After the successful title Take the Bank, in 2020, Betsoft comes up with a heist-themed slot with a festive twist. Take Santa’s Shop invites you to join the Holiday Robber and help him steal Christmas presents at 5 reels and 75 paylines. The slot looks great with nicely designed holiday-themed icons appearing on the reels set against a snowy night scene. The maximum payout you can hit in a single spin stands at 359.7x the total stake.
All symbols on the reels are related to Christmas. High-paying ones are depicted as snow globes, gingerbread cookies, socks with presents, bells, rocking horses and candy canes. Playing card royals in the shape of garlands decorated with baubles make the lower ends of the paytable. The game features two special symbols, the Holiday Robber turning into Ornament Orb that turns into Wild and Santa’s Sleigh Scatter.
Take Santa’s Shop is played on a 5x4 layout with 75 fixed paylines. Betting starts at $0.20 and goes up to $24 per spin, so choose a total bet value that suits your bankroll and push the Spin button to get the reels spinning. If you don’t feel like spinning the reels manually, you can use the Autoplay feature. It allows you to activate up to 100 spins that will play without interruption. You need to land 3 or more identical symbols on a payline left to right to win a payout.
The slot comes equipped with the progression game played in rounds of 10, where the Ornament Bomb Counter counts down from 10 to 0. You need to land the Robber symbol on the reels as it turns into the Ornament Bomb that will explode on the 10th spin. All Ornament Bombs will remain in their positions and detonate at the same time for bigger wins.
Landing 3 Santa’s Sleigh Scatters on the three middle reels will result in 15 free spins. Up to 10 Epic Wilds can be added to the random positions, and on each spin, they will move to new positions to boost your chances of winning. The Ornament Bomb Countdown will be paused during free spins. The developer has included the Buy feature that allows you to purchase 15 free games. Its price varies depending on how many Wilds you want to benefit from within the feature.
Although it is a clone of the original title, we have truly enjoyed playing Take Santa’s Shop because of its striking visuals and exciting bonus features. However, we would like to see a higher maximum payout as the top prize of less than 360x the bet is not so enticing, we must say. The game comes with a solid RTP of 96.08% and will provide you with balanced gameplay. If you are looking for a festive slot machine, give the Betsoft title a try.
