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The Wombat Says: I don’t know about you, but I just love Christmas! Of course Crimbo Aussie-style is less about snow, and more about getting the barbie going with a cold bevvy. But the best thing for this Chrissy-loving marsupial, is of course all the presents! If you like a festive slot, then you’ll love this feel-good release from Microgaming. Just like the white-bearded fella himself, Secret Santa slot just keeps on giving!
Look and Feel
Step into a Winter Wonderland Wombat Fans, with a festive backdrop of snowflakes, gently falling onto the snow-covered rooftops of a sleepy town; just like the night before Christmas. The reels are cosily housed in a red box, just like a gift-wrapped treat ready to unwrap. The styling is aiming to touch your festive heart (it certainly warmed this Wombat’s pouch). It’s all a long way from older games like the Treasure Nile slot machine (mind you that’s got a nice progressive jackpot attached to it.)
The soundtrack is full of Xmas cheer and will have you humming along to its festive tune in no time!
Game Play
Secret Santa has 5 reels, 4 rows and 1024 paylines, and you’ll be pleased to hear that there are no turkeys in this game – just matching symbols in adjacent columns rather than in specific patterns. That’s a lot of Ways to Win when you compare it to earlier games like the Genie’s Gems slot which has 5 pay-lines. Santa, you dude you!
Your festive reel icons are made up of a cheery fireplace, a Christmas tree with a load of presents underneath, a delicious-looking Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, a traditional Christmas pudding, a stocking bursting full of presents and then the playing cards symbols; clubs, hearts, spades, and diamonds. It couldn’t be more full of the joys of Christmas if it tried. The old fella looks like he’s been raiding the same larder as the lass in our Fat Lady Sings slot game– but that’s what Christmas is all about, right?
The Secret Santa logo is Wild and there’s a Christmas cracker scatter symbol which will pay when it lands in any position. There are no bonus symbols in this game, because the bonus feature is triggered randomly.
Bonus Feature
What really sets this game apart from it’s Yuletide rivals is the Secret Santa Bonus. This surprise treat is set off at random and when it hits, it will offer you 7 awesome mystery features to give you that warm fuzzy Christmas feeling.
These include; Wild Reels, Wild Boot, Free Spins, a Mystery Multiplier, Dashing Wilds, a Scatter Spree and Rolling Reels!
Wild Reels: 3x reels will be turned completely wild and the prizes for that spin recalculated.
Wild Boost: all symbols of 1 kind will be turned wild and the payout recalculated.
Scatter Spree: all symbols act as Scatters which mean that as long as there are at least 3x on the screen, they will be a payout.
Mystery Multiplier – your win will be multiplied up to a maximum of 10x.
Rolling Reels: the symbols which formed the winning combo will disappear, allowing more symbols to fall into place. Each new win increases the multiplier by 2x up to a maximum of 12x.
Dashing Wild: the reels will respin and 4 extra wilds will be added in random locations.
Free Spins: you’ll receive 5 free spins with all wins tripled.
5 of a Kind Feature
This really is the game that just keeps giving; if you spin those reels and land 5 of a kind then you’re up for even more gifts! Your win will become a new symbol which will, in turn, make another 5 of a kind win! Now that’s what this Wombat calls a Christmas to remember.
Conclusion
Secret Santa slot is perfect for those who love the year-round cheer of the festive season, and gameplay really does just keep on cranking out those generous bonuses. What really sets this game apart are the generous 7 mystery features that come with a flurry of payouts. Now that’s the kind of Crimbo present that this furry fella loves. Ding Dong!