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Denis Anipchenko

Expert opinion

Monopoly the economical table game is the most famous and popular of a kind. It can be confirmed even by the fact that the developers of the software for online casinos have released several video slots devote to it in the previous several years, while other games can’t boast with it. In the following review we would talk about a novelty by Barcrest company, which is the member of WMS Gaming.

The new slot machine about the «Monopoly» was named «Monopoly - Big Event». It is the really big event in the world of online gambling or not - time will show, but now we would like to talk about its main outstanding features. 

Type of game Pokies
Manufacturer Barcrest
Theme Money, Games, Board Games, Monopoly
Min bet 0.20 USD
Max bet 500 USD
RTP 96%
Max payout 1000 : 1
Is free test available Yes
Mobile version Yes
Issue date April 15, 2015
Progressive jackpot No
Reels number 5
Lines number 20
Wilds Yes
Scatter Yes
Gamble Feature No
Volatility Middle
Additional multipliers 5
Freespins Yes
Progressive multipliers Yes
Bet line 0.01 - 20
Bonus games The Big Event

Where to Play Monopoly Big Event pokie?

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This model is available in Vera & John Casino and other online casinos powered by the software developed by Barcrest and WMS Gaming. You can test online gambling games even without registration in a demo mode in most of them. If you want to stake real money, you would have to open an account and charge the balance.

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«Monopoly - Big Event» slot machine has twenty pay lines, which are always active on default. The basic combinations are formed at the lines. All the bets are the same per each of the lines. An amount of the bet can vary from one cent to twenty five dollars. This way, the maximal acceptable bet per spin is five hundred dollars.

Moreover, the player can activate so called «big bet». It is available in two kinds - twenty or thirty credits, and gives access to the extra bonus features.

  • In case of twenty credits bet, payoffs are calculated according to the increasing extra multiplier, which gets higher by one unit in case of winning session and can reach x5.
  • In case of thirty credits bet, such prize features an Progressive Win Multiplier, Epic Spins and Persisting Wild Big Events are activated. Please read about it in the proper paragraph of our review.

As you can see, this game is rich for all possible gaming options, including the standard and the special symbols, free spins, jackpots, extra multipliers of payoffs and many more.

The standard combinations are formed of the basic symbols at the active lines by the standard rules. Several elements of the same kind have to be situated next to each other, starting from the first left reel. As usually, only the longest combination at each of the lines is charged with a payoff, while it is possible to make up to twenty combinations at different lines by results of the same spin.

An amount of the payoff depends on the index of formed combination, which can be from x10 to x2000. It is multiplied by the bet staked per line. In case of several combinations formed at different lines by result of the same spin, all prizes are summarized. By the end of the spin the total amount is immediately transferred to the player’s account, because the gambling feature is not suggested here.

The theoretical cash back index of this game is from 96% to 99%, depending on the strategy the customer plays by. Please read about recommendations in the end of the review.

Symbols, Wild, Scatter

The gaming symbols, which you would see at the screen of «Monopoly - Big Event» slot machine are signs of the values of playing cards and different items somehow connected with the traditional «Monopoly». Such symbols as Wild, Bonus (a logo) and In Jail (a man in jail), are provided with advanced functions:

  • Wild brings payoffs by the general rules and can also replace other basic symbols, when it drops out in a proper position.
  • Bonus triggers the bonus game of «Monopoly - Big Event».
  • In Jail activates the special features of the prize round.

Please read more about these symbols in the informational section.

Bonus games

Well, we would like to start discussing the prize functions of «Monopoly - Big Event» video slot from the options, which are activated by the extra bets. Only the first one in the list acts by both bonus bets. Two rest are activated only during the game by thirty credits (one of them is selected randomly):

  • Progressive Win Multiplier - here the payoffs by combinations are calculated according to the extra multipliers from x1 to x5. They get higher when combinations are formed running in every round.
  • Epic Spins - payoffs are calculated according to x5 extra multiplier in every spin.
  • Persisting Wild - during five rounds the logo of the game plays part of Wild symbol, which holds the positions where is appears. If you pick at least five such symbols, The Big Event round, which you can read about below, is getting started.
  • The Big Event is available in three modes: the regular, with House Sneak feature or Hotel Sneak. This round is triggered by three and more logos at the odd-numbered reels.

Detailed description of this prize game would take too much time and space. As the rules are user-friendly and it is impossible to make any mistake, we would let you studying out the rules while testing of this video slot. Just to say that the prize round is designed in style of the classic Monopoly.

Jackpots

Any progressive jackpots are not raffled in «Monopoly - Big Event» slot machine.

Interface

Well, here we would shortly explain the functions of different elements of the control panel of «Monopoly - Big Event» slot machine shortly. It would be useful for the beginners:

  • Spin - start a new gaming round.
  • Stake/Line - select an amount of the bet per line.
  • I - look through the rules in the special window.
  • Lines - select active lines.
  • Stake - an amount of the bet per spin.
  • Balance - a quantity of credits at the account.
  • Total Win - an amount of the winning in a round.
  • Help - open the payment table with payoff indexes and rules.
  • Play Big Bet - play by «big bet».
  • Autoplay - the automatic game mode.

One of two kinds of «big bet» should be selected in the special window.

The rules are described in the payment table and the special informational section. We recommend you to learn both options.

Sound parameters and the automatic game are available.

It is not necessary to download «Monopoly - Big Event» slot machine, because you can launch it right in a browser.

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Should You Play Slot for Real Money in New Zealand?

Definitely, «Monopoly - Big Event» is the high quality slot, although we can recommend it first of all to those who are ready to spend some time for learning all the details of the rules. On the other hand, you can play just intuitively, understanding details during the game. You don't risk with anything in the training mode.

This model attracts with the very interesting bonus functions, designed in style of «Monopoly». The graphics and the animation can’t be called spectacular, but it is not necessary in this case.

According to the information provided by the developers, the gaming conditions become much more beneficial when the maximal bonus bet is activated. In this case the theoretical cash back index can reach 99% that is the very high index for the video slots.

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Type of game Pokies
Manufacturer Barcrest
Theme Money, Games, Board Games, Monopoly
Min bet 0.20 USD
Max bet 500 USD
RTP 96%
Max payout 1000 : 1
Is free test available Yes
Mobile version Yes
Issue date April 15, 2015
Progressive jackpot No
Reels number 5
Lines number 20
Wilds Yes
Scatter Yes
Gamble Feature No
Volatility Middle
Additional multipliers 5
Freespins Yes
Progressive multipliers Yes
Bet line 0.01 - 20
Bonus games The Big Event