Winter Wonders is 5 reels and 15 pay-lines video slot powered by Rival software provider. This slot is inspired with the magic of winter and its holidays. Symbols featured include Christmas related stuff such as ornaments, mistletoe, Christmas tree, etc. Reels are framed in ice bars and are set against a snowy background with two Snowmen above the reels. Give this slot a free spin here or visit any of the Rival Casinos to play for real money.
Before you enter this winter wonderland, you should set your bet. By clicking on "+/-" you can set the coins size which ranges from 0.01 to 1. The number of lines can be set by clicking on "Select Lines" and by clicking on "Select Coins" you will adjust the number of coins per line. "Bet Max" sets the maximum bet and starts turning the reels automatically. "Auto" will turn the reels automatically without interruption but it is available only when playing for real money, and "Spin" will set the reels in motion.
The Wild symbol in the game is the Santa standing behind the Wild sign. The symbol can replace any other symbol on the reels except for the scatter. Also, the symbol can form its own winning combos, and should you hit 5 of them on an active pay-line, you will be awarded with 5000 credits.
The Scatter symbol in the game is represented as the Santa’s sleighs, and it can form scatter wins. If you land 3 or more of them anywhere on the reels you will start Free Spins feature. When triggered, you will be awarded with 10 free spins which come with x3 multiplier, and the Wild combos during this feature will be doubled. This feature can be retriggered if you land another 3 Scatters.
Game Play
+/-: Set the coins size.
Select Lines: Set the number of lines.
Select Coins: Set the number of coins to bet per line.
Bet Max: Set the maximum possible bet.
Spin: Start the reels.
Auto: Set the reels in motion without interruption for a chosen number of times.
Winter Wonders Slot is one of the many video slot games that have Christmas for a theme and that I had the opportunity to try. This game was created in the software company Rival and has 15 pay-lines and 5 reels. This is one of the few games where it seems to me that Rival were in hurry just to make a game without thinking about the final result.
Next, the graphics are extremely simple with some equally simple animations. As I already wrote, the theme is Christmas and here you have a symbol with Santa which is the wild symbol, a Christmas feast, gifts, candles, Christmas tree etc. Also, when it comes to the features the Rival were not inspired so here you only have one and that is the free spins feature.
Total, for 3 or more scatter symbols anywhere on the screen you get 10 free spins. The free spins have a 3x multiplier and the wild icon during the free spins has 2x multiplier. This is the only feature offered by this game. The only thing that I like in this game is that the rules are so simple that it is enough just one look at the pay-table or just to make a few spins here to fully understand them. From the symbols the best pay is the scatter symbol because for 5 of these symbols you will not get only 10 free spins but also and 100 x total bet. Then the wild symbol, 5 wild symbols on one active pay-line pay 5000 x line bet.
Although, it was six years ago until now as I play in the Rival casinos, probably I did not made more than 100 spins on this game for all that time. The Winter Wonders is a boring game that absolutely does not provide any excitement. So, from me will get a negative rating i.e. 5 out of 10 possible stars.