Secret Santa Slot

Graphics

In the background we see a neighbourhood of houses, covered in snow and no doubt full of residents waiting for Santa to visit. Well, they can wait. Because right now it’s our turns to head straight to the reels to enjoy some festive fun.

Imagine sitting on a warm rug in front of a fire, inside a cabin…and that’s the feeling you get when gazing upon the reels of Secret Santa. Warming graphics and symbols of Christmas come alive in the form of a Turkey, Stockings, Christmas Pudding, Presents and of course, Santa.

On each win, the symbols bulge out in sumptuous animation, accompanied by nice little sound effects reminding us we’ve just got some extra presents for our stocking.

Gameplay

The soundtrack to Secret Santa is jaunty to say the least. It might have been an unused one from one of the many Santa Clause movies, because it’s definitely got that Christmas movie feel to it. In fact, this slot is like a very cheesy Christmas, and that’s precisely what makes it so great.

That and the randomly awarded Secret Santa bonus game. Now this is how it’s more like secret Santa gifts. Occurring at random during the game, we can benefit from seven mystery bonus features.

● Wild Reels - three reels turn completely Wild.
● Wild Boost - turns all symbols of one type Wild.
● Scatter Spree - causes all symbols to pay like Scatters in any position.
● Mystery Multiplier - gives us up to x10 our stake.
● Rolling Reels - sees our winning combinations disappear, allowing new symbols to fall in, with each win enjoying a Win Multiplier up to 12x.
● Dashing Wilds - the reels respin and four extra Wilds appear.
● Free Spins - with tripled wins. Wow.

And then comes the Five of a Kind Again feature, a nifty touch when we land five of the same symbols. Those positions are then held and respun, with all game symbols spinning before finally coming to rest on one of them at random to form another guaranteed five-of-a-kind win.

Verdict

At first, Secret Santa might seem like a traditional Christmas experience at home. But if your home has seven bonus games that can be triggered at random, then we want to spend Christmas at yours!

On each spin of this slot we notice little flourishes which make us appreciate it more.

These are even saved if we leave the game, creating a sense of continuity which we don’t always get on slots. If you’re looking to kick start the Christmas season or want to keep the festive period alive after it’s long gone, then Secret Santa is certainly the slot to play.