In November 2020, Habanero released a festive take on a classic slot where your main task will be to match presents to win prizes. The Christmas Gift Rush slot uses a 3x3 layout with up to 3 paylines. The game starts at a single payline across the middle row and you need to unlock the bonus feature to unlock other two paylines on the row 1 and 3. It’s all about respins with nudges and multipliers that increase by 1 after each win after the third nudge. They can help you win up to 2,650x the bet, which is the maximum possible payouts you can hit in the game.

Once you enter the game, you will be enchanted with its festive atmosphere. With Jingle Bells playing in the background, the slot features cartoonish visuals in bright colours. Reels are set in a golden frame against a snowy night scene. They are decorated with Christmas tree branches and string lights and populated with theme-related symbols only. There are four regular symbols in total, depicted as toy trucks, bells, bears and mint hard candy canes. The only special symbol is Wild represented by the present in a red box wrapped with a golden ribbon.

To play the game, you need to wager at least $0.20 per spin. However, you are allowed to adjust not only the coins size but also the bet level, so your total stake can be anywhere from $0.20 up to $1,000 per spin. You need to cover the middle row with symbols of a kind to win a prize. The Autoplay feature is available as well, allowing you to activate up to 500 automatic spins.

Wild can help you create winning combinations by replacing all other symbols. When you create a winning combo on the middle row, you will activate the Nudge feature where a random reel will move down in a respin. The first nudge activated the top row while the second one unlocks the bottom row. On the third nudge, the multiplier starts increasing by 1 and respins continue until no winning combinations appear.

The slot also offers the Buy feature allowing you to activate the Nudge feature instantly at a price of 30x the preferred bet. If you go for it, every spin will trigger the bonus game.

We can’t say that we have enjoyed the Habanero 2020 release fully, as it is a highly volatile game where you need to spin the reels for a while for the bonus feature to activate. Don’t let its lighthearted theme and appearance fool you cause there will be many dead spins here. Although you can use the Buy feature to activate nudges, its price is too high, so use it carefully. On the other hand, Christmas Gift Rush comes with an RTP of 96.66%, which is a bit above the industry average and a big plus.