Triple Christmas Gold Slot Review

Triple Christmas Gold - Game Overview

Triple Christmas Gold from Thunderkick is basically Triple Royal Gold in a Santa suit, a pure Xmas reskin job that keeps the same math model and 5,000x potential. You get a classic 3x3 grid rather than the usual modern layout from this studio, and the whole thing revolves around cascading wins and an incrementing multiplier bonus round. As someone who plays a lot of Thunderkick, the shift into this classic format feels odd.

Released in November 2022 as a seasonal add on, Triple Christmas Gold shares the stripped back interface and Swedish style buttons seen right across the Thunderkick catalogue. Stakes start at 10p a spin, so it sits in that familiar low entry bracket. It is pitched at players who enjoy three reel stepper style action but still want Avalanche style cascades, multipliers and a free spins bonus with a proper prize ceiling.

Triple Christmas Gold Slot Features

On the classic 3x3 grid in Triple Christmas Gold you win between 1 and 5 times your stake for lining up three of a kind on a payline. The top tier Crown symbol is the headliner, as it is the only one that also pays 1x for just two on a line. The Diamond symbol is wild on all reels, helping to complete wins before the Cascading feature kicks in.

Every win removes the contributing symbols thanks to the Cascading feature, so new icons fall into place and the same spin can keep paying again and again if fresh combinations land. To reach the main bonus you have to spell out B O N U S under the reels. Special bonus tokens drop in with those letters printed on them, and they count as wilds while also lighting their matching position below the grid.

Once you have lit all five letters, Triple Christmas Gold awards 8 free spins. During the feature, each time pay symbols form a win they light small versions of themselves below the reels. Completing a full set of five symbols adds 2 extra free spins and moves the win multiplier along its trail, from x1 to x3, x9 and then x27. In some markets you can use a Bonus Buy at 120x stake, though not in the UK.

Symbols and Payouts in Triple Christmas Gold

Triple Christmas Gold keeps the same symbol set as its parent slot, only with a bit of Christmas decoration tacked on. You are still dealing with a mix of low and high value icons, anchored by that top tier Crown symbol and the Diamond wild. Three of a kind on any payline returns 1x to 5x your bet, which feels quite fair for a three reel game with cascades and a strong bonus.

Visually the whole thing looks like the team slapped some tinsel on the original artwork and called it a day. The symbols have barely changed beyond a few festive tweaks, and the blurred Christmas tree backdrop does little to change that impression. As someone who likes a bit of atmosphere in a seasonal game, I found the presentation more depressing than uplifting, especially knowing what Thunderkick usually deliver.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	3	x5
	2	x1
	3	x2.5
	3	x2
	3	x1.5
	3	x1
	Wild
	Scatter
	Scatter
	Scatter
	Scatter
	Scatter

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Triple Christmas Gold

Thunderkick list Triple Christmas Gold with an RTP band between 96.12 percent and 96.42 percent, so this is one of those adjustable RTP ranges you need to watch. Hit the top setting and you are getting a solid number by this studio’s modern standards, but some operators will pick the lower model. Volatility is high as stated in the official sheet, so you should expect stretches of dead spins between the better rounds.

Max win is capped at 5,000x your stake, which puts Triple Christmas Gold bang in the middle of Thunderkick’s payout table these days. The big hits are clearly designed to come from the multiplier increment free spins round rather than the base game. The Avalanche and Increasing Bet Multiplier combination only really shows its teeth once the win multiplier climbs towards x27, paired with repeated cascades on the same spin.

The 200 Spins Triple Christmas Gold Slot Experience

When I put Triple Christmas Gold through a 200 spins session, I still had Triple Royal Gold fresh in mind, not because that game blew me away but because this version changes so little. The base game delivered a steady trickle of small cascades, with the occasional tease as bonus tokens dropped without finishing the word. The proper excitement only arrived once the free spins finally landed and the multiplier ladder woke up.

Review Summary for Triple Christmas Gold

From where I am sitting, Thunderkick slapping a Santa hat on one of their latest releases and pushing it out as Triple Christmas Gold feels lazy even by seasonal reskin standards. The original was below par compared to the studio’s usual work, and this festive makeover only highlights that. As Christmas slots go, it is a contender for the worst Xmas release of 2022, at least for me.

On the positive side, the mechanics are sound enough. Cascading reels, wild symbols and a multiplier increment free spins round with 5,000x your stake on the line will always have some pull. If you have not played Triple Royal Gold, this version might work as a straightforward three reel option with a modern twist. For those of us who already know the original, though, it feels like a missed opportunity.

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