Christmas Joy - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Christmas Joy is one of the Spinmatic free slots you can play here at Slots Temple, with other examples including Fat Santa. As the name would suggest, this slot is all about Christmas and the joy it brings to so many people. It doesn’t matter if you have been naughty or nice this year - this slot is set to bring you some great entertainment.

The game is set out on five reels and three rows, with 15 fixed paylines to play on. It offers up a lot of engaging gameplay as well as some interesting bonus features that certainly spice up the prizes on offer.

Overall Theme

As the name would suggest, this is of course one of the many Christmas themed slots we’ve seen released over the past couple of years. On the reels you will see typical Christmas images such as candy canes, reindeers and Santa. All of the animations have a cartoonish design, and in the background you will see Santa’s workshop in the middle of the North Pole.

The graphics and animation are a huge plus point for this game, and it will give you everything you would want from a holiday-inspired slot. It’s very appealing and will certainly get a lot of players into the Christmas spirit.

RTP & Volatility

The RTP of Christmas Joy is above average for an online slot which is great, standing at 96.14%. This is a number that has been estimated by the slot developer based on spending 100 coins in the game. They found that typically for every 100 coins you could receive 96.14 returned to you.

The game also has low to medium volatility. This is great variance for those just starting out with online slots. The prizes might not be anything to gasp at, but they will still roll in often enough to keep the fun going.

How to Play Christmas Joy

All of the controls for Christmas Joy are festive-themed. Below is a guide on how to use each control.

1.    The hamburger menu opens up the paytable, autoplay settings and betting options for the game.
2.    Choose your bet using the bet control panel.
3.    Click the max bet button to place the maximum bet on all paylines.
4.    Use the red spin button to spin the reels for your chosen bet amount.
5.    The fast-forward button next to the spin button speeds up the reels to make the game move a little quicker.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The betting range starts at 0.15 coins and goes up to 60 coins per spin. To receive a prize off your spin you will need to land three to five matching symbols across a payline, starting from the leftmost reel. Below are the coin amounts you can win for the minimum bet in the game of 0.15 coins if you manage to land five symbols on the reels.

Candles, Baubles & Wreath - 50 coins

Bells & Candy Cane - 100 coins

Stocking & Milk and Cookies - 300 coins

Star - 500 coins

Max-win 500x

Volatility Low

Top RTP 96.14%

Christmas Joy Bonus Features

Wild Symbol

The wild is represented by a happy snowman in Christmas Joy. This can appear in the base game, but he will only pop up on the second, third and fourth reels. He has the power to substitute in for all other symbols in the game apart from the bonus and scatter symbols. Because he can fill in for other icons, he can help form winning lines where there wouldn’t have been one normally.

Free Spins

When you land the reindeer scatter symbol on the reels you are in with the chance of winning some free spins. Depending on how many scatters you landed, you will be rewarded with a different number of free spins.

Three scatters = five free spins.

Four scatters = ten free spins.

Five scatters = 15 free spins.

Unfortunately, the free spins cannot be retriggered during this round, but you can trigger the gift time bonus game during free spins.

Gift Time Bonus Game

Another scatter symbol you can land is the bonus image of Santa. Landing his symbol on the first, third and fifth reels will trigger the Gift Time bonus game. When you enter this game you will be taken to a different screen and presented with eight Christmas gifts. You will need to pick three of these. Each gift contains a random number of coins - anywhere from 30 to 10,000. What you win will depend on your bet level.

Our Verdict

Christmas Joy is the total holiday season package. It’s fun and engaging with bonus features that keep the gameplay interesting. There are also a lot of winning opportunities which kept us entertained throughout our test.

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