Deck the Halls Slot

With a return to player rate of 95% to 96%, game on mobile is above average on payouts, playing it fast and lose with your winnings.That said, you'll soon find yourself gorging on the feast, thinking you are winning, when in fact the wins are only just covering your bet. But like all good Christmas experiences, when the times are happy they are very happy, with big wins coming every once in a while to give you hope to hit a big jackpot.If you can spin long enough to hit those free spins then you are in for even more of a treat!Beautiful, charming and a perfect companion for a cold winter's eve. ...

Deck the Hall slot machine is one of the most popular Christmas creations by Microgaming. Years go by, but the release remains one of the ultimate go-to festive adventures. And it is no wonder. In addition to the all-time favorite genre and colorful design, the creative team of Microgaming skillfully mixes in quite a few valuable wining features. They are beautiful in their simplicity, but also valuable. Scroll down for all the details. ...

game ReviewThe games game can be found at Microgaming casinos. Microgaming as a standard do not publish the slots house edge information of their games. However they lease their slots games out to casinos using other software, some of which do publish this information. So far we’ve only found one casino – Bet Victor – that has published this information for Deck the Halls and they list the house edge as 4-5%. When playing at any other venue, this information should be used as a guideline only as the game may be configurable.Have you been naughty or nice?This game is a 5 reel game with 30 paylines and you can wager 10 coins on each payline.The ‘Deck the Halls Logo’ symbol is wild and doubles all wins it contributes to.There is only one bonus feature available when playing Deck the Halls and it is activated when 3 or more of the ‘Bells’ symbol appear anywhere on the reels. When this happens you will be awarded 10 complimentary spins with all wins doubled. During the free spin the Deck the Hall Logo wild symbol is stacked.в†’ Read MoreConclusionIf you're looking for a christmas themed game, we'd suggest checking out Microgaming's Scrooge - it's far better!Microgaming Slots•   North Storm•   Ivory Citadel•   Festive Indulgence•   Playboy Gold Jackpots•   Tiki Mania•   Rising Royals•   Lock a Luck•   Jungle Jim and the Lost Sphinx•   Long Mu Fortunes ...

I found the slot “Deck the Halls” after searching for about 30 minutes through all possible Microgaming casinos for a good slot, still unknown to me and promising much at the first look. And so it was!

The slot “Deck the Halls” brings into play the festive atmosphere that you feel only once a year. The “making” of the game is one of exception, and each symbol is so good graphical “drawn” that it is like you are in front of a Christmas tree loaded with surprises and everything shines. When you play here it is impossible not to leap of joy and every spin brings happiness.That is what I am talking about! Almost every two spins you receive a gift, and regardless of its value, every time you will resonate with the sounds of bells and orchestra music that accompanies it. Everything is perfect and so they should look all good slots: wins from the whole range of values and very frequent. The symbol that pays the most here is “Santa” and he always comes stacked so the slot will not let you lose too much, because at some point you will have 3 Santa on the same payline that will suddenly bring 6 Euros (for a bet of 30 cents). Maybe sometimes you will gather a minus of some 5-8 Euro, but it is impossible not to have an important win of 5-20 Euros from a single spin every 30-50 spins played.

The bells bring with them the Free Spins (it is pretty easy to get into Free Spins) and now you have also stacked Wilds. What can I say, after the first 150 spins I realized that I had 30 extra Euro in the balance, even if after the first 50 spins the lost was about 9 Euros. You just have to play enough and for sure “3 of a kind” major symbols will recover all your previous losses.

Finally I must say that the slot is so beautiful that it is the first time I forgot that I had to write a review, so I was caught by this specific festive atmosphere of Christmas. Thanks Microgaming for the joy you brought me!

I think the creators should have separated them more visibly on the screen because they just coalesce on the reels and can’t express their graphical effects. I’m saying again every single symbol would be very attractive in itself but if I examine the whole big picture the entire screen looks to me just an overall very colorful, overcrowded dollop, not to mention that playing the game in extended time it’s just getting more and more eye-bothering.

If I was critical about the appearance I have better opinions about game settings and features but there’s also one thing here which I can’t really understand. The second best paying symbol is Santa and a 5 of a kind type win with it is worth 1000 coins. The creators make it possible for this symbol to appear both in normal game mode and free spins in stacked format but because it has no additional function and it really can’t do anything than to pay by itself, and if I take into consideration that very rare times does that and at least the first three reels must be turned into Santas to take advantage of this plus function I really can’t see too much sense in this ‘feature’.

Theoretically, doing that with the special Deck the Hall symbol which serves the game as Wild is totally different story. First, a five of kind win with that will award us 4000 coins but if it doesn’t appear on the reels in that numbers it is still able to double the wins. This icon appears in stacked format during free games which is really the best part and most profitable segment of the slot.

