Saint Nicked (Lucksome) – Review & Demo Play

Saint Nicked: Slot Overview

I clocked Saint Nicked as Lucksome’s cheeky Xmas caper set behind a boozer, then off to a cell block for free spins. It runs on 5 reels, 3 rows, and 243 ways, with bets from 20p to £40 on mobile or desktop. The model sits medium to high, default RTP 96.15% rising to 96.43% with a buy. It’s not just jokes either, the reel engine keeps things lively, while the audio leans festive without syrup.

Slot Details in Saint Nicked

Pays run left to right. Lows are 10 through A, worth 1x stake for five. Premiums are fluffy handcuffs, Santa’s sack of presents, whiskey glasses, gingerbread men and Rudolph, paying 5x to 40x for five of a kind. Santa acts as the wild on all reels, subbing regulars and paying 40x on a full way. The flashing police light is the scatter. On the default layout you’ve 243 ways, which can extend later.

Wins land from the first reel onward across adjacent reels. Two-of-a-kind can hit on the top symbols, but most lines want three plus. I found five Santa wilds rare yet punchy, while five Rudolphs felt like the sweet spot in the base. With ways, positioning matters more than lines, so stacked hits carry weight. Keep an eye on premiums clustering on the first three reels; that’s where the tidy setups tend to appear.

Saint Nicked Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x40
	4	x10
	3	x5
	2	x2.5
	5	x40
	4	x10
	3	x5
	2	x2.5
	5	x15
	4	x5
	3	x2.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	Scatter

Saint Nicked Slot Features

Land Santa and Rudolph together in a winning way and the Santastic Multiplier fires. In the base it rolls up to x5, and during free games it can reach x25. The factor applies across all ways wins from that spin, so timing matters. I’ve had modest screens jump on a cheeky x4, while dead spins stay dead, so you’re playing for that pairing. It adds a proper edge without turning every round into a grind.

The Bar Meter sits beside the grid and counts Sub Symbols, little overlays with values. Hit enough in a single spin to meet a trigger and you collect an Advent Calendar prize. The meter can show a safety level, so progress won’t drop below that on the next spin. Happy Hour can kick in at random, adding extra overlays to help push you to the next threshold. It shakes up base play nicely.

Prizes come from 1 to 25 on the calendar. Colours map the thresholds - green at 20, red at 40, yellow at 60 - with the star at 100. Cash tops up your balance, and free games can drop too. Complete the tree once and only the star remains afterwards, with the safety level fixed at 60. That loop gives steady shots at more bonuses without feeling stingy, which kept me spinning longer than I’d planned.

Saint Nicked Free Spins

Three, four or five scatters award 5, 10 or 20 Free Games, and you can also reach them via the Advent Calendar. Free spins start in the usual 5x3 but two extra rows sit locked above. During the feature, Santastic Multipliers jump to a range of x2 up to x25, so pairing Santa and Rudolph is where the bite sits. You can’t retrigger by scatters, though extra spins are available through feature items.

Keys open the position above the reel they land on and add +1 spin. Soap or wooden blocks can also add +1 spin. Clear every lock and the grid reaches 5x5 with 3,125 ways, which I’ve found makes middling hits add up fast once the multiplier lands. The jailhouse vibe suits the swingy nature of the round, and even short bonuses feel worth a punt when the bar work has softened the ground.

Saint Nicked Bonus Buy

Outside the UK you can buy straight in. Delux costs 100x and plays a standard Free Games round with volatility rated 9 out of 10. Double Lux costs 300x with a gentler 7 out of 10 profile, and it gives a 2nd Chance if your total lands at 60x stake or less. Using either bumps the RTP to 96.43%. I prefer Double Lux for session shaping, though Delux can be the cleaner hit.

Saint Nicked: Slot Verdict

Saint Nicked nails the pub crawl with Santa angle and then some. Sub Symbols fed the Bar Meter often enough that I was dipping into calendar prizes with a decent clip, and the mix of cash top-ups and free spins gave the game proper stick. The best moments came from multipliers in free spins on a 5x5 board, where ways stack up. With a 5,000x cap, medium to high bite, and steady feature cadence, it’s a festive pick I’ll load when I fancy a laugh.