Jingle Bells Bonanza Slot Review

Jingle Bells Bonanza RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Jingle Bells Bonanza slot is played over 5 reels, 3 rows, and. 20 fixed paylines. Creating a win is straightforward, just land 3 or more matching symbols (or 2+ for the highest paying symbols) on adjacent reels from left to right, starting from reel 1.

To start playing, first select the bet value. The slot has a minimum bet of 10p and a maximum bet of £20. Use the + and – buttons to increase or reduce your bet, or click the bet value in the middle to select a stake from the scrollable list.

Outside of the UK, you’ll find an Autoplay button to the left of your stake amount. You can use this to play between 20 and 100 times without clicking.

Jingle Bells Bonanza has an RTP rate of 96.12%, which is above average. NetEnt haven’t shared the hit frequency but the slot has a medium to high volatility too.

Finally. the slot offers max wins of 4,186 x your stake. Higher payouts are achieved by collecting progress symbols and multipliers. Don’t worry, we’ll show you how to do this.

Theme – Santa Claus is comin’ to town

As the name suggests, Jingle Bells Bonanza is a Christmas themed slot. Set upon Santa’s sleigh, the big man himself can hardly be seen, but there are plenty of elves desperately hanging on to the sides. Behind the reels, the world zooms by and the animation is a nice touch.

When it comes to the paytable, low paying symbols are represented by gingerbread 10 to Ace royals. The upper-half includes different wooden toys, such as a spinning top, a drumming penguin, a reindeer and a snowman. It’s all very festive! The polar bear is the highest-value symbol, rewarding you with up to 50 x your bet for a 5-of-a-kind combination.

Jingle Bells Bonanza features an array of special symbols, which we’ll dive into in more detail later. For now, however, remember to watch out for the present scatter as this can trigger free spins. The golden bell wild can also substitute for all other regular symbols to create winning combinations.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1.2, or 3.7 x bet
Jack	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1.2, or 3.7 x bet
Queen	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1.2, or 3.7 x bet
King	3, 4 or 5 = 0.7, 1.5, or 5 x bet
Ace	3, 4 or 5 = 0.7, 1.5, or 5 x bet
Spinning Top	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 7.5 x bet
Snowman	3, 4 or 5 = 1.2, 2.5 or 10 x bet
Reindeer	3, 4 or 5 = 1.5, 3.7 or 15 x bet
Penguin	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2, 5 or 25 x bet
Polar Bear	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2.5, 7.5, or 50 x bet
Wild	Substitutes for all symbols above + pays up to 100 x bet
Scatter	3+ triggers Free Spins feature

Jingle Bells Bonanza mobile

When we review NetEnt slots, we’re always impressed with how well they play on mobile. Jingle Bells Bonanza is no different, and you can play on desktop, tablet, laptop and both iOS and Android phones.

With HTML5 technology, the game runs perfectly on all devices. The design is also easy to follow whichever way you choose to play.

Jingle Bells Bonanza Bonus Features

The Jingle Bells Bonanza slot comes with 3 bonus features. This includes a framed position feature which can reveal wilds, a hold and win free spins round, and a progress bar for extra rewards,

Bells and Frames Feature

In the base game, bell symbols can appear on the middle 3 reels. When you lad one, it activates a frame around that position. Any new bell symbols that land below a frame increase a multiplier on that frame by 1x per bell.

If you land a scatter symbol when frames are present on the reels, all symbols in frames turn into Wilds, or Wilds with multipliers. The multipliers then apply to all wins which include the wild.

Cash Drop Free Spins Feature

Land a scatter symbol on both the first and last reels and you trigger the Cash Drop bonus feature. You receive 3 free spins to begin with, and these are played on Hold’n Win style reels.

All scatter symbols used to trigger the feature come with a 3x multiplier upon entering the round. During the feature, only blanks or Cash Drop symbols appear. Cash Drop symbols can carry multipliers worth between 1x to 100x the bet. The Cash Drop symbols lock into place and for each symbol that appears, the free spins counter resets to 3.

The feature ends when the counter reaches zero and no new symbols appear, or when the screen is filled with symbols.

Cash Drop Progress Feature

In the base game, bell symbols also increase the progress bar at the top of the reels. You need 15 bell symbols to reach each progress checkpoint. Once you achieve this, the next time you trigger the Cash Drop feature you will do so with a special upgrade.

1 of the following 4 progress prize upgrades is awarded at random:

• Multiplier – The total win from the Cash Drop is doubled at the end of the feature
• Spin – The initial amount of Cash Drop spins increases to 4
• Expand – The number of rows in play increases by 2, making the Cash Drop grid 5×5 in size
• Mystery – The Golden Cash Drop symbol is added to the reels and may land on the screen during the Cash Drop feature

The Golden Cash Drop symbol, mentioned above, lands with a random prize of 3-20x the bet, and a special sign that gives you an extra bonus feature. The possible signs that can be revealed are:

• Plus – The prizes of all currently locked symbols increase by either 5 or 10 . So, an existing prize of 3x would increase to 8x or 13x
• Single Arrow – All prizes in the direction that the arrow points are collected and rewarded, giving you more space for new ones to land
• Four Arrows – All prizes horizontally and vertically from the Golden Cash Drop symbol are collected and rewarded

Jingle Bells Bonanza Slot Review Summary – not quite good, for goodness sake!

Jingle Bells Bonanza is one of the better looking Christmas slots we’ve come across, and it’s also nice to see it’s not just a reskin of an existing NetEnt title. With Santa himself, elves, and bells it’s certainly festive and there’s plenty to enjoy in the base game.

The frames and bells feature is good fun, and it’s nice to see yourself fill the progress bar. However, the problem is that there’s no big wins available here. Sure, wilds can carry mulitpliers but these take a while to rack up.

With not much on offer in the base game, you’d be forgiven for thinking the bonus round would be fun of Christmas spirit. Unfortunately, it’s a little boring and ugly. The Cash Drop reels and symbols look unfinished and there’s not much more than an average Hold’n Win game on offer.

Of course, receiving progress prize upgrades is the way to success. Our favourites were the Multiplier and Golden Cash Drop symbols, as these can pave the way for much bigger wins. This is your best chance at getting anywhere near those 4,186 x bet max payouts.

Overall, the Jingle Bells Bonanza slot is a bit of holiday fun but we can’t see ourselves playing it after the big day. Maybe that’s the point. We know that seasonal slots aren’t popular year-round, but we’d have still appreciated a bit more imagination – it’s Christmas, after all.