We have to collect at least 3 Bell symbols in normal game (by the way this Scatter also has paying function and can reward us up to 100 times of total bet) then we’re awarded 10 free spins where all wins are counted by doubled value but if a winning combination contains one symbol of a stacked Wild that win is already multiplied by 4. The potential Jackpot of the game is also can be won here when the entire reel area is covered by stacked Wilds and depending on how many coins were used as bet (1-10) a real gorgeous grand prize can be ours up to 2.400.000 coins.

I really appreciate and like this free spin feature and I also won some by it but unfortunately this feature isn’t triggered that many occasions what I would consider ‘acceptable’ and otherwise the average paying tendency of the game is not too high. Maybe it’s just me but I think much more can be achieved by this game and I guess with a little fine tuning this product could be a real impressive and great game. I’m not saying it’s not an average or even a little better game but I see more potential (of course I don’t think here of the amount of Jackpot) which makes the game more entertaining and enjoyable.

Anyway, I started to spin, the game is very smooth, no lag and it has a wild symbol and free spins feature. I triggered the free pins very fast, about 5 minutes passed, I won 10 free spins, all wins are doubled but the Deck the Halls symbol is stacked in free spins and has a 4 x multiplier. I was surprised to see that after 7 free spins played, paid me 12 euro and the 8th free spin, the 3 scatters landed again and gave me another 10 free spins. At the end of the 20 free spins, I managed to win 38 euro, a decent amount on a 0.30 euro bet!

This slot made my holidays better because I managed to win some nice money with only a 20 euro deposit and 2-3 hours of fun, I can say that the profit was 6 times the deposit amount, I recommend you to play this slot and I am very sure that I will come back to play again, obviously next Christmas!

The graphics will receive a 9 from me, it was a nice atmosphere when I played this slot and I have fun too!

The features aren’t so interesting but the free spins feature is present and is pretty good, so I will give an 8 for the features.

Today the games I love are mostly NetEnt and Betsoft which even if they don’t pay have my interest and emotions. If I find a screenshot with descent wins I will post it on AG. I had one last week but considering that I play a lot of tournaments my memory isn't fresh and I can’t remember which amount I won but the bet was a max 300 coins.

Christmas time is long gone but playing this game and winning you get a feeling of celebrating Christmas because all the symbols here are in the Christmas spirit. If you want to play this Microgaming slot without making a deposit I would recommend to try the free roll tournaments. This game is available in the Daily Free Rolls and the prize is 100 euros which is split among the top 5 players. This tournament is available in King Neptunes, River Belle, Epoca Casino, Lucky Nugget,Gaming Club. I found a screenshot but you wont see a stacked Santa Clause symbol, but the wins from last week on which I had this symbol I have no screenshots. The win you can see is 1600 coins on a 300 coin bet which is only 5x bet. I know it’s a bit miserable to put a screenshot like this but I didn't save any other and I just wanted to share the feeling of playing this Christmas slot. If you get 3 Christmas bells that means you are awarded with 10 free spins which can be retrigerred and all wins here are doubled. Deck the Halls symbol is stacked inside the free spins while the Santa Claus symbol is stacked in the base game and the free spins.

I like the game very much but not the expected payout ratio.

have no complaints how to game look, and also I want to admit that game perfectly reminder me about such great time like Christmas and New Year, yeah, this will be not soon, half of year to wait. Also there is 30 paylines.

During base game it is possible to have nice wins in this game, this is because best paying symbols (except wilds) are stacked on all reels, so if you get it - you in the money. Also wilds appear on all reels, have it own payout, which is good one, and also wilds double wins if substitute. Nothing bad to say about gameplay in this slot, everything done in good way, and unlikely it will be boring for anyone to play this game.

To trigger freespins feature, which is only one single feature in this game, you need to hit 3 or more scatters. You will be awarded with only 10 freespins with all wins doubled, but not need to underrate this feature, because during freespins wilds also become stacked, and this give this slot a chance to pay ultra high amount of money.

I had couple of great hits on this game. No monsters hits unfortunately, but couple of 100-300x total bets features. During base game I never was too much lucky, but had plenty of 30x - 50 x total bet wins. I like this slot, it has potential, it is not boring to play it, and everything is good! If only feature give not 10 spins but a little bit more, because 10 spins is just too low amount.

I do not like to play this kind of slots during the whole year, because it looks a bit unnatural to me.

I really like how the symbols are made of all the things that are typical for Christmas. So, on the reels you can find a Christmas tree, a Santa reading a letter, bells, dears and pine trees. Well those are the things that I really appreciate with this slot. I did not like how the game was treating me. I wanted to get some extra cash while playing this slot, hoping that the game will be generous but that did not happen. The feature that I disliked the most was the stacked Santa symbols. They appear very often but do not take part in any winning combination.

