See what Santa has for you, with the Happy Holidays slot

Happy Holidays is Microgaming’s Christmas release for 2015. It had been a number of years since the developers had released a really good Christmas themed slot, so the Happy Holidays game was hotly anticipated. Righty so, too, since it features an amazing 5 reels, 243 ways to win, and its free spins bonus offers 1,024 paylines. We’ll now dive into the Happy Holidays slot review and learn a bit more about this title.

The most authentic Christmas slot yet

A Christmas themed slot just wouldn’t be decent without a good dose of the traditional, and that is what you get with the Happy Holidays slot graphics. There are turkey symbols, stockings, sleighs, snowman, Christmas trees, Santas and all the trimmings present in this game, not to mention some cheap bets and excellent seasonal Happy Holidays slot bonuses.

Cheap bets at an ideal time of the year

Obviously, you are not going to be able to adjust any of the 243 paylines which appear on the reels of this game. You are going to have to play with all 243 of them. You can, however, adjust the amount you wager per spin from 30p per spin up to £150 per spin. Coin denominations of 1p up to 50p can be staked up to 10 times per spin. The wagering range for this slot varies from 30p per spin, up to £150 per spin, which is modest for a seasonal slot.

What has Santa got in his sack for you?

There is no shortage of bonuses in the Happy Holidays slot machine. Players can find a Happy Holidays slot logo which substitutes for all other symbols in the game, barring the scatter and snowman icon. This is second best paying symbol, after the scatter.

That scatter appears as a golden bauble, and will trigger a free spins bonus as well as scattered wins, if it appears 3 or more times in any position on the reels.

After any non-winning spin, a Frosty Feature may be randomly triggered. This feature can only occur in the base game, but it will offer you the ability to land extra cash prizes for symbols, if you land a single scatter.

Get your hands on these Christmas crackers

The most prosperous feature in the Happy Holidays slot game is the free spins bonus. Once you have triggered it, you can enjoy 10 free spins. That’s not all, though. Those 10 free spins will be played out over 1,024 paylines. Also during the free spins bonus, any snowmen icons you find can transform themselves into any high paying symbol, adding further opportunities for you to land big wins.

A merry slot, but is it playable throughout the year?

Pretty much everything about this game is top notch, which is why it has received such as favourable Happy Holidays slot review. However, the one thing that works against it is that it is indeed a Christmas slot. Being a Christmas themed slot, Happy Holidays may not be widely available all year-round, and these types of slots tend to be less popular when it is not “the season to be jolly”. Even so, if you can get hold of it, it is a real Christmas cracker.