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5 November 2024 
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Reindeer Royale Slot Review
In the heart of the frosty north, Rudolph has been butchered. In the event of his death, Rudolph’s once peaceful reindeer kin gear up for revenge. Armed to the teeth, they quickly stir into action. The legacy of Rudolph will not fade from existence – his memory fuels their fire…it’s payback time!
Reindeer Royale from ELK Studios promises to be as action-packed as its predecessor, Rabbit Royale, where the wrath of the reindeer falls upon gnarly humans who wiped out Santa’s top sleigh-puller.
Reindeer Royale joins the likes of Saint Nicked 2, taking the Christmas theme down an unforgettable path. Traditional Christmas slots are all too common in the iGaming industry, so when providers like ELK Studios and Lucksome Games‘ go against those traditions, they leave a permanent impression on players, good or bad.
Will the reindeer get justice for Rudolph? Let’s play on and find out!
Reindeer Royale – Base Game
Base Game & Features
Reindeer Royale is a 5-reel, 5-row Video Slot with 259 connecting ways to win and bet sizes between £.€0.20 per spin and £.€100 per spin. This highly volatile slot has an overall RTP of 94% and a generous max win cap of 25,000x your bet.
With 4 High and Low-paying symbols available, wins are calculated when 3-5 matching symbols land from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Wilds substitute for all symbols except Scatters, Reindeer, and Ammunition Cash symbols.
Wild to Ammunition
Whenever a Wild symbol is part of a winning combination, it will reveal a random Cash Value. This only occurs when at least 1 Reindeer symbol is on the reels. Once the two are in view, the Reindeer will collect the revealed Cash Value(s), triggering a Reindeer Respin.
Reindeer Respin
When the Reindeer Respin feature is active, the Reindeer symbol will remain on the reels, jumping to a new position. If a new Reindeer hits during this time (minus an Ammunition symbol), +1 Respin is awarded, causing all Reindeer to move around the reels.
Landing an Ammunition symbol at this time will cause all present Reindeer to collect the cash value, awarding a further Respin. Wilds that are part of a win will also reveal a cash value which the Reindeer collect. Reindeer symbols may also jump next to each other. When they do, their total value is traded between them.
Reindeer Royale – Reindeer Respin Feature
Ghost Feature
The Ghost Feature is triggered randomly during a Respin or Free Spin, so long as 2 Reindeer are present. This feature awards a collection between a random number of Reindeer.
The selected Reindeer do not need to be adjacent to one another, and the collection takes place over spinning reels where the selected number of Reindeer are located.
X-iter
- Bonus Hunt: One spin with more than triple your chance of triggering Free Spins (2x your bet)
- Oh Deer!: Guarantees a spin with 1 Reindeer in view (10x your bet)
- It’s Reining Deers: Guarantees a spin with 2 Reindeer and 1 Wild in view (25x your bet)
- Bonus: Guaranteed entry into Free Spins (100x your bet)
- Super Bonus: Guaranteed entry into Super Free Spins with 3 Reindeer active (500x your bet)
Free Spins
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Bonus Scatters in the base game triggers the Free Spins round, awarding one of the following options:
- 3 Scatters: Awards 3 Free Spins and 1 Reindeer in the first spin
- 4 Scatters: Awards 4 Free Spins and 2 Reindeer in the first spin
- 5 Scatters: Awards 5 Free Spins and 3 Reindeer in the first spin
All Reindeer currently present at the time of the Free Spins trigger will be carried over, up to a maximum of 5 Reindeer on the reels. In Free Spins, Reindeer symbols persist on the reels between spins, regardless of whether they face off or collect an Ammunition value.
Landing 3 or more Bonus Scatters in a single spin award additional Free Spins. Alternatively, landing a single Scatter will award +1 Free Spin.
Reindeer Royale – Super Free Spins
Our Verdict
Since the release of Rabbit Royale in 2023, we’ve been hoping ELK Studios will go on to produce a sequel. In light of the upcoming festivities, ELK Studios has put Christmas at the forefront of Reindeer Royale, but it’s not quite the traditional tale we’re used to.
As with its predecessor, Reindeer Royale tells the tale of angry animals fed up with being at the end of the butcher’s knife, with Rudolph being the latest victim. Instead of Santa coming to the rescue, Rudloph’s family made a pact of vengeance, flipping the coin from butchered to butcher.
Reindeer Royale has many characteristics of the original, with a few promising adjustments to gameplay. Transforming Wilds and the nifty Respins feature are all present and accounted for, however, ELK Studios has thrown in a unique Ghost Feature.
The Ghost Feature allows Reindeer symbols to trade values, regardless of their positions on the reels, but this can only occur during a Respin or Free Spin. Like Rabbit Royale, the Reindeer Respin feature triggers frequently, but keeping it going takes patience and luck. Landing additional Reindeer symbols isn’t too difficult, but getting them together to trade values is the real battle.
Depending on the number of triggering Scatters, the Free Spins round awards between 1 and 3 starting Reindeer symbols. These symbols persist throughout this feature, with up to 5 Reindeer symbols achievable in a single round. With a limited number of Free Spins to bag yourselves a 25,000x max win, you’ll rely heavily on retriggers.
Rabbit Royale left a lasting impression on players thanks to its unique abilities and exciting gameplay, so we’re confident Reindeer Royale will do exactly the same, if not more, all year round.
*Reindeer Royale is available to play across the Best Casino Sites on the 3rd December 2024
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