Xmas Gifts - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Meet miner Santa in this interesting twist on a Christmas game. Help the jolly red-suited one uncover crystals and other more traditional festive treats in this cluster pay slot played on a 6x6 grid. It features cascading reels, multipliers, free spins, and the potential for jackpot prizes. 

Xmas Gifts Theme and Story

If you like playing the Fat Santa demo slot but are looking for a festive alternative, take a look at Xmas Gifts. The game’s splash screen invites you to hop on the rail cart taking you down into the mine. Press Start, and a laughing, vest-wearing, pickaxe-wielding Santa whizzes past to stand guard next to the reels as you play. The reels look like they are positioned within a wooden safety structure in an icy mine. We can’t help wondering where the animated snowflakes are falling from this far underground, but we’ll give the makers some artistic license on this. 

Santa himself is a burly, animated character who has definitely been exerting enough energy to work off those festive mince pies. You may have to do the same given the amount of sweet treats featured on the playing grid. There are biscuits in all shapes and sizes, including bells, snowmen, Christmas trees and traditional gingerbread men. The obligatory playing card symbols take on the appearance of crystals or gems.

Xmas Gifts RTP and Variance

You will find that the average RTP for demo slots is around 96 per cent. This medium- to high-variance game doesn’t quite hit this mark, offering a theoretical return to player ratio of just 94.23 per cent. Don’t be too disappointed, however, as this is pretty typical for slots with jackpot prizes on offer as the RTP takes a hit due to the percentage of bets taken towards the jackpot prize pot. 

How to Play Xmas Gifts

Head down deep into the mine and use our handy hints to start digging for your Xmas Gifts:

1. Use the coin stack button to choose your bet. Click the tick tab to set your stake once you have made your choice.
2. There is an autoplay option if you prefer your slots to spin for themselves. Click on the tab and choose how many spins you want it to make and what criteria you want it to meet to make it stop.
3. If you want to play manually, the snowflake is the spin button. Hit this to start each game.
4. Hit the 3-bar button to view the main menu. This is where you will find the sound settings and the paytable. 
5. The paytable updates automatically according to how much you decide to bet.
6. Always stake responsibly, and never bet more than you can comfortably afford to lose.

Xmas Gifts Bet & Win Sizes

You can bet from 20 to 1,000 credits on each spin, and prizes are paid out for clusters of matching symbols. You need to get at least 8 symbols to create a cluster; 12 or more will pay out the biggest wins. The top prizes on offer when betting the maximum stake are:

Candy canes 500,000

Christmas trees 250,000

Snowmen 150,000

Bells 120,000

Gingerbread men 100,000 

Max-win 2,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 94.23%

Xmas Gifts Bonus Features

The cascading reels are the first feature you will notice about this game. This means that winning combinations disappear to make room for new ones to appear, and the cascades continue until no more wins appear.

Free games are another major bonus in the slot. Land 4 or more scatters to launch the free games feature. Do this one time and get 10 free spins. Do it again as you play the bonus, and 5 more could be yours. You can do this until you reach a generous 300 free spins. The free spins get an extra boost by win multipliers. This means that at the end of each free spin, wins are multiplied by the total of the multipliers that landed on your reels.

Xmas Gifts joins other Belatra free slots in offering you what it calls its CraftBonus option. This is essentially an enhanced version of a buy bonus feature. You can buy to skip straight to the bonus, and you can also choose from a variety of different bonus drop options. The amount you will pay for the bonus depends on your chosen bet; the more you stake, the more chance you have of the indicated symbols in the bonus you choose being dropped.

If that were not enough, there is also a risk game after wins. This is a typical playing card pick ‘em game where you could double your winnings by guessing the right card colour or quadruple it by predicting what suit will be next out of the pack.

Last but not least, Xmas Gifts - like all Belatra games - features the Wheel of Fortune Jackpot. You will accumulate JP points as you play (earning more the more you stake), and when the indicator shown on the game screen is full, you will be presented with two wins. These can be spun to receive a guaranteed prize. 

Xmas Gifts Review

This slot makes for a welcome change from the standard festive game. Despite retaining plenty of references to traditional Christmas-themed slots, it still manages to offer a fresh feel. Miner Santa's muscles certainly set him apart from the pack! When it comes to the gameplay, what’s on offer is pretty standard stuff for Belatra games, and there is certainly no shortage of bonus gifts if luck is on your side. 
 

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