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How Xmas Drop works
Hacksaw Gaming · Slots
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How it plays
Xmas Drop is a Christmas-themed online slot from Hacksaw Gaming, starring a Santa who drops wild symbols. A Wild Santa expands downward to become part of winning combinations and can carry a multiplier. This page covers only the rules and figures that are officially published and offers no way to win.
Wins are paid on fixed paylines, and the reels stop at random to set the grid.
A Wild Santa expands downward, and every position it covers counts as wild; one that does not expand is a single wild. Each reel can hold at most one Wild Santa.
If it passes a wild gift symbol as it expands, that symbol turns into a multiplier; when several expanded Wild Santas with multipliers share one winning combination, the multipliers are added together before they are applied.
Enough free spins scatter symbols landing together in the base game trigger a bonus game. The details are in the official wording below.
Every round is random and earlier results have no effect on the next one. This site gives no betting advice.
The official description, line by line
Official description (this site's rendering)
Wild Santa symbols expand downward, becoming part of winning combinations.
Official English text “Wild Santa symbols expand downward, becoming part of winning combinations.”
Official description (this site's rendering)
Each reel can have only one Wild Santa symbol.
Official English text “Each reel can have only one Wild Santa symbol.”
Official description (this site's rendering)
If multiple expanded Wild Santas with multipliers form a winning combination, their values are added together before being applied to the win.
Official English text “If multiple expanded Wild Santas with multipliers form a winning combination, their values are added together before being applied to the win.”
Official description (this site's rendering)
Land 3 FS scatter symbols at the same time in the base game to trigger a bonus with 10 free spins.
Official English text “Land 3 FS scatter symbols simultaneously in the base game to trigger a bonus with 10 free spins!”
Official data
- Game provider
- Hacksaw Gaming
- RTP (theoretical return to player)
- 96.22%“RTP: 96.22%; 94.27%; 92.32%; 88.02%” ↗
- Maximum multiplier
- 12,500x“Max Win: 12,500x” ↗
- Volatility
- 3 / 5“Volatility: 3/5” ↗
- Mechanics
- 19 unique lines“Paylines: 19 unique lines” ↗
RTP is a theoretical value published officially. It describes the average return over the long run and many rounds, and says nothing about a single round or a short period. The version actually offered depends on the operator's settings, and the information in the game takes precedence. Items the official page does not publish are not listed in this table and are not guessed. Official page
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