The free spins feature is another thing that is very disappointing. I played the game for awhile before I triggered the free spins. Initially I got 10 free spins with x 2 multiplier and all I won was 14.80 euros. Next time I got 10 free spins again and I retrigerred them and I got only 11.60 euros.

Aah! Imagine the Christmas tree out in the living room, all beautifully decorated with lights, glittering balls, stars and whatnots, and the lovely presents under the tree, waiting to be ripped apart and bring joy and happiness. Just as Mr Bean would do, you too got out of bed and started jumping about in joy for Christmas! Hehehe.

A cheerful beginning for a cheerful seasonal game, although the timing is absolutely lame! Hahaha. But never mind. 'Deck the Halls' is the Wild symbol, pays 4000x the line bet for 5 of them, doubles all wins with it, but comes Stacked only in the Free Spins game, not in the base game. Oh, what a shame! Hmm, but at least Santa Claus comes Stacked in both base and Free Spins games, so that balances things up a bit. Those Jingle Bells is the Scatter symbol, 5 of which pays 100x the total bet, and getting 3 or more of them awards 10 free spins with a 2x multiplier. Oh gees, that's way too little to celebrate a much-awaited annual festivity. Should have been 15 free spins with a 3x multiplier at the very least. Better still with a 6x multiplier as in some of the hotter games. Hotter games? Dang! No wonder it doesn't give that. It's a cold game! I mean, it's a cold weather game, don't wanna be lame, hehehe. But, everything is not too bad, because the Free Spins game can again be had, but a little dang hard to get! I never got any. Damn!

Santa Claus pays 1000x the line bet for 5 of him. What? Only 1000x? Fire that game designer! He/she couldn't even appreciate Santa Claus! Only 1000x, sheesh! The Christmas Tree pays 500x, the Fireplace pays 400x, the Turkey, I mean that delicious Roasted Turkey, pays 300x, and the Presents pay 200x, all as per line bet wins for 5 of each kind. All other lower symbols pay from 80x down to 30x the line bet. There are no other feature games besides the Free Spins game. That's the one and only. Damn! A disappointingly low paytable, I must say.

How about the game play itself then? Perhaps such a disappointing low paytable could still play well, or even play very well? Hmm. You've got that right to an extent. The many Free Spins games that I had were a mix of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The Ugly - after over 500 spins, the accompanying Free Spins game paid only a blardy miserable 6x my total bet! The Bad - only 1 spin out of 10 free spins paid, for a 19x total bet payout, plus a number of Free Spins games that paid under 10x my total bet. "Ouch!" The Good - my best score to date is only 179x my total bet, but I'm sure there are plenty more good wins which have eluded me so far.

Also, because the games share little resemblance to one another graphically it's reasonable to assume only avid slot players like myself would even be aware of this fact unlike the cloned to death Break Away slot game that has been re-used countless times just to represent different sports.

There's one major element of the game that made me realise this was a clone and that is the stacked top symbols on all reels, in this case the santa claus symbol. I can't help but find this a little disappointing because I am so used to stacked symbols being the "wild", which unfortunately these are not, so you might well find yourself with a large number on screen and zero winnings which can be very disappointing.

Like other games with large numbers of lines, the paytable wins in Deck The Halls are not fantastic. I imagine this is a result of the 2x multiplier attributed to wins that contain a wild, which increases to 4x as a result of the additional doubling of wins during the free spins mode. It's nice to see stacked wilds during the free spins as well, which along with the stacked santas give the possibility of some enormous wins. It would be interesting to see a 243 ways version of this game.

More often than once it would appear stacked on the first reel.

At first I thought I will finally be getting 3 Santa Claus symbols but then I didn't and I find that it was just there to block out the reels from getting a payout. Sometimes these symbols can come on the first 2 reels and then bam nothing for the third to get a least 3 combinations of them. I have also experienced these Santa Claus stacked symbols block the middle reel (3rd) where I can't get a match on other symbols. That as well as a scatter showing up on reel 3 preventing a 5 of a kind combination are some of my pet peeves in a slot! It is also rare to find 3 Santa Claus symbols with or without a 2x Wild to land on a spin. It often appears as a broken combination for me. What might be interesting to know is the 10 Free Spins at 2x can be fair to average at best.

You can expect to gain around $5 - $20 on a $0.90 triggering bet or more if those symbols will cooperate very well on every spin! If they don't then less than $5 would be the answer. Did I mention there are stacked wilds for better chances of hitting symbols? This is just one of the many slots that can use only a little bit of attention on my part. The most I can win in free spins are an average $15 or less. It is sometimes hard to have stacked wilds land where you want them to be or to have them appear to fill up a combination. I wouldn't suggest anything about this slot because I only visit this slot less than "sometimes".

