Pragmatic Play · 2023
Symbols joined side by side or stacked in groups of five or more pay on this 7x7 video slot from Pragmatic Play, and this page shows how.
Sugar Rush Xmas numbers
Most players ask whether the RTP means they get that share back on each spin.
| What it measures | In money |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.50% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 7x7 |
| Maximum win, times bet | x5,000 |
| Maximum win at top bet | A$1,200,000 |
| Release date | 30/11/2023 |
Symbols land on a 7x7 grid of sweets, and a win forms when at least five matching symbols touch each other horizontally or vertically. There are no paylines to line up. Sugar Rush Xmas is a cluster pays game with a Christmas, Sweets and Winter theme. Its main mechanic is Tumble: winning clusters disappear, and new symbols drop in to make further wins.
Scatter symbols landing anywhere on the grid trigger Free Spins, starting at three. Retriggers add spins from the same table. The round plays on a deep purple night-sky background, and its Multiplier Spots keep growing across the whole round instead of resetting after each tumble. In the base game, those spots double up to a cap within one tumble sequence, then clear.
Pressing buy starts the free spins round at once for 100 times the bet, so at the top example bet of A$10 it costs A$1,000.
| Bonus buy | 100x bet | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins for 100x | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
The reels pay back the return to player share of every A$100 staked over time. The version Bonsai Casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Payback level | RTP | Factory choice |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.50% | Yes |
Sugar Rush Xmas Paytable
The payouts below are in money at an A$0.40 bet, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| Candy Icon | 12+ | 13+ | 14+ | 15+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pink Candy Ball | A$3 | A$7 | A$14 | A$30 |
 Orange Heart Jelly | A$2.50 | A$6 | A$12 | A$20 |
 Purple Crescent Jelly | A$2 | A$4 | A$8 | A$12 |
 Green Star Gummy | A$1 | A$2 | A$4 | A$8 |
 Red Gummy Bear | A$0.70 | A$1.60 | A$3 | A$6 |
 Purple Gummy Bear | A$0.60 | A$1.20 | A$2.40 | A$5 |
 Orange Gold Gummy Bear | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$2 | A$4 |
Sugar Rush Xmas, mapped
Bonsai Casino lays out each step before the first spin, so no round surprises you.
The 7x7 grid fills when you press spin, and your bet sets the stake anywhere from A$0.20 up to A$240.
Five or more matching symbols touching side to side or top to bottom form a cluster win. Wins come from groups, not paylines.
Winning cells explode and Tumble cascades new symbols into place. Multiplier Spots mark exploded cells from x2, doubling up to a cap of x128 within the tumble sequence, then clear.
Three to seven Scatter symbols anywhere on the grid trigger the free spins, from 10 up to 30 spins. The background turns deep purple like a night sky.
Each spin lands on the grid, and no one knows in advance where a session ends. Decide your limit before the first spin, and stop there.
Four views, one grid
The four screens settle how the free spins and base grid look before you play.
Bonus Round
The usual worry: how the bonus starts, and whether multipliers reset between tumbles.
Land 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Scatter symbols anywhere to get 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 free spins. The background switches to a deep purple night sky. Retriggers use the same table. Multiplier Spots persist and keep growing for the whole round instead of resetting.
Base Game reelsFree spins
Five or more orthogonally connected matching symbols form a win on the 7x7 grid, with no paylines. Winning cells explode and the Tumble feature cascades wins. Multiplier Spots start at x2 on exploded cells, double up to a cap of x128 within the tumble sequence, then clear.
Spin buttonWins and cascades
Sugar Rush Xmas trial
Worry that a practice spin will quietly take money from the account before you understand the grid.
Each demo spin plays the 7x7 grid, so you learn the tumble first. The demo needs no money and pays nothing; real play needs an account and age 18+.
Play nowEach spin on the 7x7 grid lands its symbols at random, so a Free Spins trigger can stay away for a long time. Nobody can know in advance how often the bonus round comes. The result of one session is random too. A short session and a long one both happen at the 96.50 percent RTP, because RTP describes the return over a very large number of bets.
The reels pay out under one RTP version, and that version is shown only in the game rules. Sugar Rush Xmas is one version of the series, and the other versions carry their own RTP figures, so read the rules screen for the version you are playing before the first spin.
Wins build on the reels through tumbles and Multiplier Spots, but Sugar Rush Xmas stops at a maximum win of x5,000 of the bet. At the A$10 example bet that ceiling is A$50,000, and it is reached very rarely.
Four Questions
After reading, you will know the bonus cost, the RTP, and how free spins start.
Yes. Buy Free Spins opens the free spins round directly, and it costs 100 times the total bet. At the A$10 top example bet, that is A$1,000.
Sugar Rush Xmas is listed at one RTP, 96.50%, per A$100 staked. RTP is a long-run average, so it says nothing about a single session. Related series games differ: Sugar Rush 1000 at 96.53%, Sugar Rush Super Scatter at 96.58%.
Start at the minimum bet of A$0.20, the lowest stake this game allows. The paytable shows values at A$0.40, so that is a useful first stake to compare. Scale up to A$5 or A$10 only after you know how the grid behaves.
Land 3 Scatter symbols anywhere on the grid to start 10 free spins. Four Scatters give 12, five give 15, six give 20 and seven give 30. Retriggers use the same table. Multiplier Spots keep growing across the whole round.
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Read this when Sugar Rush Xmas does not suit you and you want another game.
Players must be 18+. If play stops feeling fun, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register on BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before the first spin, and stop when that amount is gone.
Set your stop point before the first spin, and keep to it even after a big win, which is when stopping is hardest.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you start, so losing spins cannot take more than you planned.
Take a break when the game stops being fun, and self-exclude through BetStop if you feel you cannot stop on your own.
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