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22 October 2024 
Dear Santa Slot Review
Write your own magical tale this holiday season in Red Tiger’s latest release, Dear Santa!
Whether you’ve made it onto the Naughty or Nice list this year, Red Tiger is rewarding all players in their festive release, Dear Santa. Grab a pen and paper, and begin writing out your wish list, for each letter holds the promise of festive surprises.
With the spooky season still upon us, it’s hard to wrap your head around the idea of Christmas. According to providers, there’s no time like the present to highlight the upcoming festivities, with games like Hot Turkey and Saint Nicked 2 already pipelined and ready to go.
After seeing Santa in an unflattering light, we’re happy to return to a more traditional Christmas atmosphere, with Santa portrayed as the gentle and generous man that he is. Join Santa’s sleigh ride and unveil the magic of the season in our Dear Santa slot review!
Base Game & Features
Dear Santa is a 5-reel, 3-row Video Slot with 25 active pay lines and bet sizes between £.€.0.10 per spin and £.€20 per spin. This Mid-High volatility slot triggers wins when 2-5 matching symbols land from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Other noteworthy statistics include an overall RTP of 95.76% and a max win cap of 3,580x.
This game has 4 High-paying and 5 Low-paying symbols available, awarding wins between 0.2x and 20x your bet. Each high-paying symbol resembles a Christmas item while Low-paying symbols reveal traditional Card Suits (A, K, Q, and J).
Snow White Wild
Special Snow White Wilds appear on reel 1 and substitute for all symbols. When in view, it will reveal a random Multiplier of x2, x3, x5, or x10. The multiplier is applied to all wins that include the Snow White Wild which forms the longest winning combination on a single pay line.
Santa Wild
Also in play are Santa Wilds that appear on reels 2-4, substituting for all paytable symbols. When in view, it will expand to fill the entire reel, if it can create part of a winning combination.
In Free Spins, 1 Santa Wild is expanded on the middle reel for the whole duration. Please note, that no additional Santa Wilds can appear as a result.
Christmas Letters
When a Christmas Letter appears on the 5th reel, it is collected into the Mailbox to the right of the reel set, with 60 or more needed to trigger Free Spins.
Bonus Buy
- Free Spins with 10 Letters: 40x your bet
- Free Spins with 25 Letters: 100x your bet
- Free Spins with 60 Letters: 300x your bet
Free Spins
Landing 3 Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4, as well as collecting 60 or more Christmas Letters in the mailbox triggers the Free Spins round, awarding 10 Free Spins.
At the start of the round, a Santa Wild is placed on the middle reel and remains there until the end of the feature. During Free Spins, Santa will throw Christmas Present Wilds on reels 2 and/or 4 for each Christmas Letter collected.
The number of Christmas Present Wilds awarded in each spin is random, but cannot exceed more than 6 per spin. If there are any Christmas Letters left in the mailbox at the end of the round, they will be carried over to the base game and accumulate for the next Free Spins round.
Our Verdict
Like all seasonal titles, Christmas slots have a shelf life that expires when the new year rolls in, so providers who choose to create a seasoned slot know the risks associated. However, if the slot is a huge success, it will defrost along with Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ every year.
Dear Santa is a traditional Christmas title with a number of special Wilds and a Christmas Letter collection feature. Santa Wilds expand on the reels, while Snow White Wilds award a random Multiplier between x2 and x10.
Christmas Letters are a vital part of triggering Free Spins. Collecting 60 or more of these symbols seems a little steep, especially when they can only appear on reel 5. Thankfully, Christmas Letters appear stacked more than singular, meaning it doesn’t take long to meet the requirements.
But wait, there’s more – collecting Christmas Letters is only the first step to Free Spins. You will also need a total of 3 Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4 to hit in the base game. Once active, a guaranteed Santa Wild is positioned on reel 3, which spits out Christmas Present Wilds onto reels 2 and/or 4, up to a maximum of 6 per spin.
We found the Free Spins round to be exciting and promising, but the 3,580x max win cap could have been improved – it is the season of giving after all.
*Dear Santa debuts on the 5th December 2024 across leading Casino Sites.
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