A Christmas Carol Slots

When you see that a slot game has the title A Christmas Carol, you can guess the theme right there. Charles Dickens wrote what must surely be his most famous story many years ago, making Scrooge his most famous character and turning it into a term for a certain type of person too.

And now we have the chance to play a slot game based on that same story. Could this be one of your festive favorites? It's time to find out, so let's see what this game holds in store for us here.

Which slot game developer created the game?

This is another winner from Betsoft. It also fits into their 3D category, promising even more potential.

Demo accessibility

You can always rely on Betsoft to deliver a demo packed with all the same things you'd see in the real game - and so it goes here, too.

A Dickens of a theme

Yes, this game does link with the Dickens story, so you know the ghosts might well feature here too.

Another terrific design in action

Betsoft knows how to deliver a superb game, and they've given us a great setting for this one. We see Scrooge himself in bed, looking unhappy, and we can see a snow-filled scene outside his window. Could this be Christmas Eve, we wonder?

How to play A Christmas Carol

The game has five reels to spin, and while there are no progressive jackpots here, the game does include plenty of prize potential.

We get a wild to look for, and it turns out to be a turkey - a cooked one, in this case. We only wish we could smell it… mmm. It cannot substitute for any of the ghosts appearing in the slot (yes, all three are in action here), but everything else works fine.

If we reveal that the game includes three scatters, you can probably guess that each one is depicted as a different ghost - attached to the Past, the Present, or the Future.

Fixed paylines in play here

You can play on 25 lines with every spin of the reels.

Does this qualify as a penny slot?

No, but it does qualify as the next best thing. You must play at least two cents per line, making 50 cents the smallest wager you can play. You can choose from other coins instead if you wish, along with going from one to five coins per line.

Paytable info for A Christmas Carol

There is a lot to digest in the paytable for this game. It is always a great idea to check that out before you do anything else.

The Ghost of Christmas Present unlocks a bonus feature

Find three of this ghost appearing on the reels in the same spin and every ghost of all three types will change into a wild symbol. As you can well imagine, you could net one or more prizes from this occurrence.

The free spins come from the Past or Future

One ghost takes care of the bonus, so the other two are responsible for some free games. You cannot find a mix of scatters though - you must find either three, four, or five Past scatters or three, four, or five Future scatters.

Whichever combination you get, you'll receive three, six, or 12 free games, respectively. The highlight in both cases is that you will receive one or more prizes per spin. It looks like a retrigger is possible too, making these even better free spin rounds to unlock.

Do we know which RTP value is in play here?

Our information suggest an RTP of 94.58%, which is a little lower than we would like.

Is A Christmas Carol a turkey or a success?

There may be a turkey involved here, but we think the game is a success for sure. While no prizes are ever guaranteed, the slot makes the best of the Scrooge story and looks great too. We would give this 9 out of 10.

Look out for good prizes in the free spins

With a prize on every spin in those two rounds, it seems like a positive area to collect some coins, wouldn't you say?

Play just for some festive entertainment

This game is delightful to play even when you aren't going for real prizes. It's also the ideal way to see what you think of this take on the famous story.

Would you meet Scrooge and play for real?

You can do this at any casino offering Betsoft games, and we can confirm that there are lots of those around today.

Mobile accessibility

If you would rather play on a mobile device, you can do so on Android or iOS as you wish.