Penguins Christmas Party Time Slot Review

The Penguins Christmas Party Time Slot Game

Online slots inspired by parties hosted by animals aren’t a new sighting. However, I haven’t encountered one based on partying penguins yet. So, this Reel Kingdom and Pragmatic Play release qualifies for a new release.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that penguins look so calm. Instead, the chaps can go all out when it comes to partying if the Penguins Christmas Party Time design is something to go by.

The game starts with several penguins donning festive attires scattered in the background. Meanwhile, the reels are nestled in a metallic cage just behind a DJ’s turntable, while stacks of speakers flank the 5x3 grid on either side.

While the gameplay happens indoors (presumably in a penguin lodge), you can tell from the transparent windows that it’s snowy outside. Further, the free spins turn up the design and soundtrack’s tempo.

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Symbols and Payouts

If you thought you needed a lot of effort to enjoy a penguin party, think again. While most parties embody sophistication, this one only uses eight regular symbols and two special ones. But I’ll dive into the regular segment first.

This slot game has 25 paylines. So, the objective is to secure three or more matching symbols along the predefined paylines and on adjacent reels from the furthest left side.

The paytable labels all the symbols alongside their winning combinations and prizes. So, while I’m about to list them shortly, I suggest you befriend the paytable when playing to confirm the payouts.

Although the low-paying symbols in Penguins Christmas Party Time are the usual 10 through to Ace playing cards, they take after thematic twisted balloons. Hope to hit three-plus OAK to receive between 0.2x and 2x the bet.

Then, the premium symbols are the Blue, Green, and Red partying penguins. They pay as follows for 3+ OAK:

• Blue - 0.8x, 2x, and 4x the stake.
• Green - 2x, 4x, and 10x the bet.
• Red - 4x, 20x, and 1000x the stake.

The Disco Ball Wild pays the same wins as the most valuable Red Penguin. In addition, it substitutes for all non-special symbols. The last of the symbols is the scatter, which only hits on the odd-numbered reels and can start the free spins.

Penguins Christmas Party Time Slot Bonus Features

It seems the penguins use the base game to set up the party, then launch the action during the free spins!

Free Spins

You trigger the free spins with 10 rounds after hitting 3 scatters in Penguins Christmas Party Time. Before the round starts, you must pick one of 3 balloons to unleash the corresponding modifier for the subsequent bonus.

Snowball Booster

Picking this modifier marks random symbols on the reels with an x2 multiplier at every spin. The multipliers then apply to winning sequences that pass through them. Multiple multipliers in the same paying sequence will multiply each other.

Further, random reels can have snow behind the symbols during the round. If all the reels have marks at the end of one free spin, you receive +10 additional free spins.

Wild Party

With this feature, at least one random reel must have all positions filled with wilds at every spin. However, the free spins cannot be retriggered.      

Boogie Back

After the original 10 free spins, a wheel with losing and winning sides will appear, displaying 10 more free spins and 2x, 3x, 5x, and 8x random multipliers.

If an arrow stops on the winning side, it retriggers the 10 more bonus rounds, whereby the corresponding multiplier boosts all wins during this batch of free spins. However, this Penguins Christmas Party Time round ends if it stops on the losing side.

Ante Bet & Bonus Buy

The ante bet allows you to double your bet multiplier to 10x. In return, the chance to win the free spins round naturally doubles while the buy feature is deactivated.

Meanwhile, the buy option lets you enter the free spins instantly after paying 100x the current total bet!   

How to Win at Penguins Christmas Party Time Slot

First, it’s worth highlighting this slot’s reel configuration. It embodies a classic appearance of 5 reels and 3 rows with 25 paylines.

The win lines start from the outermost left column to the right, and you must align 3+ identical symbols along them and on adjacent reels to secure a win. As mentioned, the paytable includes all the payouts based on the selected stake.

The maximum win in Penguins Christmas Party Time is a 2,000x bet. As such, considering you can bet from €0.05 to €500, you can rack up to €1,000,000 if you’re lucky!

Pressing the button with a crowned chimp or the Spacebar and Enter keys triggers a single spin. On the other hand, the Autoplay function lets you play several auto-spins. Further, you can enable the Quickspin/Turbo modes for faster spins.

Penguins Christmas Party Time Slot RTP & Volatility

This slot’s theoretical RTP of 96.54% adjusts to 96.52% when using the bonus buy and ante bet. Further, a 5 out of 5 volatility rating means this slot is highly volatile! 

The Final Verdict

How many of you are excited about the Christmas season? Just like you, I am! But I don’t think slot developers hellbent on igniting the merry fireworks as early as October are doing anything to help us relax about the same. Regardless, I love to be reminded about the most merry moment of the year!

After creating Santa’s Xmas Rush, Pragmatic Play partnered with its long-time ally, Reel Kingdom, to create this Penguins Christmas Party Time. It’s precisely as its title suggests—an Xmas party with penguins.

Just as the theme is fresh, so is the equally unique gameplay. FYI, I love that these two developers, notorious for countless cloned releases, have an original creation. The gameplay revolves around free spins with a Pick & Click option for three modifiers. However, I am sad to inform you that the base game isn’t eventful.

It makes sense why the most you can squeeze out of this game is a paltry 2,000 times the bet. However, since I like looking at things differently, perhaps the developers didn’t want anything too distracting as you spend time with family and friends. And if that’s the case, it’s enough entertainment for the festive holiday!