Santas Pots and Pearls Slot

Item: Santas Pots and Pearls
Rating: 2.8
Author: Paul

2.8/5

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Published Date · Dec. 13, 2023 · Last Updated · Feb. 20, 2024

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Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Review

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Overview

Getting into the swing of the Festive season, top online developer Swintt have rethemed their popular Pots and Pearls system to add a little merriment to the slot-o-sphere. If you have played previous instalments, you will know what’s coming, but for those new to the series, a simple, medium-weight experience awaits. Rattling down this slot’s chimney is an array of Pots and Pearls (who’d have thought it?) in addition to a Pick and Win Bonus and a Hold and Win Free Spins Bonus, where it’s a case of the more Pearls, the merrier. Get onto Santa’s nice list, and you may raise a Yuletide toast to celebrate a 1,080x max win!

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Details
Paylines	50
RTP	95.37%
Volatility	Med
Jackpot	£500
Minimum Bet	£0.1
Maximum Bet	£100
Maximum Win	1,080 x
Software Provider	Swintt
Themes	Christmas
Design and Layout	5 Reel Slots
Features	Scatter Symbols Slots, Bonus Round, Free Spins

Must try harder would be our overall rating for Santa and his raft of Pots and Pearls. We can partially excuse such a poor RTP range if the production values and gameplay go the extra mile. Sadly, that isn’t the case here. On the plus side, there is at least a lot going on in the base game, courtesy of the Instant Win Scatters, Expanding Wilds, and Jackpot potential, but, for us, that wasn’t enough to save Santa from tumbling down our rankings. No soundtrack, middle-of-the-road visuals, and an underwhelming max win…we will be hoping for better next time we reach below the slots Christmas Tree.

2.8/5

Pros

Expanding Wilds

Pick and Win Game

Free Spins Bonus

Cons

Below Average RTP

Poor Design

How To Play Santas Pots and Pearls Slot

santas pots and pearls winning combination

Min Bet	Max Bet	Max Win (x stake)
0.10	100	1,080x

Santa’s Pots and Pearls Basic Rules

The festivities begin on a 5x3 layout
There are 50 winning ways available
Payouts are produced by landing three or more connecting matching symbols on adjacent reels, beginning at reel one

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Paytable & Symbols

Here's a guide to all the symbols and payouts you'll find in Santa's Pots and Pearls:

Name	2 Symbols	3 Symbols	4 Symbols	5 Symbols
J		0.1x	0.4x	1x
Q		0.1x	0.4x	1x
K		0.1x	0.4x	1x
A		0.1x	0.4x	1x
Candle		0.4x	0.5x	2x
Sugar		0.3x	1x	4x
Bell		0.3x	1x	4x
Santa	0.1x	0.4x	3x	40x
Scatter		3x	10x	150x

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Paylines

Here's a guide to all the paylines on offer in Santa's Pots and Pearls:

Cleopatras Pearls — Every winning line in Santa's Pots and Pearls

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Features

Expanding Fox Wilds

May appear on reels two, three, and four and expand to cover the whole reel.

Star Scatter Pays

Land three to five Star Scatters anywhere in view to pick up a 3x, 10x, or 150x win.

Jackpot Pearls

Minor and Major Jackpots can’t be won during the base game. However, hitting one Maxi Pearl will hand you a win of 250x. You need three Mega Pearls to earn a payout but will be rewarded with a 500x win.

Gamble Feature

Following any win, you may keep what you have won or risk it all in the double or nothing gamble game. Predict whether the next card off the deck will be Red or Black - guess right, and you double your money, but guess wrong, and you lose your winnings for that spin. You may gamble up to six times following any win, up to the game’s 1,080x max win.

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Bonus Features

santas pots and pearls respins unlocked — Re-spins triggered

santas potsand pearls respins — Re-spins in action

Present Pick and Win Game

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a present or three. Landing three Presents on a single spin will take you to the Pick and Win Bonus Game. Choose one of three Diamonds to grab a 30x, 60x, or 100x payout!

Pearl Spins

The Pearls of the title pave the way to the slot’s main feature. Landing six Pearls symbols on a single spin will see the re-spins-style game begin.

You start with three re-spins, with all triggering Pearls locking in place. Land a new Pearl Symbol, and your re-spins total resets to three. Land only standard symbols, and your tally decreases by one.

Pearl Symbols contain 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, or 30x Wins, or one of four Jackpot Symbols.

Minor: 5x
Major: 25x
Maxi: 250x
Mega: 500x

Play continues until you run out of spins, or all 15 positions contain a Pearl. At this point, you win the combined value of all Pearl Prizes and Jackpots in view. You still need three Mega Pearls to earn the Mega Jackpot – if only one or two are present at the end of the round, they convert to a 25x or 30x win.

Things get even better if you fill all 15 positions in view, as the value of Prize values – with the exception of Maxi and Mega Jackpots – will be doubled!

Our Verdict The Pick and Win Game is as simple as it gets, but at least adds something to the base game. The Pearl Feature won’t win many prizes for originality but is a solid enough Hold and Win style Bonus and a good fit for this straightforward title.

Play Santas Pots and Pearls Demo for Free

If you want the chance to play for free without staking real money, check out the Santas Pots and Pearls slot demo in free play! Treat online slot demos like your showcase of special features, offering a unique gaming experience in free play which you won’t find in real money gaming. Slot demos give you the chance to learn the slot's rules and mechanics in a risk-free environment, giving yourself the best possible chance of making money when the time comes.

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot RTP & Volatility

RTP	Variable RTP	Volatility
95.37%	Yes	Medium

The top-end 95.37% Return to Player (RTP) percentage is disappointingly below the industry average RTP of 96%.

The medium volatility rating ensures there aren’t too many bumps in this slot sleigh ride. You should expect a relatively smooth experience, with a decent balance between the base game and bonus round.

Our Verdict The 95.37% RTP isn’t very festive. You should also be aware that as a variable RTP release, alternative, lower settings of 92.21%, 90.09%, and 85.38% are also available. We always suggest consulting the information section of the game to discover the setting in use at your online casino of choice. Given the relatively low max win and friendly theme, the medium rating feels right, although could have been pitched even lower.

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot Graphics & Audio

Graphics

In common with many releases from this developer, Santa’s Pots and Pearls gives us a strong feel of the type of slot you might find in a real-world casino. The graphics are good but not great, with the card values, in particular, feeling a little dated. Barring a couple of nicely attired Christmas Trees, there’s not too much going on in the static backdrop, although the childlike Santa symbol does at least brighten up proceedings.

Santa's Pots and Pearls (Swintt) 1 — Base game spins

Santa's Pots and Pearls (Swintt) 2 — Wild symbol on the reels

Santa's Pots and Pearls (Swintt) 3 — Wins in the base game

Santa's Pots and Pearls (Swintt) 4 — Santa symbols form a win

Audio

We fully expected a rendition of Jingle Bells or When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney to provide the theme tune. Instead, we get nothing but stony silence. The only auditory entertainment is found in the galloping reel effects and escalating electronic flourishes accompanying wins.

Our Verdict A distinctly average presentation, with neither the graphics nor the sadly lacking audio, doing anything to elevate this release above the competition.

Santas Pots and Pearls Slot on Mobile

Swintt has ensured that their Pots and Pearls are available to desktop players and mobile slot fans. This tinsel-tinged release performs smoothly on Android, iOS, and Windows-powered devices.