Ho! Ho! Ho! For all the impatient fans of Christmas there is already a giftbox waiting to be opened. I hope I won't spoil the fun by revealig that it hides a Real Time Gaming's slot inside. It is a literally "Santastic" game that will make waiting for Christmas easier.

"Santastic" is a fantastic slot by Real Time Gaming that has three reels and five paylines. It is not a typical 3-reel slot, as it has many paylines and also lots of additional features that you don't come across in classic slots. The reels are placed on the background of a village covered in snow that is slowly falling from the sky. On top of the slot there is a place where current jackpot is being displayed and on the sides of it there are signs with "bonus meter". You can choose a mode of playing – a regular one when all the cheerful sounds are enabled and reels spin quite slowly or a turbo mode with disabled sounds and quickly shown results of a spin. As you may have suspected the symbols in the game are highly Christmas-related, so there are: Christmas stockings, a jackpot icon, and images of Santa Claus, reindeer, elf, "North Pole" sign, snowman, and typical Christmas gifts and sweets.

It is not very common for 3-reel slots to have bonuses, but this game is not a typical one, as we already established that it has 5 paylines. The amount of additional winning possibilities provided by the producers of "Santastic" is really quite wide.

The images of Christmas stocking hanging above the chimney serve as Wilds in "Santastic". They replace all other symbols except Jackpot and, depending on which Wild you hit, double or triple the prize.If both Double Wild and Triple Wild take part in a winning combination, the prize is multiplied by 6.

A Jackpot icon is shown in the middle of the reels – you are awarded with an extra Jackpot Spin during which all other symbols except Jackpot are greyed out. Only Jackpot combination pays, also this game increases the chances to win a Progressive Jackpot. It can be won when the combination of three Jackpot icons appear on a payline. These wins are added to other ones.

Free Spins, Jackpot Spin or 2500x bet are the prizes in the bonus game – Festive Feast. It is triggered by any combination of 3 of a kind and you are randomly awarded with one of the mentioned feature. All prizes won during Free Spins are tripled (except Progressive Jackpot).

Don't disappoint the Santa Claus and just collect the prizes he provided in "Santastic". He is generous, good and kind, but he also is easily offended so don't risk him not showing up at the actual Christmas time.