Merry Reels - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction 

Santa’s making that list and checking it twice, as Merry Reels is a festive-themed slot with some great features for players to explore. It’s aBwin.Party slot that offers players up to 20 configurable paylines and is played using five reels with three rows. Players will be pleased to discover wild, scatter and bonus symbols as well as the chance of bagging some free spins and even a fun bonus game that this Merry Reels slot review will explain.

There are 10 regular symbols in this slot machine: these are Santa, his reindeer, an angel, elf, snowman, candy canes, a stocking, baubles, a gift and some holly. Along with these is the wild Christmas tree symbol that substitutes for all other symbols except the scatter and bonus symbols and is also the highest-paying symbol on the board. Then there’s the scatter snowflake that gives access to free games and pays anywhere on the reels, as well as the bonus sleigh symbol which grants access to Santa’s Quest.

Theme, Graphics

This slot machine is all about Christmas, and on the board we see symbols such as Christmas trees, sleighs, gifts, snowflakes and of course Santa himself: these are all perfectly in keeping with the festive theme of this slot. The graphics are colourful and cheerful and cannot fail to spread that Christmas cheer, creating that familiar festive feeling we all know and love.

Merry Reels RTP and Variance 

The theoretical return to player of this Merry Reels online slot is 95.14%, which is within an average range for many online slots. We’d say that this is a medium-variance slot that offers a mix of higher and lower potential payouts and frequencies.

How to Play Merry Reels

Make sure you’re not on the naughty list and start playing in a few simple steps:

1. Firstly, checkout the paytable by pressing the ‘Help’ button in the bottom left, followed by the ‘Paytable’ button on the left.
2. While you’re there, on the right side of the help screen, press the ‘Paylines’ button to get a look at the game’s paylines.
3. Next, select your bet configuration by pressing ‘Lines’ on the bottom left to set the number of paylines, followed by ‘Bet’ to set the bet level for each of those selected lines.
4. For players who want to use auto spin, press the ‘Auto spin’ button in the bottom right to reveal configuration options.
5. Press the ‘Spin’ button to start the reels manually.
6. Remember to always gamble responsibly. 

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins 

On this no deposit slot, the minimum total bet level is 0.001, while the maximum total bet level is 20.00, offering a good choice of bet configuration options to players. The coin value must be set and the number of paylines to play must be chosen, and then the coin value multiplied by the number of lines will give the total bet amount.

The paytable will illustrate the potential prize values for the different symbols. These include:

• 2000 for 5 wilds (Christmas trees)
• 1000 for 5 Santas
• 600 for 5 reindeer

The game pays one way, left to right, except for the scatter and bonus symbols, which will pay anywhere they appear.

Merry Reels Bonus Features

This no deposit slot offers plenty of bonus action, as there’s a great bonus game as well as free spins on offer. The bonus game is called Santa’s Quest, and it’s triggered whenever three or more of the bonus sleigh symbols land anywhere on the reels. The player must click on baubles to move Santa around the board, looking for those treats to win the prizes. Prizes are in the form of bet multipliers with values from 2x up to 10x the bet that triggered the bonus game. Make sure to avoid those treacherous icy rooftops, though, or they’ll soon put an end to Santa’s quest.

On to the free games feature: this one’s triggered by landing three, four or five scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to gain either 15, 20 or 25 free spins respectively. During the free games, further free spins can be triggered in exactly the same way, and Santa’s Quest is triggerable too.

Overall Merry Reels Review 

Merry Reels is one of the more fun online slots that we’ve reviewed, and we couldn’t fail to feel jolly. There’s certainly plenty of fun to be had with the free spins and Santa’s Quest bonus game that brings the possibility of prizes. The game rules weren’t difficult to understand, and we also liked that the variance doesn’t seem as though it’s too high, making this an ideal slot for beginners to enjoy.

However, we couldn’t fail to notice that the characters and symbols in the game are likely to be very appealing to children. Christmas is often their favourite time of the year after all, and Santa, Rudolph and friends do all look rather cute.
 

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