A Tale of Elves Slot ᐈ Demo + Review ⭐

A Tale of Elves slot review

Aurum Signature Studios has created a “cutsie cutsie” cartoon-style Christmas slot on the surface here, but with a hardcore math model lurking underneath the cozy facade. The symbols are nicely animated for some jolly times, and you will benefit from random scatter wins on a regular basis here. The base game might drag on a bit, but the bonus rounds pack more than enough heat to make it worthwhile.

You can place bets between 30p and £12 per spin here, which is a somewhat narrow and unusual bet range. The 95.07 % RTP is also a bit below average these days, but this is the price you have to pay for such a massive potential. The good news is that Aurum Signature Studios remains “old school”, and has not jumped on the “RTP ranges bandwagon” - at least not yet.

A screen of the A Tale of Elves playing space

A Tale of Elves Features

The smiling Santa is the scatter symbol in this game, and you win a random cash prize when you land only 2 scatters anywhere in sight. You can win up to 50x your stake from this feature, and you can expect it to trigger around every 19 spins on average.

The main attraction is undoubtedly the bonus round, and you need at least 3 Santa scatters anywhere to trigger the free spins feature. You will first get a 1x, 20x or 200x scatter win by landing 3, 4 or 5 scatters, respectively, and then you get to choose between 4 different bonus round options.

Each free spins feature is associated with a different color Elf, and they come with different number of spins, volatility and extras:

• Blue Elf Spins - gives you 18 free spins with a 2x multiplier and the Blue Elf stacked 6 symbols in height.
• Green Elf Spins - gives you 14 free spins with a 3x multiplier and the Blue Elf stacked 5 symbols in height.
• Orange Elf Spins - gives you 10 free spins with a 4x multiplier and the Blue Elf stacked 4 symbols in height.
• Yellow Elf Spins - gives you 8 free spins with a 5x multiplier and the Blue Elf stacked 3 symbols in height.

You can win the Random Cash Prize during the bonus round also, and the feature will be retriggered if you land at least 3 scatters on a free spin. You will not get to choose a different bonus round mode however, and you can expect to trigger the free spins around every 209 spins on average.

The 200 Spins A Tale of Elves Experience

We had ourselves a big win when a bunch of wild stacks landed, and not long after that we triggered the bonus round. Which one of the 4 available options we went with can be seen in the 200 spins highlights video below. You can skip right to the main attraction if you want, as the free spins starts around 1:27 into the video.

Review Summary

A Tale of Elves offers a glimmer of hope that Aurum Signature Studios still has some of their glory days in them, and it’s too bad they’ve chosen a seasonal theme for such a strong title. The 95.07 % RTP is really the biggest drawback here, but you can win up to 20,166x via the most volatile Yellow Elf bonus round.

Landing payouts of that caliber doesn’t happen often however, but even half of that is more than good enough to carry you through another Holidays season. The base game can be a bit monotone here, with only the random consolation scatter prize breaking up grind. However, you get plenty of varied action via the different bonus round options, and A Tale of Elves is a very solid seasonal title from the veteran developer.

Pros

• Base game scatter win up to 50x
• 4 different free spins options
• High volatility and 20,166x max win potential

Cons

• RTP of 95.07 % is below the industry average

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Christmas Tree - is another brand new seasonal release that’s strong enough to be played all year round. Shaped as, you guessed it, a Christmas tree, you will benefit from a nice variety of features here. Payouts up to 25,000x your stake is possible, which is even more solid than the game at hand.

Jingle Spin - is a NetEnt Xmas classic, and it plays out on 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 win ways. The game comes with 4 different bonus features, including random cash prizes, spreading wilds and a bonus round. This can lead to payouts up to 10,000x your stake, which is solid for a medium variance slot.

Santa vs Rudolf - is our all time favorite Holidays title, and this is due to the hilarious concept of Santa fighting with Rudolf the Reindeer. They both land as walking wilds on the reels, and these will clash to give you free spins. The only drawback is the somewhat weak 1,000x max win potential, but this is more of a good-time slot than anything else.