Wonders of Christmas Slot Review

Wonders of Christmas Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Wonders of Christmas slot is played with 5 reels and 20 paylines in a 3x4x5x4x3 formation. Winning combinations are created by 3, 4, or 5 of the same symbol from left to right, starting from reel 1, and across any of the paylines.

Bet levels range from 10p to £50 per spin. As with newer NetEnt slot games, there is a Coins icon below the reels. Click on this to display all stake options. For non UK players, there are buttons either side of the main ‘Spin’ button. Firstly, you have the Autoplay function where up to 1,000 autospins along with win, single win and balance limits can be set. Then there’s the Turbo Mode button which gives you faster spins basically.

The Wonders of Christmas RTP is 96.06% which is just about the 96% online slots norm. You may find a 95.06% or even 93.06% RTP version so check at your chosen casino before playing. Expect a win every 5.68 spins on average as the hit frequency rate is 17.6%.

Variance wise, the Wonders of Christmas slot game is a high volatility title. With high risk comes huge rewards normally. That is the case as the max win is 100,000 x your total bet. The bigger wins will come in the Free Spins feature where a potential 2,000x multiplier can be applied to your win total.

Theme – jingle reels, jingle reels, jingle all the wilds

With a Christmas theme, the Wonders of Christmas slot aims to spread plenty of festive cheer. Santa doesn’t need cookies and milk but rather wilds, scatters and multipliers. Set in a cosy, wintery atmosphere, the setting is at the doorstep of a house with Christmas wreaths either side of the reels.

With a warm feel, it looks the entrance to the McCallister’s house from the Home Alone film. Benefitting from a traditional and festive soundtrack, you’ll hear the well-known ‘Jingle Bells’ song when you land a decent win.

On the reels you’ll see A, K, Q, J and 10 playing cards as the low paying symbols. Then you have a Christmas stockings, a snowman snow globe, a gingerbread house, a toy train engine and Santa’s sleigh. Santa’s sleigh is the best paying symbol awarding 1, 2.5 or 5 x your total bet for 3, 4 or 5 across a payline.

Then you have the Gift Wild symbol which substitutes for all paying symbols mentioned above. Other symbols include the Christmas Tree Scatter (which triggers the free spins), chocolate coins and Gift Multiplier Wilds.

Symbol	Payouts/Function
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.2 or 0.4 x bet
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 0.6 or 0.9 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 0.6 or 0.9 x bet
Christmas Stocking	3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 0.8 or 1.2 x bet
Snowman Snow Globe	3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 0.8 or 1.2 x bet
Gingerbread House	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2.5 x bet
Toy Train Engine	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2.5 x bet
Santa's Sleigh	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2.5 or 5 x bet
Gift Wild	Substitutes for all symbols above + added to progress bar
Golden Gift Wild	Turns adjacent symbols into wilds if they touch Active Frame
Christmas Tree Scatter	3+ triggers Free Spins feature
Golden Chocolate Coin	Appears during free spins + contains prizes up to 50 x bet

Wonders of Christmas Mobile

The Wonders of Christmas slot was released on the 30^th of November 2022, just in time for Christmas. This means NetEnt used HTML5 technology to create the game. It’s been optimised for play on mobile, PC, laptop and tablet devices. Additionally, the unusual reel setup works well on smartphones that use iOS, Android and Windows operating systems.

Wonders of Christmas Bonus Features

The Wonders of Christmas slot has 3 bonus features. Gift Wilds see Frames appear on the reels which change into Active Frames which then turn adjacent symbols wild. Collecting Gift Wilds also fills the progress bar which increases your Free Spins Multiplier up to 1,000x. This is then used in the Free Spins feature where the multiplier is applied to Golden Chocolate Coin prizes awarded. Fill all positions for an effective 2,000x multiplier.

Frames feature

Gifts represent the Wild symbols to preserve the spirit of giving. When a Gift Wild symbol lands anywhere on the reels, the Frames feature is triggered. That position is marked with a Frame. Gift Wilds can randomly transform into Golden Gifts and create Active Frames.

