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Lisa Michaels
Christmas Carol Megaways is a 6-reel slot inspired by Charles Dickens’s classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge. It’s a charming game with fantastic graphics and up to 200,000 ways to win on each spin. The max win on offer is a very generous 20,000x your stake.
On top of that, the Christmas Carol Megaways’ Tumble feature gives you the chance to land win after win on each spin, and you can choose from four Free Spins rounds with increasing win multipliers.
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I’m no stranger to Megaway slots, so I found Christmas Carol Megaways’ interface and controls familiar.
Push the Spin button to spin the reels, or use the Autoplay button to program up to 1,000 automated spins. You can change your stake with the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons on either side of the Spin button.
If you want to check out the paytable and rules at any time, just press the ‘i’ icon.
Pragmatic Play has included several characters from A Christmas Carol as symbols. As a fan of Charles Dickens’s classic novel, I loved seeing the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, the Ghost of Christmas Present, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Bob Cratchit, and his son Tiny Tim on the reels. Scrooge appears too — he’s the Wild.
The standard 10, J, Q, K, and A symbols are at the bottom of the paytable. The 10, J, and Q pay up to 1x your bet, while the K and A offer up to 1.50x.
Tiny Tim also pays up to 1.50x your stake, but his dad, Bob, offers up to 2x your bet. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come are worth up to 2.50x, 5x, and 50x your bet, respectively.
As well as the Scrooge Wild, there’s also a pocket watch Scatter (which triggers the Free Spins feature).
You'll win a prize if you can land three, four, five, or six matching symbols on adjacent reels. The number of ways to win changes from spin to spin in Christmas Carol Megaways, but the maximum is 200,704.
The Scrooge Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols except the Scatter. It appears on reels 2 - 5 and the top reel only.
The Tumble feature is always a welcome addition to slots. This triggers after each winning spin: all winning symbols disappear, and the rest tumble to the bottom of the grid. New symbols fall in from above to fill empty positions.
If a Tumble creates a new winning combination, you’ll win again and trigger another Tumble. This feature goes on and on until no new winning combos form.
The Scatter symbol can land on all reels. Get four anywhere on the grid to trigger the Free Spins round. You can pick from four options at the start, depending on how many Scatters trigger the feature:
Each Tumble in the feature increases the win multiplier by 1x. Land three Scatters on a free spin to get five more free spins — there’s no limit on how many spins you can win!
With the Ante Bet, you can increase the size of your stake by 25% to double your chances of triggering the Free Spins feature.
If you pay 100x your bet, you can trigger the Free Spins feature instantly. However, this is unavailable when the Ante Bet is active.
While Scrooge might not discover his generosity until the end of Dickens’ story, Christmas Carol Megaways can be generous throughout with a max win of 20,000x your stake. But as it’s a high volatility slot, those bigger payouts will likely be few and far between.
The theoretical RTP for Christmas Carol Megaways is well above average at 96.47 - 96.58%. That means it can return $96.47 - $96.58 for each $100 wagered on average, but that can vary wildly.
While the high volatility may make higher payouts sporadic, I still won small (even tiny) prizes regularly and kept my bets low. The Tumble feature can also line up win after win for you.
I loved Christmas Carol Megaways’ presentation, audio, and atmosphere from start to finish. The game includes recognizable characters, lots of detail, and smooth animation with a massive helping of festive charm.
The background scene features a traditional London street in the Victorian era, with a flickering lamp, falling snow, and houses. Snow covers the top and sides of the grid’s stone frame, while candles sit on top of reels 1 and 6. The music is just as seasonal, with a cheerful and cinematic sound.
If you fancy getting festive with Christmas Carol Megaways, load our free demo to play it for free! You can check out the Tumble feature, try the Free Spins round, and soak up the Christmassy atmosphere without betting real money. Test the game and see if you like it before you play for real money.
If you want to get that festive feeling at any time of the year, you can play this and plenty of other Christmas-themed slots. And if you’re a fan of the Megaways system, you’ll also find a massive range of other Megaways games on the market.
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I enjoyed playing Christmas Carol Megaways, and I think Pragmatic Play did a great job translating Dickens’ immortal story into a slot. The presentation is brilliant, and your bet's top payout of 20,000x is impressive (though the high volatility means most prizes tend to be small).
The bonus features are a significant highlight, although they’re pretty standard. The Tumble feature allows you to win more than once on each spin, and you can pick from four different setups for the Free Spins feature. Each spin can have as many as 200,704 ways to win, too.
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
