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Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin

A Santa-led seasonal reworking of Yummy Dumplings

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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RTP

96%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

10,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

125 lines

Player rating

4.7 ★

13 votes

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13 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential8/10

x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10

Features10/10

15 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics8.1/10

f=15 r=5 p=125 → 8.1/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.1–100 (×1000) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.6/10

provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

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SlotRanker Score: 75 — Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin by Gamzix

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Slot Summary

Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin reworks Yummy Dumplings: Hold the Spin as a seasonal Gamzix release, replacing its kitchen character with Santa. Presents become the practical focus of the workshop: they can open a collection round or prompt more presents to appear. The Christmas setting gives an established collection formula a different identity without making the gift imagery merely decorative.

Theme & Atmosphere

The workshop presentation favors detailed seasonal illustration over a broad cartoon treatment. Toys, elves, and wrapped presents establish a handcrafted Christmas mood, with Santa providing the setting's central personality.

The interior setting gives the release a domestic holiday atmosphere. Presents also carry the bonus trigger, so the visual emphasis on gift giving has a direct function during play.

Christmas

Features & Win Potential

Fixed jackpot symbols add named prizes to the collection round, while multiplier symbols can increase its payout. These are separate contributions to the result, alongside the values attached to collected presents.

Christmas Workshop has high volatility and a maximum win of 10,000x the bet. Its calm seasonal presentation does not describe the distribution of results or make that upper limit a routine outcome.

High volatility Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Respins Bonus Game Hold and Spin Symbols collection (Energy)RTP range Bonus symbols Random multiplier Fixed Jackpots Additive symbol Sticky Symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

The bonus begins with three respins after six or more presents land. During the round, bonus, jackpot, and multiplier symbols can appear, with newly arriving qualifying symbols resetting the counter.

A present appearing in the main game can activate Heap of Presents. This adds enough additional present symbols to start the bonus, providing a second route into the collection round.

Spec sheet

Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameChristmas Workshop: Hold The Spin

StudioGamzix

Released

Math

SlotRanker Score75

RTP96%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win10,000×

Bet range$0.10 – $100.00

Player rating4.7 / 5 · 13 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines125

Layout5x4

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.60

Cost per session$1.60

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin with other games

	Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin Score 75This game	Santa Mummy Score 88	Xmas Gift Delight Score 87	Crystal Prince Score 87	Christmas Catch Score 87
Identity
Studio	Gamzix	Belatra Games	Advant Play	Quickspin	Big Time Gaming
Released	—	12/20/2023	12/11/2023	11/10/2020	12/1/2023
Math
RTP	96%	96.36%	97%	96.04%	96.53%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	10,000×	25,000×	20,000×	11,630×	31,430×
Format
Reels	5	7	6	6	6
Layout	5x4	7x7	6x5	6x4	6x7
Paylines	125	823543	Cluster Pays	262144	117649
Min bet	0.1	0.2	—	0.2	0.2
Max bet	100	50	—	100	30
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	—	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	—	—
Respins	✓	—	—	—	—

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Christmas Workshop: Hold The Spin

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RTP

96%

Max win

10,000×

Score

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01How many presents trigger Christmas Workshop's bonus?

Six or more present symbols trigger the bonus game. The Heap of Presents feature can also add enough presents to reach that trigger.

02Does Christmas Workshop use progressive jackpots?

Its jackpot prizes are fixed rather than progressive. Jackpot symbols can appear during the collection round alongside other prize-bearing symbols and multipliers.

03Are its free spins a conventional reel bonus?

The central feature uses a Hold the Spin structure. New bonus symbols refresh the remaining respins while collected symbols stay in place.

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