Santa Paws

Microgaming know a thing or two about making Christmas games, and Santa Paws slot is just the thing to add an extra ounce of cheer to even most Scrooge-like of slot players. (Talking of Scrooge, you might want to give the Holiday Spirits slot a go is you like a festive theme. Luckily the Ghosts are in charge of the payouts).

After all, if you love Christmas, then why confine the festive good vibes to the dark winter months?

The Basics

Chums – get ready for a heavy dose of super cute animals merrily gambolling in the snow.
But it’s not all penguins and bunnies (thankfully) as Santa Paws slot also comes with a Free Spins feature plus a x7 multiplier. There are also 2 Wilds on offer to up the ante and make all your Christmas wishes come true…

The Graphics

The background to the reels is a massive snowed-in scene, where only the tops of Christmas pine trees peek out. The reels are topped by the game’s logo where a bear clad in hat and gloves pops up.
The gentle swishing of the ocean near Santa Paws’ toy factory is the only noise you’ll hear other than some basic electronic bleeps and squeaks. All rather relaxing…

Santa Paws slot Gameplay

Santa Paws slot is set over 5 reels 3 rows and has 20 cool yule pay-lines.

The characters on the reels are represented by an entire menagerie of polar creatures done out in their very festive best. The highest value icons are a husky, rabbit, seal and an owl; all dressed in Santa hats for the big Christmas event.

Meanwhile, the 10, J, Q & K playing cards make up the lower value icons and are covered in snow.
Christmas is a time of abundance, and Santa Paws slot has gone all out by gifting us with not one, but two Wild icons! How very kind!

The first is a giant genial polar bear in an obligatory Santa hat, and the second Wild is an orca with Rudolph antlers and a glowing nose! Poor fellow…still, more Wilds means more killer wins – so I will overlook this display of animal cruelty.

The busy penguin bearing gifts is the game’s Scatter – and the key to the bonus round.

The Bonuses

The Free Spins bonus requires 3x or more of the cute penguin Scatters, to trigger off the generous 12 free games. Any wins made in this mode will come with a bountiful bonus of x 7 multiplier applied to all wins. How delightful!

And, because it’s a time for giving, you can re-trigger the free games with 3x further Scatters.

Gamble Feature

If you want to push the boat out, my dear compadres, this game comes with a Gamble feature. After any win, you can choose to take a gamble on the colour or suit of an unturned card – guess correctly and you’ll double or quadruple your winnings.

The Monkey Verdict

Santa Paws slot is a seasonal Christmas cracker. The double Wilds obviously increase your chances of creating winning combos, and the Free Spins are easily triggered. This isn’t a complex game, simply a solid addition to the Christmas slot genre.

Prepare for some Christmas pudding!

3 out of 5 bananas.

This game is no longer available at Monkey Casino.  Sorry about that!