Sweet Bonanza Xmas is Pragmatic Play's 2019 Christmas version of Sweet Bonanza. It keeps the same 6x5 grid where eight or more matching sweets anywhere pay, tumbling wins and free spins with multiplier bombs from 2x to 100x, and dresses it in snow and festive colours. The top prize is listed at about 21,100x your stake. It suits you if you like the original and want a seasonal look with the same rules.
How does Sweet Bonanza Xmas work?
You play on six reels and five rows with no paylines. Eight or more of the same symbol anywhere on screen pay, with bigger clusters paying more.
After a win, the winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into their places. This tumble repeats as long as new wins appear, so one spin can pay several times. There is no wild symbol in this game.
What are the Sweet Bonanza Xmas bonus features?
Four, five or six lollipop scatters start 10 free spins and pay 3x, 5x or 100x your stake. Three or more scatters during the round add 5 more spins.
In free spins, multiplier bombs worth 2x to 100x can land. They stay on screen until the tumble sequence ends, then their values are added together and applied to the total win of that spin. The Ante Bet raises your stake by 25% to double the chance of free spins, and Bonus Buy starts the round for 100x your stake. Both may be unavailable in some countries.
Is Sweet Bonanza Xmas worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
Pragmatic Play lists the RTP at 96.48%. Catalogues also show versions at 95.45%, 95% and 94%, and one even lower. Pragmatic Play offers casinos several RTP settings for this game, so the version you play may be lower than the standard figure. Open the game rules to see the exact RTP at your casino.
Volatility is rated medium-high. The base game tumbles often but mostly for small amounts, and the big results need several bombs on a spin with a long tumble. Buying the bonus skips the base game but makes each session swing much more.
Apart from the festive graphics, the game plays the same as the original Sweet Bonanza, so your choice between them comes down to taste and the RTP version each casino runs. Later Pragmatic Play games such as Sweet Bonanza 1000 change the multiplier range and cap, so their numbers do not apply here.
Tips before you play Sweet Bonanza Xmas
- Check the RTP in the game rules, as several lower versions exist.
- Treat Bonus Buy as a high risk option and set a limit on how many you buy.
- Use the Ante Bet only if you accept the 25% higher cost per spin.
- Try the demo to see how often bombs land in free spins.
- Set a loss limit before you start.