Snowflakes really is a lovely looking game - s star-filled, frozen wilderness forms the backdrop to the reels which are dominated by a selection of blue, green and purple tinged snowflake symbols. There are 8 of them in all. The most lucrative is the 8-pointed snowflake which awards 5, 25, 75 or 400 coins if you land 2, 3, 4 or 5 of them in a single payline.
More rewarding still is the carved block of ice which is the wild - as well as replacing all other symbols apart from the scatter, it also offers payouts of up to 500 coins. Snowflakes comes with a trio of bonus features which are as follows:
Icy Wild feature - this can trigger at random on any spin. Up to 5 symbols (1 on each reel) will transform into wilds. A new payouts is made with the extra wilds in place.
Wild Wind feature - also triggered at random, the wild win can blow up to 5 extra wilds (again, 1 per reel) onto the reels for that spin.
Free Spins feature - to trigger the feature, you'll need to land 3, 4 or 5 scatters anywhere on the reels on the same spin. You'll then pocket a payout equal to 5, 20 or 100 times your total as well as 7, 10 or 15 free spins. Any wilds that land during the feature will be frozen in position for the remainder of the feature. Landing 3 or more scatters will result in a re-trigger and another set of free spins taking your potential total to 30.
Snowflakes is very easy on the eye and ear - the visuals are nicely done and the ambient soundtrack has a soothing feel. This slot game isn't overloaded with features but what's on offer keeps things ticking over nicely. We triggered the features fairly regularly and enjoyed steady flurries rather than avalanches of coins - we'd put the variance in the medium range.
This gentle looking slot game from NextGen Gaming is an entertaining one. Get lucky with those wild extras and Snowflakes can still deliver some heavy showers of coins. If you like the theme, Wild North by Play ‘N Go and Icy Wilds by IGT are ideal.