Secrets of Christmas Pokie Review
You might have already guessed what the newest NetEnt release is about. Get ready to get festive this Christmas, because this new video-pokie is yet another reason to celebrate with family, friends, presents and yummy food.
The green and red classic décor takes over the online gambling audience, captivating users with warm and cozy images of a snowy night watched from the inside of a warm, chimney-lit living room.
Developer
If you’ve been around in the online gambling community for a while, you might have heard a dozen times about NetEnt. This Swedish company was founded in Stockholm in 1996, and they have devoted themselves to the development of innovative high-end gambling solutions.
With a specialty in video-pokies, this enterprise holds a huge portfolio with hundreds and hundreds of available pokies. From their classic themed Lucky 8 Line to highly acclaimed video-pokies such as Gonzo’s Quest, this company has a product for everyone.
Their portfolio grows larger and larger each month. Every 30 days, this company releases a new product out in the market, proving that their restless work is not just a matter of words and fame. Their progress is tangible, and they tend to develop pokies that answer gambler’s needs.
Today, NetEnt is probably one of the most respected developing houses in the industry. Their products are a mandatory reference for all newcomers looking to dive into this market, and their high-quality visuals and gameplay has made an important statement in this field. Other brands have been forced to step up their game in order to be able to compete with NetEnt.
Needless to say, we have a great quota of respect for this company, and we are always looking forward to try out their new releases.
How to play the pokie
Secrets of Christmas is a 5-reel, 3-row video pokie featuring 25 fixed paylines. In order to get a payout, you need to get three or more matching symbols from the leftmost reel all the way to the center reel or rightmost one.
The symbols featured on the game include Christmas socks, Santa Claus himself, candles, bells, gingerbread cookies, and a the traditional glass of milk that children deliver to Santa. These symbols hold the highest pre-set coin values, while the traditional A, J, Q, K and 10 written with Christmas tree branches hold the lowest ones.
The bottom menu of the pokie has the same layout found in every other game. There is a Spin button, plus controls that allow you to adjust the coin size value and level of difficulty in order for your total bet size to be calculated. Secrets of Christmas is highly customizable, so both high and low rollers will find it comfortable and preference-adjustable.
Special features
This game has the basics of special features, with a Wild symbol portrayed by Santa Claus himself, and a Scatter symbol represented by a bunch of toys featuring dolls, train wagons and balls.
This Scatter symbol, after appearing three or more times in a spin, will trigger a set of free spins awarded to the gambler under different circumstances. Before the actual spinning begins, you will be asked to pick a Christmas toy that will reveal to you further bonus features.
These toys located in what looks like a cellar will award you with bet multipliers, further free spins, extra Wilds and fixed Wild symbols on some reels. These bonuses apply only to your free spin round, so you will know exactly what to expect from this feature.
The Free Spins Bonus goes on in a different setting. While the main game is played on a window, this one is played on the chimney. Your best chance of getting thousands in rewards is this, so you should feel very lucky to have this feature triggered.
Maximum payouts
The maximum payout available is set at 1250x your stake, per spin. It is quite frequent to get consistent wins, but the real robust payouts come from the Free Spin Bonus feature.
Summary
Secrets of Christmas is NetEnt’s first seasonal video-pokie. With a very basic 5×3 grid and the expected special features, we have to say that this is just another video-pokie.
There is nothing particularly special going on, at least from what we saw, so this should be just a relaxing pokie to play around with during this holiday season.
It will be available at online casinos on November 30th 2016, and we recommend you to give it a try as soon as it reaches the online casino of your choosing. It looks fairly nice, but nothing spectacular.
