Sugar Rush Xmas Demo Review
Sugar Rush Xmas is the Christmas edition of Sugar Rush by Pragmatic Play. Snow-covered sweets and gummy bears fill a 7×7 grid, and wins come from clusters instead of lines. The main feature is the multiplier spots, which can grow up to 128x. Volatility is high, the RTP is 96.50% and the top win is 5,000x the bet. Bets range from $0.20 to $240 per spin.
Cluster Pays on a 7×7 Grid
A win needs a block of at least 5 matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically. Winning symbols explode and new sweets tumble down, so one spin can produce several wins in a row. Bigger clusters pay much more: 15 or more pink lollipops pay 150x the bet.
Sugar Rush Xmas Symbols and Payouts
The table shows what each symbol pays at a $1 bet for a selection of cluster sizes. Every size from 5 to 15 or more has its own payout in the game.
| Symbol | 15+ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pink lollipop |
$150 | $15 | $5 | $2 | $1 |
 Orange heart candy |
$100 | $12.50 | $4 | $1.50 | $0.75 |
 Purple candy |
$60 | $10 | $3 | $1.25 | $0.50 |
 Green star |
$40 | $5 | $2 | $1 | $0.40 |
 Red gummy bear |
$30 | $3.50 | $1.50 | $0.75 | $0.30 |
 Purple gummy bear |
$25 | $3 | $1.25 | $0.50 | $0.25 |
 Orange gummy bear |
$20 | $2.50 | $1 | $0.40 | $0.20 |
 Gumball Scatter |
3 to 7 Scatters trigger 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 free spins | ||||
Multiplier Spots up to 128x
Whenever a winning symbol explodes, it marks its spot on the grid. The second time a symbol explodes on the same spot, the spot gets a 2x multiplier, and the value doubles with every further explosion there, up to 128x. The multiplier applies to every win that lands on top of it, and if a win covers several multiplier spots, their values are added together.
In the base game the marked spots last only until the tumbles of that spin end.
Free Spins with Sticky Spots
Three, four, five, six or seven Scatters anywhere award 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 free spins, and the same numbers of Scatters during the round add the same amount of spins. In free spins the marked spots and their multipliers stay on the grid until the round ends, so the multipliers keep building from spin to spin. This is where the biggest wins come from.
Buy Free Spins
The free spins round can be bought for 100x the bet, and the buy spin can land anything from 3 to 7 Scatters. The RTP is 96.50% both in normal play and with the buy.
Who Should Try Sugar Rush Xmas
The game suits players who like cluster slots and watching a grid of multipliers build up. High volatility means the base game can be quiet, but in free spins a board full of large multiplier spots can turn small clusters into big wins. The 5,000x cap is lower than in Gates of Olympus Xmas 1000 or Sweet Bonanza Xmas.
Browse more festive games in our Christmas slots.
