A Christmas Story Slot Review for 2021

The reels are filled with images from the movie, while the general design of this slot game also echoes the film in its design, with characters found everywhere, including everyone’s favorite, Ralphie. Graphics-wise, A Christmas Story may feel a little outdated, but that works within the theme.

The gameplay is far from old-fashioned, however, with 40 fixed paylines and a multitude of different features to be triggered. Add a progressive jackpot, and this Xmas slot is the perfect combination of classic and modern touches.

Symbols pay out for three or more of a kind from left to right on a payline. Their values are as follows:

• The lower value symbols include soap, broken glasses, and a decoder ring, turkey, and a Christmas pudding.

• The higher value symbols are the characters, Ralphie being the most lucrative. He pays 400x for five on a payline (20x for three and 100x for four) and can appear double stacked. The other three characters pay 15x for three, 75x for four, and 250x for five.

• Keep your eyes peeled for the leg lamp, a famous part of the movie’s story as it's the highest value regular symbol (5x for two, 100x for three, 200x for four, and 1,000x for five) and also acts as an expanding wild.

Several bonus features trigger randomly during the base game of this Aristocrat online Christmas slot machine. The Bumpus Hounds feature triggers multiple wilds, the Christmas Morning feature plays out on a Wheel of Fortune style wheel and pays out an instant prize, while Ralphie can randomly add full wild reels.

The game’s logo is the scatter symbol, and three or more of these anywhere on the reels trigger the Head Honcho round which leads to one of four bonus games. You’ll get to visit Santa, who will pick you a present, and pick and click yourself to trigger a bonus from the following:

• Queen Mother of Dirty Words - free spins on an expanded reel set.
• Sinister Triple Dog Dare - Wheel of Fortune game.
• Black Bart Bounty - A shooting game for cash prizes.
• The Decoder Wheel – A progressive jackpot game that can trigger the big progressive jackpot or one of two other smaller jackpots.

You can play this slot on up to date iOS and Android devices. All you need is WiFi or mobile data then you can access it instantly from your web browser.

It has been designed so you can control the game via touchscreen. All features, graphics, animations, and sound effects are the same for mobile players, and the images look crisp and clean even on smaller screens.

Aristocrat is a software developer best known for its land-based casino offerings, as shown by the developer’s numerous awards art the 2020 Global Gaming Awards including Land-Based Product of the Year and Land-Based Industry Supplier.

The provider’s online slots selection is ever-growing and includes firm favorites of our Werewolf Wild, Dolphin Treasure, and Buffalo. Aristocrat is also the name behind The Xtra Reel power mechanic, an innovative slot machine feature that allows various reel activations and extra paylines to be opened up.

Fans of A Christmas Story movie will love this Aristocrat offering – our reviews team sure did! We love a classic Christmas movie at OnlineSlots, so the familiar references had us grinning from ear to ear.

Even if you haven’t seen the film (which needs to change if so), the festive theme, four lucrative bonus rounds, and the progressive jackpot up for grabs should be tempting enough to hit that spin button!