This slot would rank at a 5.4 out of 10!

There is nothing wrong with Christmas, but these type of slots usually don't appeal to me during other months. I find myself only playing them during Christmas.

Not sure about the other online casino players. This year around Christmas I played the Deck The Halls slot quite much. 32Red included this game in a lot of its free spins promotions. This game has 30-paylines and 5 reels.

All symbols are made up of those typical Christmas attributes, like turkey, pine trees, dears, bells etc. The graphics are a bit old fashioned and boring, but the Christmas melodies do make up for it. Overall it definitely makes it fun to play around Christmas.

Apart from those free spins sessions at 32Red, I used to play this game on average with a €0.90 bet. The maximum win is 2,400,000 coins, but I have never even came remotely close to that lol. Seeing Icymod's review I can totally agree with him when he says the stacked Santa symbols are annoying and very rare.

They usually block other possible wins by taking on the whole reel very often. I only had a three of a kind a few times of the Santa symbol, and only thanks to a complementing wild. The game also features a bonus round, which can be activated when hitting 3 or more bells (scatters).

But even this seems also very hard to do. I've only managed to get to the free spins round a couple of times. During the 10 free spins the wild symbol is stacked and every wild win is multiplied 4x. My first two free spin sessions were pretty much disastrous. I didn't even win more than 5x my bet size.

All that waiting and getting left with a huge disappointing feeling. Other free spin rounds I've experienced were paying 20x, 30x bet size on average. I'd say the Santa symbol is the most annoying out there. Since it almost seem impossible to line up for a five of a kind, and blocks other winnings.

Final rating for Deck the Halls is a 5.5/10.

e two main symbols to be aware of in the game are the Deck the Halls logo that represents the wild symbol and the Bell scatter symbol.

The wild symbol, can be used to substitute for other symbols and doubles the payout of any of those combinations.

The scatter symbol can be scattered anywhere on the five reels. When three or more of these scatters appear anywhere on the reels, it immediately activates the Free Spins Bonus game, which brings ten free spins, during which time all the wins are doubled. Also, five scatters anywhere on the five reels affords a multiplier win, where the total coins bet are multiplied by 100. You'll be able to re-activate the free spins if they hit three or more scatter symbols across the reels during their free spins. The Santa symbol can be stacked in the main game and the Free Spins Bonus Round. and if you are lucky to have three or more of them from left to right you can make a big gain.

Maybe i have not played much of this game to hit more than three Santa symbol,so i can't tell you how much exactly you can win,but you can do the math five of them are 1000 times.

I think the game has very good opportunities for a gain, but the truth is that i really don't like the graph.Maybe the graphic is very simple,maybe we're spoiled by the other video slots with better graphics and animations. I don't know but i prefer to play games except for gain but for fun.When i play this game i'm bored very quickly. This is my opinion and i can give to the game 4 from 10.

Even the free spins are comes out a few times it can give big cash prizes.

First when I played here I thought the stacked Santa Claus is the wild symbol but later I realized it is only a scattered symbol with high value and the deck the halls logo is the original wild. That symbol is double your win when it appears in a winning combination. The Santa Claus appears many times but I didn’t lucky enough to get at least three of them so it worth nothing. In the base game I wasn’t lucky enough to get valuable winnings but I didn’t lose much money on it.

After I played an hour in a row in there finally I get the free spin feature. I have to trigger three of the bells to start the feature. That function is the best way to get valuable winnings because it has a standardtwo times multiplier and the wilds here stacked and has 4 times multiplier. The Santa Claus symbol is stacked here and the base game too. I started my free games but I didn’t won much from it. When I finished my free games I get the three bell again on my next spin. That was much better, I get some stacked wilds with good combinations and when I finished my second free spins I had a serious profit. From this time I played here once or twice but it didn’t want to gave out the free spins and I have to left the slot with deficit.

I have nothing bad to say about this slot!

Well, everything is very good, but come on, 10 freespins is just too low amount!

The payouts during the base game are so weak, so you do not have the needed balance to play and to wait for the free spins. It is so easy to trigger the free spins, or at least it was easy for me, but the wins were nothing more than 15 x bet. I did not have enough money to continue playing and I ended with a huge disappointing feeling at the end. I do not believe that I will play it again this Christmas.

For a lively Christmas-themed game, the overall paytable sucks, my expectations of the game fell below par, but the overall game play was not too bad.

The music quickly becomes grating - I doubt even the biggest fan of christmas will want to listen to this on loop during a long gaming session! I have to say I prefer Microgamings other big christmas game "Santas Wild Ride" to this one, but Deck The Halls is still worth a few spins especially at christmas!