Christmas Bonanza Megaways

By Becky M. | Updated 13 November 2024

Incorporating Big Time Gaming’s famous Megaways mechanic, their latest festive slots is self-explanatory. Christmas Bonanza Megaways sees one of the most popular BTG titles Bonanza injected with a sprinkle of Christmas cheer for 2022.

About Christmas Bonanza Megaways

Christmas Bonanza Megaways is a highly volatile, festive-themed slot developed by Big Time Gaming. It’s played across 6×7 reels with up to 117,649 winning ways. RTP is 96% with a max win potential of 26,000x the total bet. Although highly volatile the slot delivers fewer wins, but when they do come they will be substantially bigger.

A mine setting awaits, draped in snow, in the Christmas version of one of the most popular slots on the planet. Although snow is present it is not dissimilar from the original apart from the symbols are now replaced by coloured gift boxes. A more appropriate festive track has replaced the hillbilly-style tune.

On the reels are the low-value royals, along with red, green, blue, and purple gift boxes. The purple box is the most lucrative paying 50x for 6 in a winning combination.

Gameplay and Features

Sticks of dynamite represent the wild and this symbol substitutes all symbols barring the G, O, L and D scatters. The wild only lands on the top reel above reels 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Another difference is that Christmas Bonanza Megaways comes with a Dual Reaction feature. In addition, the reels now cascade both ways rather than one, delivering more chances of landing more winning combinations. This feature continues until no more winning combinations are formed.

If you land a G, O, L, and D on a spin the free spins trigger and you’ll receive 12 free spins. Each additional scatter landing awards 5 more spins. The feature starts with a 1x multiplier, after each reaction the multiplier increases by 1 with no limits.

During the free spins, gold bar scatters can land, landing 3 or 4 can result in 5 or 10 extra free spins, and there’s no limit as to how many free spins you can win.

Players have the opportunity to buy into the bonus feature, but this is not available to players from the UK. The buy-in costs 90x the bet.

Verdict

Big Time Gaming has created a fantastic Christmas slot incorporating one of their most popular slot titles to date. Although the slot stays true to the original in terms of gameplay the Dual Reaction is a welcomed addition along with the buy-in feature, and the top prize of 26,000x the bet is not to be sniffed at!

Becky M.

Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Slotfruit

Rebecca (Becky) Mosley has been at the heart of the UK online gambling industry since 2008 – making her one of the most experienced voices in the space. She founded Take Marketing Limited and built SlotFruit.co.uk into one of the longest-running independent casino comparison sites in the country.

As editor-in-chief, Becky brings a genuine player-first perspective to everything on the site. She personally oversees every casino review and slot guide, making sure readers get straight-talking, honest information rather than marketing fluff. Her approach has always been the same: transparency, fair bonus terms, and responsible gambling above all else.

Over 17 years in the industry, Becky has built deep expertise across UK Gambling Commission licensing, slot game mechanics, bonus structures, and the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. She works directly with operators and software providers to keep every listing accurate and up to date.

Becky is a Companies House registered director (Take Marketing Limited, company no. 07619813) and is based in Lincolnshire, England.

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