Book of Yuletide Slot Review

The Book of Yuletide Slot Game

When I load up Book of Yuletide, it hits that odd mix of cosy and slightly wicked Christmas straight away. The reels sit on a frost covered windowsill, with grinning elves and a Santa who looks far too pleased with the naughty list. The soundtrack shifts between Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, O Come All Ye Faithful and jazzy Jingle Bells, which keeps the session lively without sliding into supermarket background noise.

Under the festive wrapping, Book of Yuletide plays on a classic 5x3 layout with 10 fixed paylines, so anyone used to book slots will feel at home. Stakes run from 0.20 up to 100 per spin, and Quickspin has stacked in Wilds, Free Spins, Pick and Click, Expanding Symbols, Multipliers and a Bonus Buy. For me, it feels like a winter rework of their earlier adventure, only with more cheeky charm.

Symbols and Payouts in Book of Yuletide

Book of Yuletide keeps the paytable tight, with nine main symbols. The low pays are gingerbread style royals from 10 to A; hitting five across a line brings 10x to 15x your stake, which is pretty punchy for card values. Medium symbols are the blue, green and purple elves. Five of a kind on these pays between 75x and 200x, and even landing just two premiums can give 0.5x to 1x.

Santa sits at the top of the regular symbols and is the one I always eye up in the base game. Lining up five Santas awards 500x the bet, and he pays from two of a kind as well, so teasing hits are fairly common. On top of that, the red Book with the snowman behaves as both Wild and Scatter, paying 5x, 50x, 500x or 2,500x for 2 to 5 books.

All regular wins follow the usual rule of landing symbols from the leftmost reel on one of the 10 paylines. During the feature, chosen Expanding Symbols change that pattern, since they only need the required number of matches on screen and then cover their reels, paying on all lines from any position. When those expansions line up with high symbols, especially Santa, the hit can swing brutally in your favour.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x500
	4	x100
	3	x10
	2	x1
	5	x200
	4	x40
	3	x4
	2	x0.5
	5	x75
	4	x10
	3	x3
	2	x0.5
	5	x75
	4	x10
	3	x3
	2	x0.5
	5	x15
	4	x4
	3	x0.5
	5	x15
	4	x4
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	Wild
	5	x2500
	4	x500
	3	x50
	2	x5

Book of Yuletide Slot Bonus Features

In Book of Yuletide, the Book symbol is the key to the feature. Landing 3, 4 or 5 anywhere in the base game awards 4 Free Spins and sends you into a Pick and Click screen with 3, 6 or 12 picks. You start with a 1x win multiplier and one Expanding Symbol already locked in, then choose among 20 wrapped presents that can add extra spins, more expanding symbols or stronger multipliers.

Each present in Book of Yuletide can give 2, 3, 5 or 10 extra Free Spins, 1 to 3 extra Expanding Symbols, or a multiplier increase of 1x, 2x or 5x. Once the Free Spins start, regular wins pay first, then any active Expanding Symbols stretch to fill their reels and pay anywhere. Hitting 3, 4 or 5 Books during the bonus adds 2 spins and 1, 2 or 4 fresh picks, keeping the round alive. If waiting for scatters feels too slow, you can buy the feature directly for 150x, 500x or 1,600x the bet, starting with 3, 4 or 5 Books and slightly higher RTP levels for the bigger entries.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins Feature Buy Feature can be activated in Base Game only. By paying 150x, 500x or 1600x bet, you can buy entry into PICK AND CLICK.
Feature Cost:	x150 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-

How to Win at Book of Yuletide Slot

From a practical side, Book of Yuletide is very straightforward. I set my stake between 0.20 and 100 using the plus and minus buttons, then spin the 5x3 grid with its 10 fixed paylines, watching for 3 or more matches or 2 or more premiums from the left. Most of my base game value comes from lining up premium elves or Santa, while the real swings happen when I manage to chain features and extra picks together.

Book of Yuletide Slot RTP & Volatility

Stat wise, Book of Yuletide runs on a high volatility maths model, rated at 5 out of 5, so I expect long cold stretches between the proper hits. The default RTP is 96.27 percent, with a hit frequency of 25 percent, which feels about right in play. On paper, the slot can reach wins of up to 32,760x the bet, putting it right at the sharper end of book style payout potential.

The Bonus Buy options nudge the numbers slightly. Buying Free Spins with 3, 4 or 5 Books costs 150x, 500x or 1,600x the stake and comes with RTP values of 96.50 percent, 96.71 percent and 96.91 percent. For me, the smaller buy strikes the best balance between price and risk, while the bigger entries feel like pure high roller punts that I only touch if the bankroll for that session looks strong.

The Final Thoughts on Book of Yuletide

I see Book of Yuletide as a Christmas edition of Quickspin's own take on the classic book mechanic, with enough of a twist to keep it fresh. The art, moody elves and slightly sinister Santa give it a darker seasonal tone, the soundtrack fits, and the expanding symbol system works very well with the Pick and Click. If you like high variance festive slots with decent ceiling, this one earns a spot in the winter rotation.

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