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Polar Paws from Quickspin: Slot Review - the most charming Christmas slot ever!

Visit a winter wonderland full of polar bears and an elf in this amazing festive-themed slot from QuickSpin!

Wrap up warm as we travel to a beautiful winter wonderland in this brand new Holiday themed slot from Quickspin! This is the first-ever Christmas game from the provider and it has been conveniently released just in time for the festive season. The winter wonderland in question here is rather peculiar as it’s inhabited by a bunch of cute polar bears and a generous elf who loves to throw sweets around the place. As we all know, Polar bears are synonymous with Christmas these days thanks to those marketing geniuses at Coca-Cola. Without further ado, let’s find out if this slot has what it takes to get us all in the Christmas spirit?

Polar Paws is a 5 reel slot with 25 paylines that includes Wild Multipliers, Free Spins, and a Bears Turn Wild feature.

Polar Paws Screenshot

Special Features

First things first, you might be wondering what kind of symbols appear on the reels as you play this slot? Well, they consist of 4 cute Polar Bears, an Elf, as well as traditional A – 10 playing card symbols. The most profitable symbol from these is the Polar Bear wearing the Santa Hat as it will award a nice cash payout worth 10X your wager for landing 5 of them on an active payline.

Polar Paws features not just one but two Wilds. The first one is the Regular Wild and is depicted by an image of a Christmas Wreath. This symbol is the most valuable symbol in the game as it pays out a whopping 40X your stake for landing 5 on a payline. The second Wild is the Wild Multiplier and is illustrated by an inviting bowl of candy and chocolate. Just as the name suggests it can boost your winnings with a multiplier of either 2X, 3X, or 4X, depending on how many Wild Multipliers you land. Both Wilds also substitute for all other symbols apart from the Scatter symbol to help create winning combinations on the reels.

The Scatter symbol in the game is represented by an image of a smiling Elf. It appears only on reels 2, 3, and 4 and if you happen to land 3 of these symbols on the same spin then you will trigger the fun and highly lucrative Free Spins feature. Once in, you will be awarded 10 Free Spins in addition to a nice cash prize worth 3X your wager. While in this bonus feature, you will start to collect Elf Progress Scatter symbols and as soon as you’ve collected 3 such symbols then you will activate the Bears Turn Wild bonus feature. This feature works like this:

  • Collect 3 Scatters to turn the high-value Polar Bear into a Wild as well as get 2 Extra Free Spins.
  • Collect 5 more Scatters to get 2 more Free Spins and the next high-value Polar Bear will change into a Wild.
  • Collect another 5 Scatters for 2 additional Free Spins with the third most valuable Polar Bear turning into a Wild.

This basically means that by collecting the Elf Progress Scatters here then you will be given up to 6 Extra Free Spins as well as up to 3 Extra Wild symbols. With these kinds of lucrative boosts in play, you will be landing a big win in no time at all here!

Theme, Graphics and Sound

Graphically speaking, this slot is one of the best looking Christmas themed games we’ve ever come across. The artwork is just stunning with beautiful snow-covered mountains in the backdrop along with a good old-fashioned set of reels made of solid wood. Symbols in the game are wonderfully rendered onscreen and consist of a bunch of Polars Bears, an Elf, a Bowl of Candy, along with classic A – 10 playing card icons. My personal favourite would be the Polar Cub sporting a cute Christmas bow, it is absolutely adorable looking! Animations in the game are excellent as symbols speed down the reels rapidly and are nicely highlighted by a bright gold frame when part of a winning combo. It is particularly fun whenever you trigger the Free Spins feature as the background changes to one filled with lots of Christmas presents. A very nice touch there to tie in nicely with the Holiday theme.

The music is gentle and relaxing with a soft piano soundtrack playing slowly in the background. It’s the perfect fit for this very festive game.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game has 25 paylines, a very generous RTP of 96.84%, and a maximum payout worth 4,000X your total bet.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 2.50, 5.00, 7.50, 10.00, 12.50, 25.00, 50.00, 100.00

Based on a bet of 0.25:

  • Christmas Wreath Wild Symbol: 0.05 for 2X, 0.50 for 3X, 2.50 for 4X, 10.00 for 5X
  • Polar Bear with Santa Hat Symbol: 0.20 for 3X, 1.00 for 4X, 2.50 for 5X
  • Polar Bear with Holly Symbol: 0.15 for 3X, 0.75 for 4X, 2.00 for 5X
  • Polar Cub with Bow Symbol: 0.15 for 3X, 0.75 for 4X, 2.00 for 5X
  • Polar Cub with Scarf Symbol: 0.15 for 3X, 0.75 for 4X, 2.00 for 5X
  • A Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.50 for 4X, 1.00 for 5X
  • K Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.25 for 4X, 1.00 for 5X
  • Q Symbol: 0.02 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.75 for 5X
  • J Symbol: 0.02 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.75 for 5X
  • 10 Symbol: 0.02 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.75 for 5X

Our Verdict on Polar Paws

For their first-ever Christmas based game, Quickspin have really outdone themselves here as Polar Paws not only looks fantastic but is super fun to play. The cute Polar Bears certainly spread lots of Christmas Cheer and there are plenty of bonus features to enjoy here as well. The Wild Multipliers can boost your payouts considerably, especially if you land 3 of them as you will be treated to a nice cash payout worth 4X your wager. The standout feature of the game is, of course, the Free Spins feature as it is here where you can enjoy additional Free Spins as well as extra Wilds too. It is also here where your chances increase by some margin of winning the top prize which is a massive 4,000X your stake. This can be achieved by filling all of the reels with Wilds and Wild Multiplier symbols. Variance-wise, I found this slot to be Medium so you will find that wins are evenly balanced the more you play. For more exciting Christmas themed slots, we recommend checking out Jingle Spin and Foxin’ Wins A Very Foxin’ Christmas.

Have a Wild Christmas full of festive cash prizes when you play Polar Paws!