XMas Magic - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Now that this Malta-based company has spent nearly 20 years supplying quality games to the industry, Play'n GO free slots online are a very familiar feature of the gaming environment. While every game is of course designed for gambling, the availability of free play slots makes it easy to assess games before committing to them. Play’n GO is run by a team of experienced developers who are also enthusiasts, and as players themselves they understand the importance of variety, which is why they are just at ease going heavy on a Christmas theme as they are on a game like Play'n GO's Rise of Olympus slot, steeped in ancient mythology.

XMas Magic has five reels and four rows. It has 50 paylines, and you can choose to play any number of them. The minimum bet size is 0.01 and the maximum is 25.00. There are 11 regular symbols: Holly & Bells, Stocking, Candy Canes, Hot Chocolate, Snow Globe and the highest-value playing cards. The wild is a gift box filled with gold coins, and the scatter is Santa Claus.

Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack

Visually, the background is rather more impressive than the grid. Cobbled streets, tastefully decorated buildings with lights glowing in the windows, snow-capped mountains in the distance and a giant Christmas tree in the centre - all these details feel much more evocative than the images on the reels that look more like the artwork from bargain boxes of Christmas cards. The soundtrack is electro-orchestral without much that sounds particularly seasonal. A slightly bungled opportunity.

XMas Magic RTP and Variance

The game’s RTP is 96.50 per cent, which is very slightly above average for slot games. The variance is high.

How to Play XMas Magic

1. To select your bet you need to adjust the coin value on the far left by using the minus and plus buttons, and then select the number of coins using the minus and plus signs, and finally choose the number of lines you’d like to play - anything from 1 to 50. Clicking through the options can take some time, and there is no Max Bet shortcut.
2. Click on the ‘i’ icon for the game information, including paytable values.
3. Press the small play button to see the auto play options. The options are 10, 20, 50, 75 or 100 automatic spins. You can specify a single win limit and also limits for balance increases and decreases. You may also set it so that the auto play mode will quit on any win and also if you should win any free spins. The number of auto spins that remain will be displayed and count down on the play button.
4. Press the play button or the space bar to start the reels spinning bet. You can stop the reels at any time by pressing the stop button.
5. Press the lightning bolt at the bottom left to turn on fast play.
6. The balance will displayed at the bottom of the screen to the left of centre.
7. Only the highest award is paid per line selected. Wins from different winning combinations will be added. All wins play left to right from the furthest to the left apart from scatters, which pay anywhere.
8. The wild substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. 
9. We encourage everyone to play responsibly. These are adult gambling games, and if you choose to play for real money you should make sure before you start that you only bet as much as you can afford to lose. If in doubt, it is advisable to play for fun only. If you do gamble, you should stop playing once the the game stops being enjoyable.

Bet Sizes and Paytable Wins

The bet size ranges from 0.01 to 25.00. The maximum payout is 16,000x.

All symbols pay on combinations of three of a kind up to five of a kind. The highest multiplier values in the paytable are as follows:

Holly & Bells

5 = 1000

Stocking

5 = 500

Candy Canes

5 = 500
        
Hot Chocolate

5 = 400

Snow Globe

5 = 400

Ace, King

5 = 400

Queen, Jack, 10, 9

5 = 200

Max-win 16,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 94.59%

XMas Magic Bonus Features

Free Spins

If you land three or more scatters you will win a 4x multiplier and activate the free spins round. You are given 10 free spins. On each spin two extra wild symbols will appear stacked on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. The free spins feature can be retriggered just once with 10 spins up to a total of 20 free spins.

Gamble Feature

Whenever a winning combination lands on the reels, you will be given the option either to gamble or collect. If you choose to collect your winnings, they will be added to your balance. If you choose to gamble, you will see a new screen which offers you the choice of betting on the card colour or on the suit. If you pick the right colour, you will win 2x your stake. If you pick the right suit, you win 4x. 

XMas Magic Review: Our Verdict

Sticking fairly rigidly to the Play’n Go formula, the game play is somewhat limited, and with disappointing graphics the experience is rather undermined. The RTP is just OK and the extra modest. The maximum payout is the most positive aspect of the game.

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