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My first impression of Sweet Royale Xmas was that Iconic 21 has mashed together the popular slot themes of Christmas and candy to produce a bright and colorful game that makes instant appeal. Christmas pudding scatters, chocolate Santas, and candy canes are some of the high-paying symbols, while low-paying candies hit more often on a 6x4 reel grid with a scatter-pay mechanic. What appealed to me most before I spun this game into action was the cascading reels feature, which triggers after every winning spin. This feature is elevated to a new level during free spins, where instant and global multipliers combine for wins of up to 5,000x. Play the demo game to experience these features in open play or via the bonus-buy option.

After spinning this slot into action, I found the gameplay, bets, features, and bonuses of Sweet Royale Xmas ensure that this is a fast-paced game in which you rarely have to wait long before winning combos activate the cascading reels feature. Wins of 5,000x your bet are possible, but I found you need to be prepared for quite a volatile ride.

Medium Volatility Feels Higher

I felt like I was often hitting wins while playing Sweet Royale Xmas, yet many were less than my spin stake. My bankroll steadily decreased before an occasional bigger win dragged it back towards its starting point. My feeling was that it was more high-volatility than medium, and there were some sessions when it felt that the RTP was less than 96.24%.

Cascading Reels

Cascading reels are an exciting feature, allowing you to hit consecutive winning combos on just one spin. It’s intense as you wait to see if the next cascade will trigger another, but I found that I rarely got more than two cascades in any sequence.

Free Spins

Four cake scatter symbols trigger 10 free spins, in which instant and global multipliers combine for big wins. I’d like to say I activated free spins during my few hundred spins, but I didn’t. Doubling your spin stake with the ante-bet triples the number of scatters on the reels, if you want to increase your chances.

Bonus Buy

I skipped the ante-bet option and took the plunge to buy 10 free spins for 100x my bet. It is an exciting feature, in which all instant multipliers are added to the global multiplier before the two are combined and applied to your wins. I activated this feature three times, each time hitting a 5 free spin retrigger, but with completely different results. The first go resulted in a 15% loss, but the second was an 85% loss. The third was completely different, with the global multiplier increasing quickly to enable a 340% gain. I’d be quite tempted to jump straight to the bonus buy option, but be prepared for polarized results if you do.

• It uses a scatter pays mechanic

• It spins at a fast pace

• Cascading reels can create consecutive winning spins

• The instant and global multipliers are exciting

• It has a bonus-buy option

If you’re looking for more sweet Christmas-themed games, Candy Bonanza Xmas and Candy Elves™ are similar slots to Sweet Royale Xmas that I recommend. Enjoy free spins, tumbling reels, and up to 100x multipliers in the first game. Activate bonus spins and wild multipliers in the second.

I’ve added Sweet Royale Xmas to my bonus-buy slot list, despite initially finding it frustrating. I found it hard to trigger many consecutive cascades and didn’t activate free spins during normal gameplay. The bonus-buy provides the option to purchase free spins, and I enjoyed the instant and global multiplier features. I can’t tell you whether you’ll get a nice present or a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking at the end of it, so I suggest you spin the free demo game to see if you like it.