther to the novel it’s based on, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann all the way back in 1816!

This game is set in the unspeakably beautiful Russian winter, with snow-caked fir trees and towers, with windows alight and a starry night sky.

Gaming symbols include the ornery Mouse King, the young heroine with her toy soldier, her teddy bear, and locomotive. The playing card values ace through ten provide lower-value symbols.

A fabulously mustachioed Nutcracker toy soldier acts as wild, substituting for all other symbols to help form winning combinations.

This title’s most gaming important symbol, however…

… is the Sugar Plum Fairy. These open the way to free spins, where the game’s top payouts can be found.

Betting Options and Functions

There are 20 fixed paylines, all paying from left to right. Coin size can be set between 0.01–1.00 for an overall per-spin bet range of 0.20–20.00 times the betting currency.

Autoplay is available for up to 100 spins, with optional win/loss limits available.

Player options, payline information, game rules, and more are available via pop-up menus. The theoretical return to player (RTP) is excellent at 95.97%.

Features

• Three or more Sugar Plum Fairy Symbols on the reels trigger Fairy Free Spins.
• 10, 20, or 30 freebies will be awarded, depending on how may symbols began the feature.
• During Free Spins, any additional Sugar Plum Fairy symbols will award additional freebies.
• If the Nutcracker lands stacked on the third reel during the feature, the win multiplier will be increased by a factor of 1, up to a maximum of 10x.

• The appearance of the stacked Nutcracker wild on the middle reel during base play triggers the Nutcracker Gift Bonus.
• Players choose one of the gifts to receive between 5–10 Nutcracker Free Spins.
• During the resulting Free Spins, the middle reel will remain in place as a stacked wild.
• On each Nutcracker Free Spin, winning symbols are locked in place while a free re-spin takes place.
• Re-spins will continue until the win is no longer improved.
• Nutcracker Gift Bonus and Nutcracker Free Spins cannot be triggered during Fairy Free Spins.

Our Take

It’s tough to ask for more from an online slot than what iSoftbet has provided here. Design is captivating, features are abundant and intriguing, and RTP is strong. Enjoy!