When a Golden Gift manifests on the reels, it remains in position until the next spins when it transforms into a Golden Gift Wild. All the frames symbols will then turn into wilds if they touch the Active Frame. With wilds spreading in the Frames, they increase the chances of create a winning combination.

Free Spins Multiplier feature

When a Gift symbol lands on a reel position without a Frame or Active Frame, 1 point is added to the progress bar. If it lands within a Frame or Active Frame, between 1 and 4 points are added to the progress bar.

Every time you fill the progress bar with 200 points, the Free Spins Multiplier feature is triggered. As a result, the multiplier value increases in the following sequence:

With every multiplier increase, the progress bar resets to 1. If you add more than 200 points, the difference is added to the next progress bar. This Free Spins Multiplier is then used in the Free Spins feature where you trigger it. This means you’ll play the free spins with a bigger multiplier the more play.

Free Spins feature

The Free Spins feature is activated when you land 3, 4 or 5 Christmas Tree Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. With 3 free spins awarded, the setting is a cosy living room with an armchair, Christmas tree, mistletoes, wreaths and a crackling fireplace where the symbols will appear.

With every position on the reels spinning individually, positions with Frames and Active Frames are locked for the duration of the feature. These positions award a random bet multiplier ranging from 0.5 to 50 x your total bet.

Importantly, only Golden Chocolate Coins land on the reels. New Golden Chocolate Coin symbols landing on an unlocked position also gives you a bet multiplier prize, up to 50 x bet. Furthermore, the number of free spins resets to 3 with that position becoming locked.

When the free spins finish, all amassed awards are then subject to the Free Spins Multiplier won from the base game. Now, locking all positions will see an extra 2x multiplier boost to all Golden Chocolate Coin symbols. In theory, this means a 2,000x multiplier being applied.

Wonders of Christmas Review Summary – Rome: The Golden Age slot with festive wrapping

If you’re a seasoned player (no pun intended), you’ll notice the Wonders of Christmas slot is not original in the slightest. It’s a Christmas makeover of the Rome: The Golden Age slot. Well designed, it feels cosy and you find your warm, safe place in front of the free spins fireplace.

The key is to collect Gift Wilds which then fills the progress bar. If you manage to fill the progress bar enough times, the Free Spins Multiplier can rise up to 1,000x. Once you enter the Free Spins feature, playing with a 1,000x multiplier is huge. This will take approximately 196 spins to trigger.

Now, you can get plenty of free spins by landing Golden Chocolate Coins which will give you bet multiplier prizes up to 50x as well as extra free spins. Filling all positions with the highest value Golden Chocolate Coin will result in a 950 x bet win. A 1,000x Free Spins Multiplier applying to the max 950 x bet win will result in a 1.9 million x bet win overall.

However, the max win is capped at 100,000 x your total bet which makes Wonders of Christmas one of the highest paying online slots. Winning the max amount is highly unlikely as the max win will occur once every 166 billion spins. On the other hand, the top payout available in the base game is a mere 100 x bet.

In summary, the Wonders of Christmas slot looks great and cosy, comes with 2,000x multipliers in the free spins and offers huge win potential. That said, it’s a Christmas remake of Rome: The Golden Age which may annoy slots enthusiasts.

It may not be original but Christmas is a time for giving. I just hope that the Gift Wilds spread festive cheer by filling the progress bar. It all depends where you’ve been on the naughty or nice list.  Theme wise, I do prefer it’s ancient Roman counterpart which feels more appropriate for such a high payout slot.

NetEnt’s very own Dead or Alive 2 slot can give you overall 111,111 x bet max wins from 1 of the bonus features. The Wild West theme along with 5 notorious outlaws works better with a high potential game that a warm Christmas slot in my opinion.

If you’re looking for big wins, look no further than Nolimit City’s Tombstone RIP. This Wild West massacre has amputations, murder and hangings as well as a 9.08% hit frequency rate with 300,000 x bet max wins.