Christmas Bonanza

Big Time Gaming is the big name behind the Megaways mechanism and, although it is usually mentioned in the title, Christmas Bonanza is also a slot in the Megaways series. The field consists of 6 reels and therefore 2 to 7 symbols per play round under these reels. At best, this yields 117,649 ways to win.

Like most Megaways slots, Christmas Bonanza contains plenty of features such as the Free Spins that can increase your winnings up to 26,000 times your stake. The betting range starts at $0.20 and goes up to $40 per round of play.

What do you have to do in Christmas Bonanza?

As in just about every Megaways slot machine, in Christmas Bonanza you also win by landing at least 3 identical symbols consecutively next to each other on the reels. Such a winning combination only applies if it is made from left to right and if the first symbol lands on the far left reel.

Above the middle 4 reels is an extra reel that rolls horizontally instead of vertically. The symbols that land in this count towards making winning combinations.

A total of 12 different symbols are present in the game. Of these, 10 have a paying function, with the purple present having the highest value. There are 2 symbols that have no paying function, but you need these to trigger specific features in the slot.

Every cascading win will add 1 point to the general multiplier.

Bonus features of Christmas Bonanza

Players who have played Megaways slots before know that these slots are full of features. In Christmas Bonanza, too, you’ll find plenty of them. Which ones there are, what exactly they do for you and how to trigger them can be read below.

Wild symbol

One of the special symbols in this slot is the Wild. This symbol can replace any paying symbol in the game, so when one appears on screen, the chances of a winning combination immediately increase. The Wild can land anywhere and at any time in the field, including in the top horizontal row.

Reactions

As soon as a winning combination lands in your field, you trigger the Reactions feature. This makes the winning symbols disappear from the field to make room for new ones. The empty spaces are filled by new symbols. This continues until no new combination is made.

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Free Spins

The other special symbol in the game is the Scatter. Of these, you need 4 to spell the word GOLD. Once you spell the word, this will trigger 12 Free Spins. Each additional Scatter gives you 5 more Free Spins.

During the Free Spins, each Reaction causes the win multiplier to increase by 1. This can theoretically increase infinitely. Special mining carts with gold bars pass by during the Free Spins. If 3 of these stop on the top reel, this will earn you 5 extra Free Spins. If 4 stop, you’ll earn as many as 10 extra Free Spins. No limit has been discovered by CorrectCasinos here.

Bonus Buy

Does it take you too long to trigger the Free Spins or do you want to get started with these right away? Then you can choose to trigger them manually. This will cost you 90 times your stake once. This will buy you 12 Free Spins, so to speak. Otherwise, the same rules apply as within normal Free Spins.