'Tis the season to be jolly, and one of the jolliest things we like to do at this time of year is spin video pokie reels for big rewards. Game developers love the festive season as much as players do, so you'll find plenty of Christmas-themed pokies to enjoy no matter where you play. Here are a dozen of our favourites - The 12 Pokies of Christmas, if you will - that are sure to help you get into the holiday spirit.
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Fat Santa
Released by Push Gaming in 2018, Fat Santa celebrates the portly profile of the most generous festive character around. Symbols on the five reels of this game include four different Christmas tree baubles, a wrapped gift, a snowman, a reindeer, an elf and Fat Santa himself. A Santa's Sleigh feature can be randomly triggered at any time, and a Free Spins feature will require you to help Santa consume as many Christmas Pie symbols as possible. Now that's the kind of work we can get enthusiastic about over the holiday period.
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza
Fishing is probably the last thing that most of us associate with Christmas, but in this festive pokie from Reel Kingdom, it seems like quite an obvious thing to do. This game was released in 2021 and it puts you in the boots of one Santa Claus, who has decided to take up his candy-striped fishing rod and catch himself some festive bass. Basically, this is Big Bass Bonanza in a Santa outfit and with an upbeat Christmas soundtrack to match, and it's also one of the few games featuring fish wearing red hats.
Scrooge Megaways
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge Megaways is a 2021 game from iSoftBet that gives you as many as 117,649 ways to win. The star of the pokie is Scrooge himself, but the reels are also occupied by other symbols from the famous Christmas tale, including a ball and chain, a turkey and a top hat. Cascading wins make it possible to win repeatedly from a single spin, and there's a Scrooge Cash Respins feature waiting to be triggered. God bless us every one!
Santa vs Rudolf
Sometimes even the best of friends can fall out, especially during the stress of the festive holidays. In this pokie from NetEnt, Santa and Rudolf have had a spat and are now doing all they can to outwin each other. Santa stands to the left of the reels and Rudolf to the right, and you can trigger two different special features: Santa's Gifts or Rudolf Spins. Both can help you win some nice cash prizes, so our advice is to avoid taking sides and just make the most of whatever happens.
Lucky Christmas
This is a brand new game for 2022 from NetGaming, and it has something of a traditional Christmas card vibe about it. The five reels are situated in a richly decorated living room somewhere, and you can just about see snow falling outside the window in the background. Symbols include baubles, gingerbread men, gifts, candles and more. Land three or more bell bonus symbols and you'll win yourself at least ten free spins.
Secret Santa
Secret Santa is one of the older pokies on our list, having been released way back in 2013. We're including it here because it's become something of a Christmas classic, and delivers everything you could want from a festive pokie with a slant toward the traditional. You can expect plenty of turkeys, gifts, Christmas crackers and log fire symbols on the reels, and you can randomly trigger a Secret Santa Bonus that will give you one of seven mystery features.
Bigger Bass Blizzard - Christmas Catch
This 2022 release from Reel Kingdom gives fishing fans even more big bass action to enjoy over the festive period. Launch the game and you'll be very impressed by the beautifully rendered visuals. This pokie is played underwater, but there's a snow scene in the background, so we guess that fish must have Christmas down there, too. The symbols aren't quite as festive as in Christmas Big Bass Bonanza, but the soundtrack is awesome and you can trigger a Free Spins feature by landing three or more scatters.
Big Bad Wolf Christmas Special
Fairy stories are always popular at Christmas time, and in Big Bad Wolf Christmas Special from Quickspin you'll enjoy a festive-skinned version of the popular Big Bad Wolf pokie. Here the wolf is wearing a Santa costume as he attempts to huff, puff, and bring down the house of the three little pigs. Packed with humour and Christmas cuteness, this game boasts both a Free Spins and a Blowing Down the House feature.
A Christmas Carol Megaways
We've already recommended the Scrooge Megaways game, but we also think that A Christmas Carol Megaways is well worth playing, too. This title was released by Pragmatic Play in 2020, and it brings the Dickens tale to life in great style. You'll have up to 200,704 ways to win with a single spin of the reels, and a tumble mechanic makes it possible to land win after win. Hit four or more scatters to trigger a Free Spins game with your choice of multiplier value in play throughout.
Rudolph Gone Wild
This is a 2020 release from SG Digital that shows how even the most beloved character can have an off day now and then. Here it's Rudolph, the famous red-nosed reindeer, who is showing his wild side. And we mean that quite literally. The Rudolph symbol is Wild and will shift one cell to the left until he disappears, giving you free respins on the way. Get three Free Spins symbols on the reels and you can choose 6 to 20 free spins with Rudolph Wild stacks of 3 to 8 rows in height.
Aloha! Christmas
Some people love staying home for Christmas, and others prefer to get away from it all. Aloha! Christmas is a pokie for the latter group, and it allows you to celebrate the festive season under the bright blue skies of Hawaii. This is a cluster pays pokie that is played on a six-by-six grid, and symbols include coconuts, pineapples, seashells and various stacked Tiki masks. Land three scatter symbols (Santa playing a ukelele while relaxing on a deck chair) and you'll trigger a Free Spins round at the Tiki Bar.
Sweet Bonanza Xmas
Our 12th Pokie of Christmas is the sweetest of the bunch, so if you're as much a fan of sugared fruits, sticky candies and other festive delectables as we are, you'll love Sweet Bonanza Christmas. This is a pay-anywhere pokie from Pragmatic Play, and you'll need eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid to win a prize. Trigger the Free Spins round and a random multiplier symbol can increase your prize payout by anything from 2x to 100x. Several such symbols can stick in place until the end of the round, and the top prize that you can win from this game is 21,100 times your bet. Ho, ho, ho!
Enjoy the Festive Countdown!
As you can see, there are Christmas pokies for all tastes and preferences, so where you go from here is up to you. One option is to jump right in and start playing at one of our top approved NZ casinos to get you in a festive mood fastest. Or, if you want to be more traditional, play our 12 Pokies of Christmas in order and enjoy the diversity of the selection in all of its glory. However you proceed, good luck with your gaming and enjoy the festive countdown!
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