Young Deer Song Slot by Evoplay

Fourth entry in the Young Animal Song series after Eagle, Wolf, and Buffalo - and the first to dress the format in a full winter holiday skin. Snowy mountain peaks glow orange at dusk behind Christmas trees strung with warm lights, while the premium symbols are stylized woodland portraits: a blue-tinted deer, a grey raccoon, and a purple-feathered owl with oversized eyes. The deer pays 75x for five, which is steep relative to the 30x-40x range on the other animals. Scatters are glittering Christmas trees that award a flat 5 free spins regardless of how many land (three, four, or five - the count stays at 5, though extra scatters add a bet multiplier payout on top).

The interesting bit is how free spins and the hold-and-win bonus layer together. During free spins, an Extra Spin symbol lands on any reel, adding +1 spin each time. Bonus symbols also appear - if fewer than 6 hit, they just pay their face value (1x to 15x bet, or a MINI/MEGA/SUPER jackpot tag) and the round continues. But 6 or more bonus symbols mid-feature pause free spins entirely, run the full hold-and-win sequence first, then hand you back your remaining spins. The hold-and-win itself is standard Evoplay: 3 respins, resets on each new symbol, fill all 15 spots for the EPIC jackpot at 3000x. Both buy bonus options cost 35x - one for free spins, one for the bonus game directly - so the price tells you nothing about which path the math favors.