Sweet Bonanza Xmas: frozen sweets and free-spin baubles

Count the same symbol across the entire 6 by 5 grid. A paying group can be spread between reels and rows; adjacent positions and a left-to-right line are not required. The ordinary tiers are eight or nine matching symbols, ten or eleven, and twelve or more. Seven of one ordinary symbol falls below its paying threshold.

A paid group starts a tumble. The winning symbols disappear, the remaining symbols drop, and new symbols enter from above. A new paying group gives another award within the same sequence. When a refill produces no winning group, that sequence ends. The rules place no numerical limit on the possible tumbles; that concerns the number of refills, rather than a promise of unlimited winnings.

1. Count each ordinary symbol type anywhere on the grid.
2. Add any awards from different paying symbol types.
3. Remove the winning symbols, drop the others and refill.
4. Repeat while wins form. Base-spin tumble awards reach the balance together at the end of the sequence.

The USD paytable configuration uses B = USD 2. For example, its eight-heart award is USD 20, while eight bananas pay USD 0.50. Those amounts scale from the table's full-stake multiples; they are different awards even though both groups have eight matching symbols.

Hypothetical paid-round example: one eight-heart group at a normal USD 2 stake, with no other wins or feature, pays USD 2 x 10 = USD 20 gross. Subtract that one USD 2 paid stake and the round's net result is USD 18. This illustrates the calculation, not the likelihood of getting the hearts.

Lollipop cash awards and the free-spin trigger

Four or more scatters start 10 free spins. The scatter cash award and the number of spins are separate. Five scatters change the cash award to 5x B; the feature still starts with ten spins.

Baubles appear only during free spins, which use special feature reels. Each bauble receives one of these values: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x or 100x. It stays on screen until the current tumbling sequence ends.

At that point, add the values of the visible baubles and multiply the total ordinary win for the sequence by the sum. Two baubles marked 2x and 5x give 7x. They are not multiplied together into 10x. The 7x applies to all the ordinary awards collected in that sequence, including an earlier tumble, rather than only its last award.

Three scatters add five more spins

During the feature, three or more scatters add five free spins. One retrigger would therefore make a hypothetical total of 10 + 5 = 15 spins. That is the count in this example, not an expected count or a maximum. The rules do not give a numerical retrigger limit.

Hypothetical RTP arithmetic: assume a configuration has 96.48% RTP and USD 10,000 of total stake turnover. Its theoretical mean return is USD 10,000 x 0.9648 = USD 9,648, a mean difference of USD 352. Turnover is the sum of stakes placed over play, not one deposit. This is a long-run calculation, not a measured loss or a prediction of your session.

The documented native interface has these controls:

• Plus and minus open the bet menu and change BET units or coin value. Read TOTAL BET after changing either.
• CREDIT and BET labels switch between cash and coin views. A coin count needs its denomination before you compare it with a cash amount.
• The speed control cycles normal, quick and turbo. Speed settings change the presentation; they do not document a better payout chance.
• The sound button switches sound and music. Settings separately include the intro screen, ambient audio, sound effects and game history.
• SPACE and ENTER are documented desktop spin controls. They can start and stop a spin, so avoid pressing them while only trying to read the help.
• Autoplay is documented with selectable spin counts; pressing its button again stops it. SKIP SCREENS advances the feature introduction and ending after a short pause.

The original Sweet Bonanza also has count-based pays, ten starting free spins and feature symbols from 2x to 100x whose values add at sequence end. Xmas changes the familiar fruit and sweets to a frozen festive look, including snow-covered symbols and golden Christmas baubles. That is a useful reason to choose it if the original mechanism already appeals to you.

Shared broad mechanics do not mean every Sweet Bonanza version has the same reel strips, return or stake settings. Sweet Bonanza 1000 and Super Scatter have their own exact-edition rules. Choose the exact title shown in the game information before comparing multiplier limits.