{"id":893,"date":"2020-11-13T20:50:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T08:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/?p=893"},"modified":"2023-01-14T01:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T13:06:33","slug":"christmas-carol-megaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/pokies\/christmas-carol-megaways\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Carol Megaways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Christmas spirit seeps into every aspect of our daily lives, and the Slot world is no exception. Pragmatic Play is unpacking the tinsel early this year with Christmas Carol Megaways. The title doesn\u2019t exactly roll off the tongue, but we\u2019re here to find out if the gameplay makes up for it. The biggest draw of this game is its Megaways mechanic. This gives you the chance to create winning combinations with over 200,000 pay lines. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The million-dollar question remains &#8211; do all these things translate into larger prizes? Let\u2019s find out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Highlights\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 reels and up to 200,704 pay lines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Spins, Wilds, Scatters, Multipliers, Tumbling Reels, Bonus Buy, Ante Bet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Volatility\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximum prize of 20,000 x the bet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RTP of 96.50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas Carol Megaways Theme and Background<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a little bit of a disclaimer. Christmas Carol Megaways isn\u2019t as fresh as Pragmatic Play would have you believe. It\u2019s actually a clone of an existing game by the same name, except that this time it\u2019s been overlaid with the Megaways mechanic. The theme is just as thrilling as the original version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, the theme remains equally enjoyable the second time around. Three Christmas Ghosts will pay you a visit, each carrying the potential for both wisdom and wins. The setting is the snow-filled streets of Victorian London, so don\u2019t expect glamour or glitz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the Charles Dickens novel, you\u2019ll be assisting with the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge, as a line-up of ghosts attempts to spook him into socially acceptable behaviour. The grid is visually larger than the average, which is an inevitable consequence of the Megaways makeover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across six reels you\u2019ll discover a series of well-designed symbols, all contributing to the overall theme. These include the iconic characters from the story, combined with a few traditional Christmas icons to lift the dark vibe. The most foreboding of all is a hooded figure, who threatens to cast gloom over everything that the festive season holds dear.\u00a0 Overall the design is classic but pleasing, you won\u2019t encounter any fascinating special effects, but it still manages to hold your interest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas Carol Megaways Pros<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Megaways offers hundreds of thousands of ways to win<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multipliers all the way up to 10 x<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tumbling Reels give you the chance at free re-spins, every spin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas Carol Megaways Cons<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme isn\u2019t new to Pragmatic Play<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Free Spins bonus game can\u2019t be re-triggered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Volatility means you\u2019ll encounter some dry spins<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gameplay and Special Features on Christmas Carol Megaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you played the original Christmas Carol slot then you might consider skipping over this section. The features have pretty much been copied over, with very few changes.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t necessarily a negative, because the original was packed full of exciting features, and my philosophy is, if it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it. That means you\u2019ll have access to Free Spins, Ante Bets and Tumbling Reels. For those craving newnesses, the Bonus Buy feature will be a welcome introduction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tumbling Reels<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tumbling Reels are an often overlooked bonus feature. Every slot that\u2019s rocking these kinds of reels essentially gets the chance at a form of free re-spin on every paid spin. Tumbling starts when a winning combination appears. The win is paid out and the winning symbols disappear. The empty reels positions are then filled with the tumbling symbols from above. As long as winning combinations continue to appear, the tumbling will also continue. It\u2019s technically unlimited and can really boost base game prizes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ante Bet<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This feature is a little different because it\u2019s optional and not automatically applied to your gameplay. One optional extra is the <\/span><b>Ante Bet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> function. Engaging it <\/span><b>increases the bet by 25%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, though symbol values remain the same. The benefit is additional scatters are added to the reels, upping the prospects of triggering free spins. In fact, it actually doubles the chance of winning free spins.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Spins<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrooge\u2019s pocket watch is the Scatter symbol, and this is your key into the very lucrative Free Spins round. You need four Scatters to kick things off with 15 Free Spins, and any further Scatters will add another four Free Spins. Before things kick-off, you\u2019ll be given four options:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>15 free spins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a 1 x starting win multiplier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>10 free spins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a 5 x starting win multiplier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>5 free spins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a 10 x starting win multiplier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Random selection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 5 &#8211; 15 Spins with a 1 x &#8211; 10 x multiplier<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefit of risking it all for the random selection is that you could find yourself spinning with 15 Free Spins and a 10 x multiplier. Of course, things can go in the other direction, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you\u2019ll find yourself worse off and pretty darn ticked off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Free Spins, all Scatters remain in play. However, they\u2019ll only land on the bonus reel up top. Three pocket watches will earn you an additional five Free Spins. There\u2019s no limit on how many extra spins you scoop up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cherry on top of the Christmas cake is the progressive win multiplier. with no limit to the number awarded. A big part of the potential of Christmas Carol Megaways is the fact that this progressive multiplier is unlimited. It starts on whatever level was initially awarded, then increases by +1 after each winning cascade. This feature of the Free Spins round will be mostly responsible for your prize money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonus Buy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No time to wait around? Skip the queue and buy your way into the Bonus feature. You\u2019ll essentially fast-track yourself to a guaranteed Free Spins round. Of course, presents don\u2019t come cheap, and you need to be prepared to lay out some costs. It\u2019s fairly pricey, as players will need to provide an outlay of 100x the bet. If you\u2019re happy to splash out, then you\u2019ll immediately be awarded a minimum of four guaranteed Scatters on your next spin. This will trigger the Free Spins round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the Payouts and Wagering Limits for Christmas Carol Megaways?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with all Pragmatic Play games, Christmas Carol Megaways is accessible to all budgets. You can start spinning the themed reels from as little as $0.20, climbing all the way up to $100 per spin. The came comes with very high volatility, scoring a five out of five on Pragmatic Play\u2019s scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As all Slots do, Christmas Carol Megaways come with a default RTP. Due to the Ante Bet feature, the RTP will vary between <\/span><b>96.48% \u2013 96.58%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Either way, the numbers are decent, and players should feel confident about the distinctly non Scroogey math model.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The really exciting win potential can be accessed within the bonus features, helped along significantly by the Megaways mechanic. On each spin, two to seven symbols land on each main reel so when factoring in the extra reel, up to <\/span><b>200,704 ways to win<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symbols each carry decent value, so you could be seeing a couple of substantial wins even during the base game. Starting at the lower end of the paytable are 10-A royals, backed by the Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future, plus Bob Crachett, and Tiny Tim. Each of these characters will bring in a profit ranging from 1.5 to 50 times the bet for six of a kind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrooge, the star of our show, acts as the game\u2019s Wild. When he shows up on the bonus reel, he\u2019ll stand-in for any of the symbols to form a winning combination. Altogether this game offers players the potential to score an astounding 20,000 times the bet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final verdict on Christmas Carol Megaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fun thing about this game is its familiar theme. A Christmas Carol is an integral part of the Santa Season and the eerie nature of the story will reel you in. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrooge has been a pop culture character for over 100 years, and now he\u2019s immortalised at SkyCity Online Casino.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With prizes up to 20,000 times the bet, and unlimited extra Free Spins and Increasing Multiplier, there\u2019s a lot to feel cheerful about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas Carol Megaways is a great way to kick off the festive season. And who\u2019s to say it\u2019s a little early? The graphics are intriguing and the gameplay is rewarding. When it comes to the Megaways mechanic, you either love it or you hate it. But if you\u2019re leaning toward the latter, just play the original Christmas Carol slot instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pragmatic Play is unpacking the tinsel early with Christmas Carol Megaways, offering prizes up to 20,000 times the bet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pokies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=893"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2560,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893\/revisions\/2560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skycitycasino.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}