The Christmas season is upon us, and we are now starting to see pokie manufacturers releasing their holiday games. This week, Aristocrat announced its latest holiday pokie launch – a game based on the classic movie, A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story is 1983 comedy film about the misadventures of the Parker Family – in particular, their eldest son, Ralphie.

All he wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle, but all of the adults in his life tell him that his most desired gift is unsafe. The film was not initially popular when it was first released in cinemas, but it has become a huge hit in the years since.

Nowadays, most families make sure to watch A Christmas Story every year, and the film has become as much of a holiday classic as It’s A Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street. Aristocrat has brought the film to life in a brand new way, with a poker machine based on A Christmas Story. The game is a 40-payline pokie with a 50-credit minimum bet and a 500-credit maximum bet.

It offers up 3 progressive jackpots, which offer players hugely generous cash prizes. The manufacturer has done a terrific job of incorporating scenes and characters from the film into the gameplay. There are 5 bonus features that should be instantly recognizable to fans of the film:

  1. Golden Twinkling Wheel of Mechanized Electronic Joy Feature
  2. Head Honcho Feature -Bonus Gateway
  3. Black Bart’s Bounty
  4. The Queen Mother of Dirty Words
  5. Sinister Triple Dog Dare
  6. Progressive Decoder Wheel

We’ve never seen a poker machine based on a holiday movie before, so this could be the start of a fun new trend. We hope to see other pokie developers follow suit, and it would be great to give this game a spin online as well.

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George Anderson
Author George, has over 25+ years’ experience in the Pokies and Casinos industry throughout Australia and New Zealand. Loves to research new Pokies games on the block and follows announcements from top industry providers about their upcoming releases. As soon as a new interesting pokie game appears on his radar, George is there to check it out and give you the scoop before anyone else and tell you about all casino sites where can play the latest game. Before this gig, George worked as Pokie game tester, making him an ideal candidate for this genre of work. He is also an animal lover and a proud owner of three dogs.