Cash Truck Xmas Delivery

Cash Truck Xmas Delivery: Slot Overview

Mention hardcore hold 'n wins featuring heavy-duty vehicles, and a Money Train sledgehammer is one that, more often than not, instantly comes to mind. However, Relax Gaming doesn't have the monopoly on hold 'n win slots with the ability to metaphorically smash the place to bits. The start of 2022 also saw a serious, take no prisoners contender rumble off the Quickspin production line going by the name of Cash Truck (you can kind of see a resemblance in the name) which wowed us with its absorbing game world, no-nonsense attitude, and no-nonsense yet potentially thrilling gameplay. Well, folks, the Truck is hitting the road again, just in time for the festive season, in a Christmas slot titled Cash Truck Xmas Delivery.

If you're worried Cash Truck has been toned down because Santa is around, there is no need to fret. This Santa has no interest in traversing the planet, filling stockings. Instead, he's of the 'bad' variety. You can tell by the fact he wants to 'grab and hoard as many presents as he can get his filthy fingers on' (according to the game sheet) and has 'Bad Santa' hand tattoos. He spends the game chasing down the Cash Truck as it motors along a wintery highway, like an odd episode of Ice Road Truckers, which was filmed in the Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. The scenery consists of imagery like snow, mountains, and the Aurora Borealis at night in the bonus round, plus an excellent metal track has been provided for your listening pleasure. It's not as novel as the original, but this ain't something you see or hear, often in an online Xmas slot.

Rammed up against the back of the truck is a game board made up of 5 reels holding 7 symbols each. However, the top three rows start the bonus round, and each base game spin, in a locked state. Initially, players get 1,024 ways to win, occurring when matching symbols land from the leftmost side on at least three consecutive reels. Not much has changed numerically between this version and the last. Cash Truck Xmas Delivery comes in three RTP settings, with 96.0% being the highest, though it remains highly volatile in all models. Two bonus buys exist for applicable players, or it can be played normally by picking a bet of 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin on any device.

Cash Truck Xmas Delivery's regular pay symbols have been overhauled. The first four are cookie-looking clubs, spades, diamonds, and hearts as the lows, picks, flamers, gas cans, elves, Rudolph as the mids, and Santa as the sole high pay. Landing a winning combination of five-of-a-kind awards 0.6x for the lows, 0.8-2x for the mids, or 5x the bet for the high pay. Last but not least for now is the wild symbol, appearing on all reels to substitute any normal paying symbol. When making wins of themselves, wilds have the same value as Santa.

Cash Truck Xmas Delivery: Slot Features

In the base game, when a winning combo hits, a few things occur. First, the winning symbols are removed from the game grid, and 3 random positions from the locked area become unlocked. Next, symbols fall down to close the gaps made by the symbol removal, and if a new win is created, the unlocking/tumbling mechanic fires again. Should all positions be unlocked, 16,807 ways to win are available.

Second Chance Bonus

If 2 scatter symbols appear on the unlocked area when tumbles are complete, the Second Chance Bonus occurs. All symbols from the open play area are removed except for the 2 scatters, and 3 random positions from the locked area are opened up whilst new symbols drop down to fill the cleared space.

Truck Raider Bonus

When 3 scatters hit, the Truck Raider Bonus is awarded. If more than 3 scatters trigger the feature, the round starts with one extra Expander symbol per scatter. Now, the round begins with 3 Xmas Gift symbols at random positions on the board, and all symbols display a bet multiplier value. A total of 3 spins are awarded, where new Xmas Gift symbols, special symbols or blanks can appear. New symbols are locked to the position they landed in, and the spin counter is reset to 3. When the round finishes, the sum of all in-view symbols is multiplied by the bet. The special symbols are:

• Expander – unlocks 3 random positions from the locked area.
• Booster – adds its value to all other symbols in the unlocked play area.
• Super Booster – adds its value to all other symbols in the unlocked area when it lands and on each following spin.
• Grabber – adds the values of all other symbols in the open area to itself.
• Super Grabber - adds the values of all other symbols in the open area to itself when it lands and on each following spin.
• Doubler – this symbol doubles its value each time the spin counter is reset back to 3.

Buy Feature

When activated from the base game, the bonus buy feature allows players to buy the Truck Raider Bonus Game for 90x the bet or the Truck Raider Bonus Game with a guaranteed Doubler for 360x the bet. This feature may not be available in every market.

Cash Truck Xmas Delivery: Slot Verdict

So, is the Cash Truck making a pickup or a delivery? This Santa is trying to get his 'filthy fingers' on the goodies, after all. Well, Cash Truck Xmas Delivery is a highly volatile online slot that could go either way. One thing it delivers is top-notch Christmassy action with a sting in its tail like eggnog heavily laced with peppermint schnapps. The original wowed us with its effortlessly immersive dystopian world, the video game-like quality of its display, and the entertainment value of the actual gaming. All of this returns for Cash Truck Xmas Delivery, and while it's not quite as impactful the second time around, it still packs a mighty wallop when the lorry picks up a bit of speed.

Cash Truck Xmas Delivery might arguably be less desirable for some than the original due to its seasonal association, fair enough. To help avoid this situation, Quickspin has done the bad Santa thing, making sure as little of the edge is shaved off by the Xmas crossover. Probably better doing that than going full traditional by dowsing the landscape and truck in tinsel, mistletoe, or benevolent little sprites. There aren't too many studios which have taken this approach of late, though Lucksome's Saint Nicked is one competitor that sprang to mind. The two offer a completely different set of features and gaming experiences, though both emphasise a sort of dark humour over straight-laced tradition. If the size of the potential gift under the tree is important, then Cash Truck Xmas Delivery comes out trumps, packing a maximum win of 25,000 times the bet.

As the end of each year rolls around, Christmas-themed slots invariably emerge from the woodwork. Equally invariable is the fact that a good number of them are clones, reskins, or redoes. It was slightly surprising to see Quickspin roll out a seasonal remake of Cash Truck, yet, with this level of entertainment possible, it's hard to imagine too many people getting overly aggrieved about the studio's decision.