Design and Theme
🖼️ Graphics
The facade of Santa’s workshop stretches across the whole screen: brickwork, a snowy rooftop, garlands, and stained-glass windows. The reels resemble a row of decorated windows, where, instead of residents, you see stockings, boots, and golden numbers. In the base game, everything is soft and pastel, as if you’re opening an Advent calendar. In the bonus, night falls, the sleigh glides across the roof, coins spray out in a fan, and the screen fills with flashes — the animations are explosive, as though everything is charged with electricity.
🎶 Sound
A festive melody with bells and chimes sets the rhythm. Cascades click dryly and quickly, gifts pop out with a short “poonk” — like bursting bubble wrap. In free spins, the reindeer pull the sleigh and let out an unnatural horse-like cry, which helps you track the growing multiplier. The music doesn’t overwhelm, but it underlines the pace — when reactions run in a sequence, the soundtrack ties them together into one flowing stream.
Mechanics
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🥁 Grid Size |
6x2–7 |
|
📊 Ways to win |
117,649 |
|
➕ Bonus Game |
✅ |
|
🤑 Jackpot |
❌ |
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💸 Extra Bet / Ante Bet |
❌ |
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🪂 Fixed Multipliers |
❌ |
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♻️ Respins |
✅ |
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❎ Gamble |
❌ |
Winning Combinations
Top Symbols:
|
Symbol |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Purple Boot |
x1 |
x2 |
x4 |
x7.5 |
x50 |
|
Red Boot |
— |
x0.3 |
x0.4 |
x0.7 |
x2 |
|
Blue Boot |
— |
x0.25 |
x0.3 |
x0.5 |
x0.8 |
|
Green Boot |
— |
x0.2 |
x0.25 |
x0.3 |
x0.6 |
Base Symbols:
|
Symbol |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A/K |
x0.15 |
x0.2 |
x0.25 |
x0.5 |
|
Q/J |
x0.1 |
x0.15 |
x0.2 |
x0.4 |
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10/9 |
x0.05 |
x0.1 |
x0.15 |
x0.25 |
Special Symbols
To better understand how to play Christmas Catch, keep this simple structure in mind:
- Wild (Christmas Tree): substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. Does not pay on its own.
- Scatter (Christmas Pudding): needed to trigger the free spins.
- Sleigh on the Roof: appears above reels 2–5, shifts one reel to the left after each reaction, and leaves the grid once it passes reel 2. Golden sleighs are possible — these multiply gift symbols by x10.
- Gift Symbol: appears after winning symbols are removed; the prize is awarded for each sleigh on the roof, regardless of the gift’s position.
Bonus Game
- Three scatters: 10 free spins.
For each scatter beyond the third: +2 free spins. - In free spins, the main trick activates — the Unlimited Sleigh Multiplier. The first sleigh gives x1, the second x2, and so on, increasing step by step.
- When gifts appear on the reels, their prizes are multiplied by the sum of all visible sleigh multipliers, so the length of the reaction chain and the number of sleighs on the roof are key.
- Retrigger inside the bonus: 3 scatters — +4 free spins; each scatter beyond the third — +2 free spins.
RTP, Volatility, Max Win
RTP is 96.53%. Volatility is high. The maximum win is capped at x31,430 the stake.
Our Verdict
We got into the rhythm quickly: the base game plays in short bursts of reactions and occasionally throws gifts via the sleigh, but the real action starts in the bonus when multiple sleighs appear and the sum of their multipliers boosts the prizes significantly. The bonus can run through stretches of empty cascades, but when gifts connect with rising multipliers, the win meter shoots up sharply.
This slot suits players who enjoy Megaways with escalating effects and are willing to tolerate lulls in exchange for strong payoff potential. If you want a different vibe but still with free spins and multipliers, try Esqueleto Explosivo 2. And for a festive wild that grows up the reels, go for Fat Santa.
