A Tale of Elves

A Tale of Elves Review

A Tale of Elves Reviewed by Casinogamesonnet.com

Microgaming has always had the Christmas spirit. Now they are back with another Christmas-themed game in A Tale of Two Elves. This five-reel, 243-ways slot goes heavy on the holiday theme. Below, you can see what A Tale of Two Elves slot offers in terms of gameplay, payouts, and features.

Microgaming have released plenty of popular Xmas-themed slots during the years, like Deck the Halls, Happy Holidays, Secret Santa and Santa’s Wild Ride.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

This game provides five reels and 243 ways to win. Payouts form when matching symbols land in adjacent reels (beginning with reel 1).

If you’re in the mood for a very Christmassy slot, then you’ll appreciate A Tale of Two Elves. The background features snow-covered trees, a light snowfall, and signs pointing to different parts of the North Pole.

The reels are framed by a frosted window. You’ll see Christmas lights at the top of the grid and a snow-covered windowsill at the bottom. If you’ve played NetEnt’s Secrets of Christmas, then A Tale of Two Elves’ reels will look vaguely familiar.

You’ll head into Santa’s workshop for the bonus round. Prior to playing, though, you’ll get a glimpse of the entire village as the reels are lifted.

Microgaming has done an excellent job of making a game that truly embodies the Christmas spirit. Everything from the North Pole wilderness theme to the workshop brings holiday cheer.

A Tale of Elves Max Win, Payouts and Symbols

Royals (A through J) comprise the low payouts. Each royal is fashioned into a sugar cookie that has a bite taken out of it.

Four elves with different expressions and colors (blue, green, orange & yellow) are the highest-paying icons. The yellow elf pays the most among this group at 8.33x your stake for five. You can win over 21,000x your stake when including bonus features.

A wreath serves as the wild symbol, substituting for all normal pays to form wins. It also offers payouts itself worth up to 16.67x your bet for five.

A Tale of Elves RTP, Volatility and Betting Options

The betting range runs from €0.30 to €12 per spin. The A Tale of Two Elves RTP is 95.07%, which is below average.

Microgaming rates the volatility as high. The features and 21,000x max payout really make for a bumpy, but potentially profitable, sleigh ride.

A Tale of Elves Features

This slot only offers a couple of bonuses, including random cash payouts and free spins. As you’ll see below, though, one of these features can add up to huge wins.

Random Cash Prize

Santa serves as the scatter symbol. Upon landing 2 times on the reels, he unlocks the Random Cash Prize bonus. This feature randomly selects a payout worth up to 50x your stake.

A maximum bonus win of 50x doesn’t sound amazing. However, Random Cash Prize triggers with high frequency at around 1 in 20 spins.

Free Spins

You trigger free spins when landing 3+ scatters anywhere on the reels. You’ll also receive a scatter payout worth 1x, 20x, or 200x your stake for three, four, or five Santas, respectively.

After unlocking the bonus, you get to select one of four different types of free spins. The options include:

• Blue elf – 18 free spins with a 2x win multiplier, with the blue elf being stacked 6 symbols high.
• Green elf – 14 free spins with a 3x win multiplier, with the green elf being stacked 5 symbols high.
• Orange elf – 10 free spins with a 4x multiplier, with the orange elf being stacked 4 symbols high.
• Yellow elf – 8 free spins with a 5x win multiplier, with the yellow elf being stacked 3 symbols high.

You can retrigger free spins with another 3+ Santas. Additionally, the Random Cash Prize feature applies to this bonus as well.

Final Thoughts

A Tale of Two Elves may look like a basic—albeit well-designed—Christmas slot at first. However, it actually offers more than just a quality Xmas atmosphere.

The features all revolve around the Santa scatter symbol. You’re guaranteed a cash prize (worth up to 50x) when landing two scatters anywhere. You trigger free spins and a scatter payout (worth up to 200x) with three Santas.

The free spins boast win multipliers and extra-high stacked symbols. You can score wins worth up to 21,000x your bet in the bonus round.

Of course, you pay for this big win potential in the form of high volatility. Provided you’re comfortable with this, though, then you should find A Tale of Two Elves to be quite enjoyable.

Release Date

A Tale of Elves was released on November 27 2020.