"Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is one of these books you really have to read. It contains a real wisdom and promotes universal values. The characters form the book has inspired artists from different branches and when Christmas are coming we really can see "Christmas Carol"-related stuff almost everywhere. Microgaming decided to put the book's villain-at-first into a slot.

"Scrooge" isn't a guy that hates Christmas anymore. It is a 5-reel, 50-payline highly profitable slot by Microgaming. As inspired by the "Christmas Carol" you may assume it has many relations to the book and Christmas itself – yes, it does. But you will be surprised when you expect joyful symbols and calming, warm, holiday ambience. It's Scrooge that has a main role there, so there are lots of scary symbols of the ghosts that were visiting him, there also are the keys, books, safes, bags filled with money. I have to admit that when someone with "I feel like playing a Christmas-themed slot" attitude will spin the reels of "Scrooge" – might be higly surprised. Not only by lack of a happy-Christmas side. Also by the high winnings provided by the creators of "Scrooge".

You can win not only by hitting one of the 50 paylines. There is a set of special features that increase prizes as well as makes the game more entertaining.

First of all, there is a Wild symbol that substitutes any other symbol appearing on the reels except the Scatter. It also doubles the prize when take part in a winning combination. 

The mentiones Scatter has two functions – it pays any, its wins are multiplied by total bet staked and are added to the payline wins and, secondly, at least three of Scatters on the reels trigger the Xmas Dinner Bonus Game. The player's job is to pick a dish for each of the hungry characters and see who wins – the prize is multiplied by a proper number.

There also is a possibility of winning the Free Spins. Above the reels there is a calendar and a number of Free Spins. When the date on the calendar reaches 25th of March, the given number of Free Spins is awarded. Each time the player wins, he needs to choose one of the winning symbols. It hides either date or number of spins – that's how the calendar changes and Free Spin increases. During the Free Spins all wins are doubled.

If creepy-looking symbols aren't something that could scare you off, don't hesitate to play "Scrooge". You will be surprised how much it will increase the size of your wallet. And one more thing – don't wait until Christmas.