Wild Santa

Christmas slots are rarely played out of the season, no matter how good the basic game is. This is probably the case with Wild Santa as well. Though it’s a season of joy and festivities…

…it is so for only a limited time. That’s also WHY these games tend to aim at total immersion, which this slot does achieve to an extent.

The main prize is a cool 1000x your bet. Yet, the main attraction in this game is not so much the prizes, as they are the 100 pay-lines that run through the five times four-reel setup.

Besides the special season and scatters, there aren’t really any special features at play in this simple game by a prolific online and social gaming developer Spinomenal.

Theme

Christmas and Santa! There probably isn’t any need to explain this any further, except to say that it’s the Christmas Eve and all symbols follow this theme. The audio effects sometimes break the character, though whenever a win lands you can hear the sounds you are used to. There’s a fair bit of music to set the theme right.

This game could have used a few more animations to keep things fresh, but if you’re looking for a light theme then this one works well.

Betting Options and Functions

The five reels hold a total of twenty symbols, and more importantly up to 100 pay-lines. Unusual for slots of the modern age, you can actually choose how many pay-lines are in play, though only in subsets of ten. The minimum bet is 0.1 coins, though with all lines in play that is a minimum of one coin.

With the right symbols lining up you can win up to 1000 times your total bet. There is a total of eight symbols, excluding the scatter and wild, with the lowest payout starting at five times the line bet. The RTP stands a bit above 96%.

Features

There aren’t any features besides scatter pays in this game. It is actually one of the simplest in the HTML5 Spinomenal portfolio, yet engaging nonetheless.

As we mentioned, you can win up to a thousand times your bet on the main reels, but that is through the regular symbols (and wild, of course, as it substitutes for other symbols).

Now, once you get the scatters on the reels this changes completely. With three scatters and full stake you will win 200 times your bet. With four scatters this increases to 2 500 times the bet, and finally…

…with five scatters up to 25 000 times the bet!

Our Take

Spinomenal’s Wild Santa delivers a basic gameplay experience. It does allow you to enjoy the season and it sets the mood just right.

However:

There are plenty of other slots to compete with, and perhaps games such as Naughty or Nice manage to offer a slightly more immersing experience.

It’s up to you to find out!

In any case, if you are just looking for some simple spins with great prizes to enjoy, this game is as good as any other. Try the demo here!