Christmas Bonanza

Get your jingle on with a festive twist to a much-loved slot with Christmas Bonanza from Big Time Gaming. Get in the spirit of the season of goodwill with a Christmassy interpretation of a traditional goldmine. But it's not just about a warm and fuzzy feeling; Christmas Bonanza also offers the chance to collect real cash prizes with up to a potential x26,000 available to win. 

You don't need to be a hardcore slots player to recognise the original Bonanza slot. Released as one of the early Megaways titles, Bonanza quietly became a huge hit and became synonymous with the Megaways mechanism. Big Time Gaming has since licensed the mechanism to other studios, but it remains the original creator - and some would say the best…

The Megaways board may be feeling jolly, but there's something very familiar about the layout. The grid is the usual six reels with a variable number of symbols on each, plus the extra horizontal reel across the top. If the maximum number of symbols land, there are up to 117,649 ways to win. Regardless of how many symbols land, the total min bet is unchanged at 0.20. This can be pushed up to a top wager of 40.00 per spin. 

If you look carefully, you'll still be able to spy the original Bonanza layout, as this slot is also set in a goldmine. However, with snow-topped rocks, Christmas decorations and a board full of festive-themed symbols, it's hard to reconcile this with the previous title. 

The low pays are the same playing card royals, all given a holidays theme with metallic gold accents. The premium symbols include four different gift boxes, each one in a different colour. 

Just like other Megaways slots, there’s also a wild which can substitute for any of the low or premium pays on the board. 

The avalanche mechanism is included in this slot, something that many players will have seen before. This means that every time a win lands, the winning symbols are removed and replaced. The slot machine then checks for more wins, and if found, the whole process repeats.

Golden squares are the scatters, and each one spells out one of the letters in the word "G.O.L.D". When all four scatters appear at once, you'll trigger the free spins bonus round. This rewards players with 12 free spins, but every additional scatter that lands provides an extra five free spins. If you land three or more scatters during free spins, you'll retrigger the bonus. 

During the free spins round, a multiplier will apply to every win. This increases by +1 for each cycle in the win, with no upper limit on how high the multiplier can climb. 

Christmas Bonanza from Big Time Gaming takes a landmark slot and gives it a festive overhaul. Although there's a real seasonal atmosphere, there's no Santa or tinsel to complete the mood. The features are limited, and there are other slots out there which offer much more. But for sheer nostalgia and a Christmas feeling, this slot is one to add to your holiday list.