Holiday Spirits

Holiday Spirits Review

Holiday Spirits Reviewed November 5 2020 by Casinogamesonnet.com

Holiday Spirits is a 3-reel, 5-payline slot from Play’n GO. The title is a play on words that covers both the holiday spirit and Christmas ghosts from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

If you love anything dealing with A Christmas Carol—or just Xmas in general—then you should keep reading about Holiday Spirits below.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

This game lays 5 lines across 3 reels and 3 rows (3x3 grid). While Holiday Spirits has a rather simple setup, it boasts more-complex play during the bonus round (see features section).

When thinking about A Christmas Carol, you likely envision grey London skies, drafty old buildings, and Ebenezer Scrooge being a jerk to everybody. However, Holiday Spirits offers a warmer and cozier look than other Scrooge-themed slots like A Christmas Carol.

The base game takes place in Ebenezer’s surprisingly cheerful living room. You’ll see a decorated Christmas tree, fireplace, and open window in the background.

The scene gets drearier during one bonus, when the tree disappears and the room becomes darker. We enjoy the contrast between the pleasant daytime scene and the darker bonus version. Overall, Play’n GO has done excellent at developing settings that perfectly fit this classic 1843 tale.

Holiday Spirits Max Win, Payouts and Symbols

Low-paying symbols include a candy cane, snow globe, mistletoe, and present-filled stocking. Higher pays include the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future along with Jacob Marley’s ghost.

The ghost of Marley pays the most among this group at 4x your stake for three symbols. You can win a maximum of 1,600 your stake, which is rather low for a top prize.

Sporting a top hat and snobbish look, Scrooge serves as the wild symbol. He also pays the largest regular prize at 16x your bet.

Holiday Spirits RTP, Volatility and Betting Options

The betting rage runs from €0.10 to €100 per spin. The Holiday Spirits RTP is 96.29%, which is definitely solid.

Play’n GO rates the volatility at 6/10. This means that you’ll only deal with above-average volatility.

Wins don’t come with great frequency due to just 5 paylines. However, your bankroll should still last quite a while on this medium-volatility affair.

Holiday Spirits Features

This game’s features are highlighted by three types of respins. You’ll also enjoy a couple of other Xmas goodies through the Holiday Spirits bonuses.

Ebenezer’s Clock

An old-fashioned clock sits atop the reels. It can spin randomly in any given round and deliver a win multiplier, which applies to any payout. Potential multipliers include 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x.

Ebenezer’s Gift

This feature can randomly happen during any round where Ebenezer’s Clock is active. Ebenezer’s Gift offers multipliers worth either 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, or 20x your stake.

Win Spins

This bonus happens in a somewhat convoluted manner. Win Spins trigger when you get two reels full of the same symbol with an active multiplier, yet fail to net a win.

The two symbol stacks remain sticky. Then, you get one of the following three types of respins:

• Wins Spins of Christmas Past – This feature is awarded when the triggering round carries a 10x multiplier. Your respins start at 10x and decrease to 5x, 4x, 3x, and 2x for every round that you don’t win. You’re guaranteed a payout when the multiplier hits 2x.
• Win Spins of Christmas Present – You receive this bonus when the triggering spin features a 3x, 4x, or 5x multiplier. This feature guarantees a win at the triggering multiplier.
• Win Spins of Christmas Future – These respins occur when you have a 2x multiplier on the triggering round. The reels spinning until you finally score at least one win. Christmas Future respins also increase the multiplier by 3x, 4x, 5x, and 10x every time that you don’t get a payout. You’re guaranteed a win when reaching the 10x multiplier.

Final Thoughts

Play’n GO is one of the best in the business at designing slot atmospheres. They’ve once again shown their prowess with Holiday Spirits.

This isn’t just another crusty old game about Ebenezer Scrooge. Instead, it offers a nice dichotomy between the cheerful daytime atmosphere and colder nighttime scene during bonuses.

The features are also a breath of fresh air. Rather than standard free spins, you get three types of Win Spins and two multiplier features.

Our only issue with Holiday Spirits is the really low maximum payout. The best you can hope for is 1,600x your stake. You’ll need to wager €10 or more just to have a shot at any serious money.

Nevertheless, Holiday Spirits is still worth checking out for its atmosphere and fun features. You may not win enough to buy anybody a Lambo for Xmas, but you should have fun with this slot, nonetheless.

Release Date

Holiday Spirits was released on November 5 2020.