Santa vs Rudolf

NetEnt came up with a slot this festive season, Santa vs. Rudolf. It came out in November 2019. The story behind the slot is that Santa is stressed with the workload as he distributes gifts across the world. He is further infuriated with the behavior of Rudolf. It doesn’t want to get its work done and plays with Santa’s hat. This leads to a fight between the Rudolf and Santa.

Santa vs. Rudolf is a 5 reel 20 payline slots. It will pay out both ways. The reels appear colorful. Snow-capped mountains and pine trees can be seen in the backdrop. The reels are decorated with string lights. The Christmas theme has been beautifully executed.

Symbols of Santa vs. Rudolf

Before you start with the game, you should check out the symbols featuring in it.

A, K, Q, J, and 10 are the low paying icons in the title;
Sleight, Gifts, Collar, Snowglobe, and wish list are the high paying icons;
There are two Wild icons in the title, Rudolf and Santa;

Bonus Games and Special Features

To make the slot more exciting and engaging, NetEnt has introduced some great special features. Let’s take a look at them.

Wild
The Wild appears on the reel on 1 and 5. They substitute all the other icons in the title except for the scatter.

Rudolf appearing on the 1st reel will move horizontally on the right at the start of a spin. Santa appears on reel 5 and will move to the left at the start of the re-spin.

Free Spins
When both the Wild merge, you will get 10 free spins. You get to win up to 30 free spins. In case the Santa and Rudolf merge during this round, you will receive 4 more spins. Following this the Wild that gave you the free spins disappear from the reels.

Rudolf Spin Feature
There are two meters above the reels. There are red for Santa and green for Rudolf. The bar meters fill up by 1 when you land a walking Wild. Filling up 8 bars will trigger the corresponding bonus.

Santa’s Gifts
This is a pick’em bonus game which will is going to split into three different sets. Choose items to win a cash prize, multiplier, or the Santa’s hat which will end the bonus round.

Rudolf Spins
You receive 3 free spins and 5 Rudolf Wilds on the reels.

Winning Combinations and Payouts

The paytable for Santa vs. Rudolf has been given below.

Note: The paytable is in accordance with the highest betting amount.

Final Words

Santa vs. Rudolf might not have any jackpot but it does offer some good payouts. The maximum win in the game is 1000 times the betting amount. It has an RTP of 96.35% and comes with a medium to high variance.