Winter Wonderland is the game you go to when you want to feel the spirit of the winter holidays, having a focus on snow, Christmas gifts and all the things that you find special at that time. There are snow plows among the symbols, gingerbread men, gloves and ice skates, among other things. The focus is not as much on Christmas as in other slots, instead choosing to indeed show you the wonders of winter, the things you enjoy when it snows.
All the wonderful things you love about the winter season are crammed on a layout with 5 reels and 20 lines. The feature section is just as rich, giving you access to free games, multipliers, a bonus game, a scatter symbol and a wild. It also has a top prize of $40,000.
Features of Winter Wonderland
Once again, like in most slots from Wager Gaming, among the features you will find all the major options that modern slots have. That means that you get a wild symbol, that there are bonus games and free spins, multipliers and scatter symbols.
The Snowman is on the wild symbol, wearing a hat, sporting a carrot nose, branches as arms and a scarf to keep him comfy. What the wild will do for you is typical for the feature, being the one chosen to award the slot’s best payouts and at the same time act as the substitute symbol for the regular icons. The bonus or scatter symbols don’t take advantage of that power, only regular symbols do it.
The Snowflake is also important in the game, the symbol being the only one with scatter powers. The name scatter comes from the symbol’s ability to appear scattered on the reels, instead of forming combinations on only one line. The rewards that come from it consist in cash prizes which multiply the total bet by up to 250 and in free spins.
Free Games Feature
3+ scattered Snowflakes will get you a round with 15 free spins in it, where all the wins are worth triple the usual amount. The bonus game isn’t influenced by the multiplier unfortunately, even if you trigger it during the free spins.
Bonus Game
A little boy on skis is shown in the bonus symbol. While it appears on three reels out of five (1, 3 and 5), it has to be with all these symbols on an active line, in order for the bonus game to be triggered by it.
Betting options and jackpots
You get to use 1 to 20 coins, which means that each of the 20 lines only accepts a wager of 1 coin. That coin can have a denomination between $0.01 and $10, so you’re not stuck with very high bets if you want to use all the lines. If you do max out the bet, it’s going to be worth $200.
4,000 coins are won with help from the Snowman wild, when it forms its own combo. With the $10 coin value used, the jackpot will be at $40,000.
Design and symbols
I’ve enjoyed seeing a theme that is different from every other game that focuses on the winter holidays. The beauty of the season is celebrated here, along with the things you enjoy doing or watching once snow falls, so there aren’t as many presents among the symbols. Though not the kind of design you would call modern, it manages to be a pleasant surprise.
Symbols: Snowman (wild, 4,000 coins), Snowflake (scatter, 250x wager), Skier (bonus), Snowplow (1,000 coins), Gift (600 coins), Gloves (400 coins), Knitted Hat (400 coins), Sleigh (200 coins), Ice skates (200 coins), Gingerbread Man (100 coins), Winter Village (100 coins) and Girl (100 coins).
Is It Worth Playing?
Yes, it is, especially if winter is your favorite season. I liked that it didn’t focus on Christmas, and instead chose the beauty of winter as its focus. You will have plenty of things to do in it, since so many features are offered.
You will find Winter Wonderland at any online casino which chooses to use software from Wager Gaming, playable either for free or for real money.
