Year of the Monkey Slot Game | Spinomenal Slots

Year of the Monkey is a video slot from Spinomenal, and, unsurprisingly, it’s themed around the Year of the Monkey. In the Chinese zodiac, the monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals that appears on the Chinese calendar. It was most recently seen in 2016 and will next be observed in 2028.

Year of the Monkey – the video slot – is built around a 5-reel, 3-row format. Surprisingly, the video slot only has five paylines; however, Spinomenal has chosen to use a win-both-ways mechanic, so wins can be formed from both left-to-right and right-to-left. Year of the Monkey has a well-below-average RTP of 92.23%, which is disappointing.

Year of the Monkey was first released in 2016 and appeared to have been withdrawn from the online gambling market in 2021. The game offers a maximum win potential of 4,000X your bet. The minimum bet is 0.05 credits – making it ideal for players on a budget. The maximum bet in Year of the Monkey is 50 credits.

The game’s symbols are all theme-specific – and they all make up the various animals found in the Chinese zodiac system. The low-value symbols pay a minimum of 20X for a 5-of-a-kind combo, while the higher-paying symbols pay 80X for a 5-of-a-kind combo. This may seem quite low, but you must remember that Year of the Monkey is a win-both-ways game – so the number of paylines is essentially doubled.

The game’s wild symbol is the monkey, which he substitutes for all other symbols besides the scatters. The bearded monkey represents the scatter and is the key to triggering the main free spins bonus round, which we’ll discuss below.

Game Features

In terms of bonuses and features, Year of the Monkey has two; firstly, there’s the free spins bonus round triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 of the scatter symbols anywhere in view. You will then receive 5, 8, or 12 free spins and a cash payout of 3X, 4X, or 5X, depending on the number of scatter symbols you landed.

During the free spins, there are no special enhancements; however, you can re-trigger more free spins by landing another 3, 4, or 5 of the scatter symbols anywhere in view. There doesn’t appear to be a limit on how many times the free spins bonus round can be re-triggered.

The second bonus is a base game feature – and it’s one that we’ve seen in numerous Spinomenal slots in the past. On each consecutive non-winning base game spin, a multiplier will increase by one. This multiplier continues to grow until you manage to land a win – at which point the multiplier that you’ve reached applies to the win that you’ve just formed.