Cherry Boom Christmas Slot by Onlyplay

Two trigger thresholds split the bonus into separate paths. Land 5 or more cherry cluster symbols and the game awards 5 free spins where the Cherry Boom symbol enters the reels for the first time - it doesn't appear during regular play at all. But collect 9 or more symbols in a single base game spin and you skip free spins entirely, jumping straight into an additional bonus game styled as a vintage slot machine with its own prize picks and jackpot access. Both paths lead to payouts, but the 9-symbol route is the one connected to the four progressive tiers.

Those tiers - Grand at 500x, Major at 50x, Minor at 12.50x, and Mini at 5x - display on the left side of the grid at all times, scaling with your bet. The Cherry Boom symbol itself is a pair of cherries wrapped in a gold Christmas bow, and during the free spins round it lands carrying coin values (6, 20, 60, 100 visible on the paytable) that accumulate across the 5 spins. No retrigger, no multiplier escalation. Five spins, collect what drops, done. The bonus game round works differently - it's a pick-style mini-game where the Minor jackpot sits inside a miniature Christmas-lit slot machine display, and Power symbols gate the higher tiers.

Frosty blue sky behind a snow-covered ledge, candy canes flanking both sides of the reels, and multicolored string lights draped along the top edge of the grid. The fruit symbols - oranges, grapes, lemons, watermelons, plums - are oversized and glossy against a deep purple reel background, each catching a highlight that makes them pop against the darker field. A blue 7 decorated with holly leaves acts as the scatter trigger for the 9-symbol bonus path. No buy bonus option, no ante bet, no gamble feature - just the dual trigger system and whatever the cherries decide to give you.