Christmas is a couple of months away, but you can get into the festive spirit much earlier thanks to this Side City Studios release featuring reels filled with gingerbread men and toys. Featuring a five-reel layout, Jolly’s Gifts was created with the winter holidays in mind and promises an entertaining and potentially very rewarding experience. The action starts as low as $0.30, while the maximum payout going up to 1,000 times the bet. To help players have a Christmas of their lives, Jolly’s Gifts offer such features as regular and expanding Wilds, Scatters, re-spins and a Free Spins bonus round. When it comes to its Return to Player, it averages at 95.71%.
Once the game starts, you’ll be taken to a Christmas setting, with snowflakes in the background and a suitable soundtrack. The game features a five-by-four reel set, with a total of 40 active lines, although only 30 of them can be covered by wagers, meaning that players won’t be able to benefit from the remaining 10. When it comes to betting, depending on the coin value your choose – which can be anywhere from $0.01 to $5 – you can wage as low as $0.30, while the maximum wager is set at $150 per spin.
Jolly’s Gifts does look nice, although its visuals will not sweep you off your feet. There could have been more Christmas decorations on the reels, but the design of the symbols incorporates festive elements. Populating the reels are Royals, toys trains and toy soldiers, gingerbread men and reindeers. The main character of this game is a girl named Jolly, who also serves as the Wild and the slot’s highest-paying symbol. Get 5 of them on a payline to receive a payout worth 25 times your stake! There’s also the Scatter symbol, whose task is to trigger the Free Spins round.
Jolly’s Gifts boasts several interesting features that are sure to add to the overall excitement.
The list starts with Wilds and Scatters. The former can substitute for all other symbols bar the latter, helping players increase their winnings by completing additional winning combinations.
The Wild is an expanding symbol, which can also randomly appear on the reels, awarding 5 respins in the process. The best part about these respins is that you’re guaranteed a win! Whenever respins are triggered, up to 3 extra Wilds will be added to the grid, making one of the reels wild. This reels will move across the screen, one position to the left – before the next respins are unlocked.
Simultaneously landing 3 Scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 activates the Free Spins round, with 12 spins awarded to players.
Be on a lookout for the Jolly’s Mystery Gifts symbols, which have the power to turn into other icons, excluding the Scatter. While the Free Spins round is active, these mystery symbols can only transform into Wilds.
Jolly’s Gifts promises an interesting playing experience, with several entertaining features that can help players win up to 1,000 times their bet. Although this is a Christmas-theme slot, the developers could have done a bit more to create a real festival setting. The game’s Return to Player could have been a bit higher, as it’s somewhat below the industry average.