Book of Yuletide Slot Features

A 5x3 grid set on a snowy background will award a win whenever at least 2 (for high-value symbols) or 3 (for low-value ones) matching icons land on any of the 10 pay lines. Qualifying combinations must begin from the leftmost reel and continue in an unbroken sequence rightward. Payouts gained from regular symbol hits range between 0.5 - 15 times the bet when comprising gingerbread royals and between 0.5 - 200 times when consisting of premium elf portraits. Santa's image heads the paytable with a top prize of 500 times the bet for a 5-of-a-kind combination. Wilds in the form of the titular book substitute for all regular symbols during win evaluation plus deliver a payout of 2,500 times the bet for a set of 5 anywhere in view.

Book of Yuletide Free Spins

The Book Wilds also act as Scatters, and at least 3 are needed anywhere in view to trigger the bonus round consisting of 4 free spins. Before it begins, players will enter a pick&click bonus where additional boosters can be won. Depending on the number of triggering symbols, 3, 6, or 12 picks are awarded, and the following prizes can appear in the presents:

• +2, +3, +5, or +10 additional free spins
• +1, +2, or +4 Expanding Symbols
• +1x, +2x, or +5x Multiplier

Free spins begin with 1 Expanding Symbol and an x1 Multiplier, plus any boosters that have been found during the pick&click round. Expanding Symbols grow to cover the entire reel and pay anywhere whenever there are enough available in view to form a win.

Bonus Buy

There's a possibility of triggering various free spins variants through the Bonus Buy menu for a fixed buy-in:

• 150 x bet for at least 3 Scatters
• 500 x bet for at least 4 Scatters
• 1,600 x bet for 5 Scatters

Final Thoughts

Every year, around the end of November, online casinos start to get flooded with Christmas-themed slots. Many of them are relatively traditional, revolving around a cozy, joyful atmosphere and vibrant iconography depicting presents, lights, baubles, and various delicacies. There's been too many to count with such a mainstream approach, so some suppliers saw that as an opportunity to create something different that would grasp the players' attention. Book of Yuletide is one such example, albeit relatively careful in stepping outside the comfortable norms. The theme does bring a different vibe, picturing Santa and his elves as a slightly cooky and potentially troublesome bunch, although it's hard to decipher their role during the festive period. Are they here to punish the naughty kids? Are they after destroying the Christmas spirit for everyone? Or is it their ultimate goal to put an end to this beloved tradition altogether? Whatever the case, here they are, rolling through the reels, wearing quirky, secretive expressions in a nicely designed scene filled with clean, crispy imagery.

Book of Yuletide, like most "Book of" slots, brings a somewhat predictable configuration based on Expanding Symbols during free spins and strong paytable prizes. However, it adds an extra layer to the bonus, allowing for meatier wins and an overall more intense gameplay with a maximum payout cap of 32,760 x bet. For this math model, it's arguably one of the higher win levels we've seen, which deserves a big plus. Naturally, the boosters we're talking about available during the pick&click game are nothing too inventive, consisting of extra spins, multipliers, and additional Expanding Symbols. Still, if a balanced combination of them is scored, they genuinely take the traditional book-style bonus to new heights.