- A festive BGaming slot with 5 reels, 4 rows and 25 paylines, set on a snowy moon
- Moon Spiders that turn random symbols into Wilds, plus a door-picking mini-game before the free spins
- A Hold and Win style Moon Respin with Collector, Booster and Cleaner symbols, a 97% RTP and medium volatility
Wild Moon Thieves X-mas is a BGaming slot released on 26 November 2024. It takes players to a made-up moon that is home to a group of friendly spiders, who are in a festive mood and wearing party hats.
The game has two separate bonus rounds. One is a short free spins round full of Wilds, and the other is a respin feature built around Moon Multipliers.
The Look of the Game
The 5×4 reels sit on the surface of the moon, with a soft glow over the playing area. The regular symbols include frosted gems, sevens and bells, all covered in ice for the festive season. The spiders are the stars of the show. BGaming describes them as smiling and good-natured, and they are much more cute than scary.
Reels, Paylines and Wilds
The game plays on 5 reels and 4 rows, with 25 paylines. The Wild is a cobweb symbol, and it stands in for every symbol except the Scatter and the Bonus symbol.
In the main game, the Moon Spiders can drop onto the reels on any random spin and turn regular symbols into Wilds. This can happen with no warning, and it can turn a losing spin into a winning one, since the new Wilds help complete lines before the spin ends.
The Door Mini-Game
Landing 3 Scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 in the same spin starts the free spins, but first you play a mini-game. Sixteen doors appear on the surface of the moon, and behind them is the number of Wilds that will be used in the free spins.
You click on the doors to open them, one at a time. If you would rather not choose, the Autoselect button opens random doors for you, and you can switch it on even after opening some doors yourself. The doors keep opening until a Collector symbol appears. It then shows the total number of Wilds that will take part in the free spins, which can be as many as 60.
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Free Spins
The free spins round is short. You get 3 spins, but every one of them comes with spiders. On each spin, the Moon Spiders come down and replace regular symbols with Wilds, and those Wilds help complete winning lines before the next spin starts.
The number of Wilds you collected in the mini-game is what makes this round good or average. A high count spread across just 3 spins means a lot of Wilds on the reels at once, and with 25 paylines on a 5×4 grid, that can add up quickly.
Moon Respin
The second bonus is Moon Respin, a Hold and Win style feature. It starts when 2 Bonus symbols land on reels 2 to 4 in the main game.
You get 3 respins to begin with. Moon symbols that land carry random multipliers, and they are sticky, so they stay in place until the round is over. Landing more of these special symbols retriggers the respins, so the round can go on for a while. It ends when every cell is filled or when you run out of respins. At that point, all the multipliers on the screen are added together and the total is applied to your bet.
Three special symbols can appear in this round:
- Collector: takes on the values of all the Moons on the screen
- Booster: increases the multipliers of all the Moons on the screen
- Cleaner: an upgraded Collector that collects the Moons and then removes them from the screen
The Cleaner is an interesting one, because clearing the Moons away can free up space for new ones to land.
RTP, Volatility and Max Win
The RTP is 97%, which is higher than many slots. The volatility is medium, so the game sits in the middle ground between steady small wins and big swings. The max win is x5,000 the bet, with a top prize of €250,000 listed by BGaming.
Remember that RTP is worked out over a very large number of spins and does not tell you what will happen in one session.
About BGaming
BGaming releases a good number of Christmas and winter slots each year, and Wild Moon Thieves X-mas was its last game of November 2024. If you like the icy look of this game, our review of Divine Queen: Heart of Ice covers another BGaming winter slot.
Overall
Wild Moon Thieves X-mas is a fun festive slot with more variety than most. The Moon Spiders keep the main game lively by adding Wilds at random, and the two different bonus rounds give you more than one thing to aim for.
The free spins are short but packed, with the door mini-game deciding how many Wilds you get, up to 60. Moon Respin offers a very different kind of bonus, with sticky multipliers and the Collector, Booster and Cleaner all adding to the total.
With a 97% RTP and medium volatility, it is a good choice for players who want regular action rather than long waits for one big hit. The cute spiders and icy symbols make it a nice, light pick for the Christmas season.