Push Gaming · 2018
5x5 grid, 50 fixed win lines and a maximum of x11,322 the bet shape Fat Santa, a Christmas slot from Push Gaming, and how a round runs.
A 5x5 grid of five reels and five rows sits under a Christmas and Winter theme. The game uses 50 fixed win lines that pay from left to right. A line pays when at least three matching symbols start from the leftmost reel, and only the highest win per line is awarded. Wins on separate lines are added together. Fat Santa is the Wild symbol.
Five free spins start when a Fat Santa symbol lands with one or more Wild Christmas Pie symbols. Santa then stays locked on the reels and collects Christmas Pie symbols on a meter that adds extra spins. Santa's Sleigh Feature can trigger at random during base game spins. Bonus Buy is also offered at 80 times the base bet.
Before the spin
At Surge Casino each figure comes with its meaning, so you read it before the first spin.
| What it means | In the game |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP versions | 96.45% / 96.59% |
| Grid and paylines | 5x5 |
| Max win in bets | x11,322 |
| Max win at top bet | A$1,132,200 |
| Release date | 27/11/2018 |
80x the base bet buys the Free Games Feature directly, and the money cost at the top example bet is in the table.
| Bonus buy | Bet multiple | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Games Feature at 80x | x80 · A$400 | – |
A$100 staked is the basis of each return to player figure: an average over a long run, not a promise for single sessions. The version running on Surge Casino is shown in the game rules.
| RTP setting | RTP | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.59% | No |
| Variant 2 | 96.45% | Supported |
Before a spin
Surge Casino sets out each step of a round before you place the first bet.
Pick a total bet from A$0.25 up to A$100 before the first spin. Each payout is a multiple of that total bet, so the same win grows with the stake.
The grid has 5 reels and 5 rows, with 50 fixed lines that pay left to right. On each line only the highest win counts, and wins on separate lines add up.
Santa's Sleigh can fly over the reels at random, leaving Christmas Pie symbols that lock as Wild. Symbols landing under a locked pie turn into Christmas Pie.
A Fat Santa symbol landing with one or more Wild Christmas Pie symbols starts 5 free spins. Santa stays locked on the reels and collects pies on a meter.
Set a spending limit before the first spin and hold to it. Each spin takes the total bet you chose, so a higher bet risks more on every spin.
Fat Santa modes
Where the free spins start, how the meter adds spins, and what the sleigh does to the reels.
Fat Santa landing with one or more Wild Christmas Pie symbols starts this mode and awards 5 free spins. Santa stays locked and collects Christmas Pie symbols on a meter. The first four meter fills add +3, +2, +2 and +1 spins.
Landing Fat Santa5 free spins
The base game starts with each spin on a fixed grid of 5 reels x 5 rows. Its 50 fixed win lines pay left to right, and the highest win per line is awarded. Wins on separate lines are summed, and paytable values are multipliers of the total bet.
Bet placedSummed line wins
It triggers at random while the reels spin in the base game. Santa's sleigh flies over the reels and leaves Christmas Pie symbols at random positions. These lock in place and act as Wild. A symbol landing under a locked pie is replaced by a Christmas Pie symbol.
Base game spinLocked Wild pies
Screen guide
Useful before you set a bet, or when you want to see the layout first.
A 5x5 grid with 50 fixed win lines gives no sign of when the Free Games Feature will land. Nobody can know how often the bonus round comes, because the Santa's Sleigh Feature triggers at random while the reels spin. The result of one session is random too, whatever RTP version the game runs at.
Two RTP versions exist for Fat Santa. Which one this site runs is shown only in the game rules, so read them before the first spin. The version sets the long-run return over many spins, not what one session pays.
11,322 times the bet is the highest win Fat Santa can pay, and it is a ceiling that very few sessions reach. Treat it as the limit of the payout, not as a goal. A larger bet raises the cash amount at that ceiling.
Before First Spin
Settles whether to test the game unpaid first, and what real play asks of you.
A$0.25 is the lowest real stake, and it needs an account with Surge Casino and age 18+. The demo needs no money and pays nothing.
Play for realPlay is for people aged 18+. Help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and BetStop is the national self-exclusion register.
A$0.25 to A$100 is the bet range of Fat Santa, so set a session budget before choosing your bet size.
A win of 11,322x the bet is the ceiling, but a win can tempt you to play on, so decide the stop point before the first spin.
A$100 is the highest bet on Fat Santa, so a deposit or loss limit on your account should be in place before the first bet.
Five free spins can arrive at any point in a session, so take a pause as soon as Fat Santa stops being fun.
Your First Round
Most players worry about bonus costs and losses before the first spin, so these answers name the figures.
5 free spins are awarded when a Fat Santa symbol lands together with one or more Wild Christmas Pie symbols anywhere on the grid. The Santa symbol then stays locked on the reels and moves to collect landing Christmas Pie symbols on a meter.
50,000x is the maximum win of Fat Drac, the highest in the series, against 11,322x for Fat Santa. Fat Rabbit matches Fat Santa on both RTP and maximum win, while Fat banker has a 96.43 RTP and reaches 25,000x.
A$0.25 is the lowest bet on Fat Santa and A$100 the highest. Paytable values are multipliers of the total bet, so they scale with whatever bet you choose.
80x the base bet buys the Free Games Feature through Bonus Buy, which costs A$400 at the A$5 bet. The purchase awards 5 free spins, the same start a natural trigger gives, so the cost is fixed by the bet.
11,322x the bet is the largest win Fat Santa can pay, which is A$1,132,200 at the A$100 bet limit. Smaller bets scale down in the same proportion, so the multiple is the figure to compare.
96.45 and 96.59 are the two RTP versions of Fat Santa, and each states the long-run return per A$100 staked. A single session can end far above or below that average, so no one can know the result in advance.
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