Provider Red Tiger adds its contribution to the growing selection of Christmas-themed games with the Jingle Ways Megaways slot machine imbued with a warm holiday atmosphere. Released in December 2021, this slot focuses on gifts delivered by Santa Claus at any point in the game, who can magically appear in front of the reels and invite you to open a present.
Layout
Jingle Ways Megaways has 6 reels with variable rows that can show from 2 to 7 symbols per spin. The Megaways mechanism releases up to 117649 ways to activate a win. A RTP of 95.69% is given by the provider and the volatility is high with a maximum winning potential is around 10500x the stake. Bets per spin vary between $0.20 and $10.
In order to win, you will need to collect enough of the same symbols starting from the leftmost reel. The symbols all pay from 3 onwards. Thus, the list of best symbols includes the bell, star, bauble, stocking and candy cane. The A, K, Q, J and 10 come with lower payouts. The game also features special symbols like Wilds, Scatters and Santa’s gifts. After any win, a chain reaction will be triggered. The symbols that form a win disappear, giving space for new symbols to fall from the top to form a new win.
Features
Santa’s Gifts
When Santa appears on the reels, he offers a gift with one of the following features:
- Mega Wilds: Mega Wilds cover an entire reel and have a multiplier of up to 7x. Up to 4 Mega Wilds can appear on the middle reels;
- Festive Reels: All weak symbols are removed from the reels;
- Raining Wilds: Wild symbols are randomly positioned on the reels to create a winning combination;
- Multiplier Boost: it can only be won during free spins and adds a boost of x1 to x5 to winning combinations.
- Free Spins: Santa’s Gift feature can trigger Free Spins.
Free Spins
In addition, you can also activate the bonus of 8 Free Spins with 3 Scatters anywhere on the reels. A win multiplier of up to 15x is applied to all wins during the bonus and, if won, the Multiplier Boost will instantly increase it by 1 to 5x. You will also have the opportunity to trigger more free spins during the bonus.
Overall
Red Tiger’s Jingle Ways Megaways slot meets the requirements of a well-designed Christmas-themed slot without being very original. The theme is sober but warm and the features are always surprising, which keeps the player’s excitement high.