Monopoly Cash is King

Monopoly Cash is King: Slot Overview

The Monopoly franchise has been reimagined countless times in the gambling world, with studios taking their shot through everything from online slots like Monopoly Megaways, Monopoly Grand Hotel, and Monopoly Money Line, to live game shows such as Monopoly Live and Big Baller Monopoly. Some versions stuck, others fizzled, but the brand has never stopped evolving. Now, Red Tiger throws its hat into the ring with Monopoly Cash is King, adding yet another spin to the long-running lineup of digital adaptations.

Visually, Monopoly Cash is King makes about as good a use of the licence as it possibly can, so players are never in any doubt as to what sort of slot they're playing. The classic street-lined board sits around an active playing area, bordered by buildings to give it extra life. Mr Monopoly, apparently his official name is Rich Uncle Pennybags, makes his appearance, as do various cards, and other icons, making for stirring viewing, provided you have a soft spot for Monopoly-themed slots.

Business is conducted on a 5x3 matrix with 25 paylines to land winning combinations on. Statistically, its RTP comes in at 96.04%, and it is medium-high volatile. Instead of picking one of those little metal player tokens to travel around the board, players instead pick a stake where the options vary from $/€0.10 to $/€80.

From lowest value pay symbol to highest, Monopoly Cash is King lands five different property symbols (1, 2, 3, 4 houses or hotel), irons, taps, light bulbs, cars, and trains. Houses pay from 4x to 6x when landing 5 matching lows in a win, while the rest are worth 8x to 40x the stake for a 5 OAK winning combination. Wilds help form wins by substituting for all paying symbols. Wilds also pay 40x if 5 of them create a win.

Monopoly Cash is King: Slot Features

Monopoly Cash is King brings the spirit of the board game to life using such extras as Feature Reels, Cash Stickers, Mr Monopoly, various cards, free spins, a Hold and Respin round, second chances, plus feature buys.

Features

• Feature Reels - Feature reels are placed above the main reels. In the base game, only the middle reel is available. Only special symbols land on these reels, and they need Mr Monopoly in view to trigger their effects. Street cards may land on all 3 feature reels, while Community Chest and Chance cards may land on the middle feature reel.
• Cash Stickers - Symbols landing on the first four reels may randomly appear with a Cash Sticker on the bottom right, representing a stake multiplier. Possible values range from 1x to 5,000x. The four biggest Cash Sticker prizes are those displayed next to the grid.
• Mr Monopoly - Mr Monopoly is present on the rightmost reel. If there are fewer than 6 Cash Stickers in view when he hits, they are collected and awarded by Mr Monopoly.
• Community Chest Card - When the Community Chest card lands with Mr Monopoly, it opens before line wins to reveal one of the following: Win Multiplier - A random multiplier of x5 to x25 applies to any line wins; Random Wilds - Between 2 and 4 wilds are placed on the reels at random; Wilds Reels - 1 or 2 reels are filled with wilds.
• Street Card - The Street card contains a list of prizes linked to pay symbols with 1, 2, 3, or 4 houses or the hotel. When Mr Monopoly lands with a Street card on the additional reel, each house and hotel symbol on the reels awards the respective Instant Win prize as indicated by the Street card. Values vary from 0.5x to 5x depending on the card, house, and hotel.
• Second Chance - At random, at the end of a spin, the rightmost reel may nudge to reveal Mr Monopoly.

Free Spins

Landing a Chance card and Mr Monopoly triggers 5 free spins. Doing so while free spins are active awards a further +5 free spins. Chance cards cannot land at the same time as Mr Monopoly and 6 or more Cash Stickers. Before the first free spin, Mr Monopoly moves to the middle of the rightmost reel, where he is locked in place till the round ends. All 3 feature reels spin, but the leftmost and rightmost are covered. Only Street cards may land on them. If a Street card lands on the middle reel, the other 2 are uncovered, and all 3 Street cards trigger one by one.

Hold and Respin & Second Chance

Landing Mr Monopoly alongside 6 or more Cash Stickers in a base game spin or free spin triggers the Hold and Respin round with 3 spins. Cash Stickers transform into full-size symbols and lock to their positions for the full feature. Only Cash symbols and empty symbols may land. Each new Cash symbol that lands resets the number of spins back to 3. The feature ends when there are no more spins or the grid is full of locked symbols. The combined prizes of all Cash symbols in view are awarded. Lastly, when Mr Monopoly lands with 4 or 5 Cash Stickers, he may randomly add 2 or 1 Cash Stickers, respectively, to the reels in order to trigger the Hold and Respin bonus round.

Feature Buys

The quartet of feature buys are made up of Community Chest, Street card, Hold and Respin, or free spins, costing 15x, 25x, 30x, or 110x the bet to buy, respectively.

Monopoly Cash is King: Slot Verdict

If you've ever flipped a game board over a bad deal in disgust or fist pumped in glee when grandma ran out of fake cash and had to give up all her streets to pay the rent she owes you, then Monopoly Cash is King could well be one to try. For fans of Monopoly, it brings much of the game's flair to the reels. Whilst maybe not as immersive as Monopoly Live, Monopoly Cash is King is a lively take on the classic game, packed with familiar visuals like the board, houses, hotels, tokens and of course, Mr Monopoly himself. However, on the opposite side of the taste range, there are a fair number of these slots already on the market, so having to contend with another one might not sound inordinately seductive.

On the bright side, Monopoly Cash is King is a nicely presented Monopoly slot, full of colour and iconic charm. The three card types have been neatly incorporated into the gaming, from Streets, to Chance, to Community Chest, bringing their various benefits when activated. Streets link to houses and hotels to award dough, Community Chest brings wilds and multipliers, while Chance is needed to trigger free spins, meaning some solid board game immersion is possible if the imagination is working. Strip away the Monopoly moxie, though, and the gameplay is a little bland. The free spins round has a focus on getting somewhat so-so Street card payouts, helped by the sticky Mr Monopoly, while the Hold and Respin feature is predictably plain.

Monopoly Cash is King's charm lies more in its presentation and theme integration than in groundbreaking mechanics, though its 5,391.9x the bet max win doesn't hurt. Casual players or fans of the board game get to enjoy a colourful, familiar slot packed with references, though players who demand something more pioneering or challenging might find it a bit shallow. Still, for those in the mood for light-hearted spins with a nostalgic physical game angle, Monopoly Cash is King should do enough to keep the dice rolling.