Elf 8's Slot
There’s nothing more fitting than writing a slot review in December and having to talk about an incredibly festive title; it just seems to make the jolly holidays even more special. That’s never a bad thing. My oh my, we’re sounding a lot like chipper elves, maybe it’s because this real cash slot is called Elf 8’s…!
We’re off to Santa’s workshop, in the land of ice and snow, to make a great number of presents for all the children waiting by their Christmas trees. It’s a sickly sweet image, but that’s the one painted by the creators over at NuWorks, so if you’re more a Scrooge than Santa Claus, you might want to move along. The reindeers and sleigh need the room.
Aside from the magical graphics, Elf 8’s has two unique features, as well as several highly rewarding symbols, which in turn makes it a low variance slot machine. This should surprise us, but given how often fancy slots fall short content wise, we expected no less. Should you still be game to play, we’re about to don our elf outfits and get singing some Christmas carols.
The Laughter of Children
Childish giggles accompany the elves on this grid, whenever they show up and fill the third reel, which happens to be the only place on the network of images that they can land. They’ll sound their appearance regardless of whether you’ve created a win, but should you have formed a winning combination, they’ll start twirling about their candy canes. It’s like leekspin, only cuter and less funny.
Should the elves appear during the free 8 games, then they will move across to additional reels as well as the middle, therefore changing up the overall dynamics of the game. This subtle shift can result in higher payouts and thus more festive fun.
In an odd turn of events though, not winning during this time is a lot more rewarding than winning, as is the exclusive Win-Win Feature. If you don’t make a win, you can get up to x88 of your initial bet, however should you make a winning line, the value of the multiplier will decrease.
Random Payouts
Elf 8’s also has another means of adding some extra cheer to your playthrough, in the form of a three level progressive jackpot, consisting of a Mini, Minor and Major Jackpot; these are displayed at the top of every game.
The cash prizes change in value whenever a whole new game is started, and so sometimes you’ll strike it more lucky than others. When we played the Major Jackpot sat at just 1,016.60 credits, while the Minor was at 280.16, and the Mini being a very low payout of 60 credits. None of them are about to blow your mind, but they’re a nice random thank you on top of your other wins.
Learning Elf Control
Getting involved with the goings on at the Christmas HQ of Elf 8’s couldn’t be more hassle free if it tried, for everything is well laid out and labelled to ensure ease of use from beginning to end. Seeing as the paylines are fixed into place at 30, gamers have one less aspect to worry about before playing. We find this a positive, but the lack of freedom in being able to change the size of the game, might leave others feeling put out.
One section where you can go as crazy as you like is the betting range, found next to the lines display; here you can bet from 0.01 per line up to 0.25, meaning your bet will never be too big to handle. So not only is this real cash slot an amusing (adult) way of enjoying the holidays, it’s also a cost effective one.
An Elf Party!
NuWorks have done a good job with this slot machine, even despite the low variance. Maybe it’s all the snowballs we’ve been drinking, but we find this game delightful. Maybe it’s the nature of the reels, mixed with the depth of the limited number of features, that helps make it an enticing game that all players can savour.
Warning: nausea can occur from prolonged playing. To keep Christmas cheer to a minimum, maybe don’t wear any costumes or hum songs.
