Play Winter Sports for Free

Just one glance at the screen of Winter Sports and you’ll be in doubt of the theme of this game with tis snow-covered backdrop and icy symbols.

With snowflakes scattered all around the screen, you won’t be able to help shivering as you cast your eyes over the dramatic snowy peaks and alpine trees which linger in the background. This game by Portomaso expertly conjures up every winter sporting holiday experience that you could ever have dreamt of!

Along with the soft white snowy surroundings, the reels are chock full of winter sports symbols and other related images. Check out the ice hockey player beaming your way, or the expert skier concentrating on the piste! You’ll also find lots of other winter sports-related symbols including a hockey stick, a bobsleigh, a luge, and even a penguin wearing a cute red cap (don’t expect to see this last one at the next Winter Olympics though!).

As you may have come to expect with Portomaso Gaming, there’s also jumping background track with drums and electric guitar striking up between the spins, just to keep you buzzing with excitement. And watch out if you hit a winning combination as you’ll get an extra animation and a tune to match!

Before you take the plunge and start playing, you’ll need to explore the snowy landscape and discover just what’s on offer with Winter Sports.

To do this you’ll need to venture into the paytable which is held on a separate set of screens, unlike traditional fruit slots. The button can be found on the bottom left below the reels, just alongside the winding alpine road.

The paytable will show you the special symbols to look out for such as the red-capped penguin on skis, which represents the wild symbol. This allows it to substitute any of the other symbols on the board to try and get a winning combination more easily.

The jaunty penguin is back in different poses for both the bonus and scatter symbols. Spin at least three of either to qualify; or five to get the maximum possible benefit. The bonus symbols unlock a hidden game with a maximum prize of 615 for a win. The scatter symbols hand out free spins as well as a multiplier if you match four or five scatter symbols.

Away from the special symbols, the cheery chap in the ice hockey outfit is the top prize, offering a win of 250 for matching five symbols.

The Winter Sports video slot is played on five reels with up to 25 paylines in play; you don’t have to play on all of these as before you start playing you’ll decide on how many you want to use.

Along with the paylines, there’s also the choice of deciding how many coins to allocate to each line and the value of each. You can set between 1 and 10 coins to each line with a value of between 0.01 and 0.2. This, together with the ability to vary the number of paylines, provides a lot of versatility over how much each spin will cost.

Being able to adjust all of these factors means you can alter your strategy from low to high risk, depending on how much you want to bet. And if you want to experiment first, you can even play for a while in the simulation mode which doesn’t allow you to win prizes but offers full functionality of the game, making it a great practice run!

Winter Sports by Portomaso Gaming has an almost cartoon-like feel which is upbeat and cheerful and fun to play. This can make it very attractive to newbies who won’t find it too serious or overwhelming for their first video slot. The prizes on offer are plenty but they’re not as high as some of the other video slots in the market, so Winter Sports probably won’t appeal quite so much to those seeking jackpot wins, even though it’s still a good game to play.