Sleighin’ It

It gets earlier every year. That's right; providers have already started producing Christmas-themed slots to capitalise on the first feelings of festive spirit. Indeed, like retail, Christmas is a big time for the gambling industry, with people feeling optimistic about the world and fantasising about what a big payout could do for their Christmas period. BetSoft knows this too and has developed this new slot, Sleighin' It. Mechanically, this is a five-reel, four-row game with 30 pay lines and an RTP of 96.19%. However, the volatility for this game sits at the higher end of the range. Sleighin' It is available to play on mobile, laptop and tablet platforms.

Sleighin’ It Overview

The features of this game start with the introduction of mystery symbols. These symbols can land at any time during the game, at which point they will transform into the same matching symbol to help score more frequent wins. This game also has a mystery wild reels feature. This feature is also randomly triggered. When it is, three or more stacked wild reels will appear on the board to help players score even more wins. The main feature in this game is the free spins feature, triggered when players land three or more of the scatter icons on the reels simultaneously. There are three different free spins rounds to choose from. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Sleighin' It Theme and Symbols

As you will have noticed, the theme for this game is the wonderful time of year that happens every December - Christmas. This means a setting covered in a liberal blanket of snow, toys, and baubles on the reels and even a happy little reindeer with a red nose. The main thing players will notice about this game visually is that it is incredibly colourful. From the bright-coloured presents to the candy cane fences and the sparkling baubles, this game is all about happy, vibrant expression. This is apt, seeing as so many people look forward to Christmas as a celebration of the year past.

The background for this game is a charming village, perhaps located at the North Pole, where elves have been working all year to create presents for the world's children. To the left of the playing board is a tower and cottage that could constitute a part of Santa's workshop. To the right of the reels is a smaller dwelling which out front has a sleigh being loaded with all of the Christmas goodies that are to be spread across the globe. This is all happening under a dark stary night. The playing board for this game is a wooden rectangle with snow-capped ledges.

The symbols are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying icons are the 10, J, Q, K and A in playing card royals styled in the look of baubles. The A bauble is the most valuable of these icons, paying out at 0.5x the stake for the top combination. The more valuable icons for this game are the candy truck, the reindeer and the big man himself, Santa. Santa, it won't surprise you to learn is the most valuable icon in the game, worth 6.66x the stake for the top combination. The special icons for this game comprise the scatter sack of presents and the present box wild.

Game Play

Sleighin' It is played on a 5-reel, 4-row machine with 30 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. The betting range for Sleighin' It is 30p to £24 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stakes up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen. Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage for Sleighin' It is 96.19%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 568x your stake.

Sleighin' It Features

The features of this game begin with the mystery symbols bonus. This bonus feature is triggered at random at any time in the game. When it is, a range of mystery symbols fall onto the reels and transform into the same random paying icon to help score more wins.

The next feature is the wild mystery reels. Once again, this feature is triggered at random. When it is, three or more stacked wilds will arrive on the board in a fully expanded formation. This means they will take up each reel they land on. This helps players score even more wins.

Finally, this game also has a free spins round, activated when players land three or more bonus scatters on the reels simultaneously. Do this, and you will be given the choice of three different free spin rounds. These are explained below:

• 20 free spins with 1 Wandering Wild Reel.
• 12 free spins with 2 Wandering Wild Reels.
• 8 free spins with 3 Wandering Wild Reels.

Wandering wilds land on the playing grid during the bonus round. They will move to different reels for every new spin, helping to find more wins.

Conclusion

This game is, we are sure, one of the first of many Christmas games that are sure to come sliding down the chimney this year. However, if this is the standard that most studios keep this year, it looks like we might have a fun Christmas indeed. High-quality graphics meet fun yet simple playing dynamics in a well-polished product. The win potential isn't too bad, yet alarm bells ring around the very low max win. Play this casino slots for a few smaller wins but don't expect to win the house here. Check one of our most played slot game Madame Destiny Megaways.