This follow-up to the ever-popular original Wild Gambler slot is a wintry sequel that heads to the Arctic for some snow-bound fun. The good news is you don’t need to dig out your fleece and fur-lined boots to enjoy the action. Ash Gaming hit upon a winning formula with the Wild Gambler slot, and players can expect a similar feel here. You're in for some outstanding main game payouts, wilds, scatters and the much-loved Lock & Spin feature – more on that later.

All set against the backdrop of the icy tundra, the Arctic Adventure slot machine takes the template of the original game and runs (should that be skates?) with it.

Rather than the African Savannah landscape of the original, Arctic Adventure turns the thermostat down a few notches for a trip to the wintry depths, and the gameboard does a good job of creating a snowy environment. You’ll get a shiver down your spine just looking at it. The prizes on offer also result in goosebumps (in the best possible way) – not least the main game pay-outs, which are some of the most generous you'll find for matching three or more of the same symbol on one of the 20 paylines. As well as the card symbols, there are prizes for a penguin, fox, moose and walrus. Lastly, there’s the all-powerful polar bear, who acts as the aptly named wild symbol in the Wild Gambler Arctic Adventure slot game. He pays out a knee-trembling 1,000 coins for matching five on a payline and substitutes for all other characters (apart from the scatters) to deliver extra winning lines.

We love the Lock & Spin feature devised by Ash Gaming. If a wild lands anywhere on your reels, you have the option to lock it in place and then spin again – kind of like the ‘hold’ function on a classic fruit machine. The result is that some pretty handsome wins can be achieved. If a wild then goes on to land underneath the locked version, this adds a 1X multiplier for each wild as well.

Did you know you can choose any square on the gameboard in which to add a locked wild? The cost of each Lock & Spin is displayed on screen, so make sure you lock and load when the time is right. You can unlock the wild by clicking on the padlock icon. There is also a free spins symbol that will occasionally appear on your reels: three of these wins seven free spins, four awards 12 and a full set of five anywhere on the reels earns 20 freebies. This is one slot that gives you the chills and thrills, in all the right ways!