Christmas Cash Spins

Christmas Cash Spins Overview

Like many slot providers around this period in the year, Inspired Gaming is pumping out Christmas themed titles like their lives depend on it. Thus, we have this latest release: Christmas Cash Spins. As we are sure you will agree, this game is quite saccharine in nature, taking as its central aesthetic linchpin the gingerbread house.

However, all the clever designs and sweet visuals may be a purposeful distraction from this game’s woeful statistics. These include a puny top win of 1,000x the stake and an abysmal RTP of 94%. Therefore, we recommend that if you are looking for a decent winning potential this Christmas, you may want to look elsewhere. That being said, the game does have some merit from a fun standpoint.

The features included in this game start with what are called Xmas tree wilds, which can appear of reels 2, 3 and 4 in the base game only. These special symbols can expand to cover the entire reel on which they land, helping players to score more wins. However, the main bonus for this game is the Bonus Cash Spin feature, triggered when players land six or more bonus symbols on the reel simultaneously. This feature is rather complicated and includes merged symbols, and a bonus chance wheel, all of which can eventually land you a jackpot. The details of all features will be explained in more detail later on in the review.

Theme and Symbols

As you will no doubt have noticed, the theme for this game is Christmas, or more specifically, Christmas in a gingerbread village. The high-level graphics and well thought out variation on a common theme do endear you to this game. The precise detail from the well-decorated gingerbread houses to the snowy background is definitely impressive. However, as we have said in the introduction, this feels like a slot that is all style and no substance, making sure that it looks good to take your eye away from its poor statistics.

The playing board for Christmas Cash Spins has been created or ‘baked’ to look like a large flat gingerbread. The symbols sometimes fall in different enlarged formations that cross reels and rows.

The scene is one of a cosy gingerbread town preparing for the festivities of Christmas. The background is a serene village within the arctic circle. The town centre even has a Christmas tree made from gingerbread. You can just imagine the locals of this gingerbread twon joining hands in a circle singing on Christmas day as their chocolate buttons, and strawberry lace hair sways in the frigid polar air.

The symbols for this game are split into low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols are the simple gingerbread cookies of various shapes, including the heart, bell, star, and bauble. These are then followed by the more valuable symbols, including the gingerbread house, Christmas tree cookie and the cupcake covered in red and green icing. The specials for this game are the Christmas tree wild (expandable) and the bonus symbol, which looks like a classic roulette table.

Game Play

Christmas Cash Spins is played on a 5-reel, 3-row machine with 25 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 Christmas Cash Spins is 25p to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake 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.

The volatility for this slot has not been disclosed by the provider. The return to player percentage for Christmas Cash Spins is 94%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature that you will encounter in this game is the Xmas Tree Wild bonus. The gingerbread Xmas trees can appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 in the base game and have the ability to expand to cover the entire reel when they land. However, these wilds do not have any value but do help form wins for other symbols.

The second feature is the Bonus Cash feature, triggered when players land six or more of the roulette wheel bonus icon on the reels at the same time. However, it is worth paying attention to if you land less than six, as landing 4-5 that form 2x2 sized symbols will create a bonus chance wheel. The wheel will then spin. If you land on a green section, you are granted symbols to trigger that Bonus Cash Spins round.

The Bonus Cash Spins round starts with three free spins in a hold and win type format. New symbols stick to the board when they land. If any more bonus symbols land, they will reset your spins to three. When you exhaust your free spins or fill the entire window in symbols, each cash symbol spins to try and award you with a new prize. These will pay out better if you have expanded or multi-spacer symbols. The symbol size and the award they grant are explained below:

• 1x1 sized bonus wheel awards prizes between 1 and 25 x your stake.
• 2x2 sized bonus wheel awards prizes between 1 and 30 x your stake, plus 50x Mini Jackpot.
• 3x3 sized bonus wheel awards prizes between 1 and 40 x your stake, plus 50x Mini Jackpot and 100 Minor Jackpot.
• 5x3 sized bonus wheel awards 1 of the 4 jackpots, including the 250x Major Jackpot and the 1,000x Mega Jackpot.

Conclusion

As we have said throughout this slot, if you are looking for something fun and with a healthy dose of Christmas spirit, then this slot is for you. However, if you want something with some real winning potential and plenty of exciting wins, you might want to look elsewhere. Inspired Gaming has created another beautiful slot for the festive season here, but do be careful not to waste too much of your money hunting what will probably prove to be meagre wins.