Reindeer Royale Slot

Reindeer Royale Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

Available to play at many of the best UK slot sites, the Reindeer Royale slot game by ELK Studios uses a 5×5 grid that offers 259 ways to win. Create winners by landing 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from reel 1.

Stakes range from between 20p and £100 per spin. Autoplay, which isn’t available to players in UK online casinos, lets you set between 10 and 100 autospins.

Like in the case of many online slot games from the ELK stable, the Reindeer Royale RTP is low. Its 94% figure is well below the best RTP slots. What isn’t low is the volatility of 9/10. However, luckily, the Reindeer Royale max win is a biggie, too, coming in at an impressive 25,000x stake. The game’s hit rate is 21.4%.

Theme—Deliverance at the North Pole

Don’t expect to see traditional festive imagery when you fire up the Reindeer Royale slot. This is Christmas crossed with the classic movie Deliverance. A moonlit shack, shrouded in mist, forms the backdrop for the action at Reindeer Royale casinos.

The symbols on the reels include a collection of traps and poison as well as a truck, a mincer, and a pair of hunters with guns and knives. There are also several reindeer symbols with a ghost variation and an assortment of ammo and bonus symbols. These can combine to trigger special features, which I’ll look at shortly.

The soundtrack in the Reindeer Royale slot features no Christmas carols, for sure. It relies on an underlying eerie and minimal melody. However, the true stars of the show are special sounds like owl hoots, metal clanking, crow caws, crazed laughter, and many others. It’s all rather creepy, and the whole experience is an unsettling combination of Christmas-themed and Halloween-themed slots.

Here’s what the paytable looks like:

Symbol	Payouts/Info
Dart	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.25, or 3x stake
Shock Collar	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.25, or 3x stake
Poison	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.25, or 3x stake
Stun Gun	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.25, or 3x stake
Truck	3, 4, or 5 = 0.4, 0.6, or 1x stake
Mincer	3, 4, or 5 = 0.4, 0.6, or 1x stake
Man With a Gun	3, 4, or 5 = 1, 1.5, or 2x stake
Man With a Knife	3, 4, or 5 = 1.5, 2, or 3x stake
Wild	Substitutes for the symbols above; turns into an ammunition cache
Reindeer	Collects ammunition caches and can face off against other reindeer
Scatter	3+ trigger the free spins round

Reindeer Royale Mobile Slot

The Reindeer Royale mobile slot has been fully optimized for play on tablets and smartphones. The design is just fine on smaller screen devices—everything stays the same as on desktop computers.

However, playing Reindeer Royale at mobile casinos does have one downside. Spinning these reels on a desktop computer offers much more immersive gameplay if you’re using a big screen with some decent speakers or headphones. That way, you get the full horrifying experience with all the spooky sounds and attention-grabbing visuals.

Reindeer Royale Bonus Features

You’d expect a slot with such an outlandish theme to come with features to match, and the Reindeer Royale slot doesn’t disappoint. The bonuses here aren’t your common extras. Look out for ammo reveals, re-spins, free spins, and symbol face-offs.

This is a slot really worth trying out in demo mode first. If you want to explore all the bonus features in peace, check out the Reindeer Royale demo above or one of many free-to-play slots available on our website.

Ammunition Reveal / Reindeer Re-Spins / Super Collect

If a wild ends up as a part of a winning combination, it transforms into an ammunition cache with values between 0.5 and 25x the bet. If a reindeer symbol collects an ammunition cache, a re-spin is awarded.

You’ll also receive a re-spin if another reindeer appears on a re-spin or 2 reindeer face off against each other. When the latter happens, the 2 reindeer collect each other’s value before the re-spin takes place.

The ghost reindeer triggers a face-off and then the collection feature between a random number of reindeer in view.

Free Spins

Land 3 or more scatter symbols on the same spin to trigger the bonus game in Reindeer Royale. The free spins here come with sticky reindeer symbols. Any reindeer from the triggering spin carry over as well. Here’s a full breakdown:

• 3 scatters = 3 free spins with 1 sticky reindeer
• 4 scatters = 4 free spins with 2 sticky reindeer
• 5 scatters = 5 free spins with 3 sticky reindeer

Reindeer collect re-spins can trigger in this round, too. They don’t eat into your free spins, though.

X-iter Bonus Buy

In some jurisdictions, you can pay to activate specific game modes or bonuses:

• Bonus Hunt: one spin with triple the chance of triggering the free spins round. Cost = 2x stake.
• Oh Deer!: one spin with a guaranteed reindeer symbol. Cost = 10x stake.
• It’s Reining Deers: one spin with 2 guaranteed reindeer and a wild symbol. Cost = 25x stake.
• Standard Free Spins Bonus Trigger: Cost = 100x stake.
• Super Free Spins Bonus Trigger: 5 free spins and 3 reindeer. Cost = 500x stake.

Unfortunately, the options to buy these special features aren’t available to Reindeer Royale players in the United Kingdom.

Reindeer Royale Verdict—Anarchic Action from Rudolf and Friends

3.5/5

Based on our expert’s review. Reviewed by Slobodan Brkljac

Slobodan Brkljac

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Reindeer Royale Slot

If you’re looking for something very different this Christmas—and by different, I mean blood-splattered, rampaging animals—Reindeer Royale could be just what you’re looking for.

Pros

• High-quality design
• Lots of interesting features and extras
• Big max win of 25,000x the stake

Cons

• RTP is only 94%
• High volatility
• Can get rather complicated, especially for beginners

If you’re after some uplifting, traditionally festive game, give the Reindeer Royale slot game a swerve. This is about as far away from tinsel and mince pies as you can get when it comes to Christmas slots.

If you know what you’re getting into, though, Reindeer Royale is perfectly fine. The sound and visuals are terrific and just what I’ve come to expect from a slot from ELK Studios. They’re one of the top designers of new online slots, in my opinion.

However, the gameplay is quite complicated. This is a slot that takes some getting used to. I particularly liked the free spins, where a decent number of reindeer can really spice up the action.

Numbers-wise, the 94% RTP is rather disappointing. The max win of 25,000x is well above average, though, and it can even compete with the best online slots that don’t offer progressive jackpots. Still, this is a highly volatile slot, so tread carefully.

The theme certainly won’t be for all tastes (it wouldn’t end up in my top 10 themes, to be honest). However, if you like some horror while you spin, then Reindeer Royale ticks plenty of the right boxes in terms of design, gameplay, and big win potential.