Get Into Festive Mood with Christmas Bonanza by BTG

Gold mining definitely isn’t the first that comes to mind when talking about Christmas, but Big Time Gaming wants to change it. One of the developer’s most recognisable games has gone through a holiday makeover. The result is an exciting release representing a perfect choice for the upcoming festive season. The best part about it is that the development team got the job done without massive interference, meaning you’ll still be able to enjoy the original game, albeit with warm holiday vibes. Meet Christmas Bonanza Megaways, one of the latest additions to the Big Time Gaming portfolio.

When Christmas Meets Mining

Bonanza was a slot that helped the Megaways game engine make a name for itself. In addition to its cult reputation, it possessed a certain spark that successfully captured the player’s imagination. Christmas Bonanza plans to make use of that, still using the familiar mine scene, this time with plenty of snow to go around. Besides the snow and gift box symbols, Big Time Gaming hasn’t gone wild with the theme.

Christmas Bonanza uses a six-reel setup, together with a horizontal bonus reel. It’s located above reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 and contains four symbols. Since the game uses the Megaways mechanic, the number of symbols appearing on the board will change from one spin to another, delivering up to 117,649 different ways to win. Just like the original game, Christmas Bonanza has high volatility and a default RTP of 96%.

When it comes to wagering options, players can place any bet ranging from $0.20 to $40 on every spin. Winning combinations are created by landing symbols of the same kind on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost one. Playing cards are at the bottom of the paytable, paying between 0.8x and 1.75x the bet for six of a kind. Green, blue, red, and purple gift boxes follow, awarding cash prizes worth 2x to 50x the triggering stake for six across a line. Wilds are also there, substituting for all regular symbols to help players form additional wins.

Christmas Bonanza: Slot Features

The original Bonanza slot became a template for many subsequent Megaways games. The Christmas variant is also a feature-rich release, offering reactions, Free Spins with an unlimited multiplied, as well as the bonus buy feature. The latter is available only in certain jurisdictions.

Reactions

A standard part of every Megaways slot, reactions are activated whenever players hit a win. They remove the winning symbols from the board, allowing the new ones to drop down from the horizontal reel above. If a new win is formed, the process will repeat and continue as long as more winning combinations are formed.

Free Spins

Gold square symbols act as the game’s Scatter and trigger the bonus round. Use four of these symbols to spell G.O.L.D. to activate Free Spins and receive twelve freebies. Landing more than four Scatter will award five more spins for every additional bonus symbol. While the round is active, hitting three or four Scatters will add five or ten spins to the tally, respectively. The best part of this feature is the unlimited multipliers. It starts at 1x and goes up by one for each new reaction.

Bonus Buy

If this functionality is available in your country, you’ll be able to purchase free spins by paying 90x your stake. Activating this option will increase the game’s payout percentage to 96.11%.