Let’s be honest, the Christmas countdown is well and truly on. Whether you’re super-organised and already in the festive spirit or the office scrooge who complains about Fairytale of New York airing as early as November, we can agree that it’s getting colder and darker. There’s no greater feeling than getting cosy on the sofa and watching the latest TV series or blockbuster, reading a book or even playing online Slots. If you’re into gaming, here are the festive-themed Slots you simply cannot miss during the festive period.
Ghosts of Christmas
Based on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, get into the Christmas spirit with this five-reel slot with 20 pay lines. Join Scrooge and Marley and enjoy a whole host of bonus features as you travel back to the Victorian era.
Alongside the standard card symbols of lesser-value (A, K and Q) are a turkey, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and of course the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Activate one of two bonus features to make gameplay more rewarding. Three is the magic number. Land three or more of the clock symbol to trigger the Ghost of Christmas feature. Pick one of three ghosts and land a cash prize. Or land three or more of the Marley symbol and trigger the free game feature to see how many free spins you’ve won, which will also treble your winnings.
This title is also available as an online scratch card if you’re looking for an easier option with quicker wins.
Very Merry Christmas
If you love all the traditional elements of Christmas, the Very Merry Christmas Slots game will be the one for you. Played on five reels with 25 pay lines, celebrate the most wonderful time of year with an equally wonderful jackpot win!
The symbols are sweet treats like candy canes and gingerbread houses, as well as Christmas baubles, wreaths and even festive jumpers. One big difference between this and other Slots games is that there are two scatter symbols. The red present triggers a ‘match & win’ bonus, while the green present unlocks a ‘prize pick’ bonus. Like other video Slots, there are wild and scatter symbols to try and land. The snow globe is the game’s wild and doubles winning combinations.
If you’re looking to win the jackpot, you’ll need to land the letter symbols M-E-R-R-Y across the reels in order to win 3,000 times your stake. Of course if you manage that, it will be a very Merry Christmas!
Arctic Adventure
This game may not be directly based on Christmas, but it’s set in the North Pole, which is cool enough – pun intended. As you’d expect, the game’s design is a backdrop of snow and ice-capped mountains with cartoon animals acting as the symbols – walrus, reindeer, penguin and wolf, alongside the lesser-valued card symbols.
Arctic Adventure is also cool because you can lock in the polar bear wild symbols, offering even more opportunities to match winning combinations. You can stake as little as 2p per spin and double that if you wish to lock in those wilds. The game’s scatter symbol (a silver coin that says ‘free spins’) also gives you the chance to win up to 20 free spins. The ‘lock & spin’ feature is definitely the one you need and makes it more fun than other similar games.
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