No Time to Monkey Around! Gotta Play These Slots! 

This selection has it all: high payouts, an amusing concept, and a really cheeky monkey. 

Table of contents: 

1. The Great Stick-Up from Pragmatic Play.
2. 1 Reel Joker from Spinomenal.
3. Mad Monkey from Barbara Bang.
4. Our verdict. 

The Great Stick-Up from Pragmatic Play 

Pragmatic Play came up with an action-packed slot called Great Stick-Up where a mean-looking and pipe-smoking detective is chasing a gang of daredevil criminals that specialize in bank robberies. The slot gets B+ for visuals that are detailed and very well-drawn, though adding more animation would have made this game a tiny bit better. 

With its 20 paylines, we have no complaints with regard to the slot’s generosity - The Great Stick-Up offers the maximum payout of 500,000 mBTC through the multiplier of 5,000 times the highest bet of 100 mBTC. Betting the minimum of 0.2 mBTC on a line would obviously result in a much smaller scoop. The slot offers high variance and an RTP of 95.3%, the lower end of the industry standard. In addition to the usual Wild and Scatter symbols, the Great Stick-Up has another special symbol dubbed the Sticky Mystery symbol that appears during Free Spins, which is a part of a progressive feature.     

1 Reel Joker from Spinomenal 

Upon launching this slot for the first time, some may ask, “A one-reel slot, is this a joke?” No, dear punters, this is a 1 Reel Joker from one of our most trusted providers, Spinomenal. We wouldn’t call this slot laughter-inducing, but the fact is that it’s quite amusing. These guys have proven that even one reel can offer great spinning action. 

Here we have a fruit-loving harlequin that took up the role of the Wild. His job is to add one point across all three progress bars: grape, lemon, and cherry. Obviously, getting any of those symbols on a reel fills the corresponding bar until it reaches the fattest multiplier - 12, 100, or 250 times the total stake. Beware of the “Reset Bank” symbol as it erases the bank, while the Joker laughs at your lack of intuition that is supposed to tell you to stop at the right moment and collect the bank. The juiciest multiplier here is 500 times the total stake. The slot lets you bet anywhere between 0.01 mBTC and 10 mBTC on a line.   

Mad Monkey from Barbara Bang 

Now, let’s get down to some monkey business together with a silly-looking ape that resides in the jungle created on 5 reels by guys at Barbara Bang. The gameplay itself makes you feel like watching an old Lion King cartoon which creates an appealing atmosphere. Its RTP meets the industry standard ensuring high variance. 

The winning generated by 20 paylines that pay both ways can get a boost from multipliers, the largest of which amounts to 690 times the total stake. The betting range is as wide as the Amazon rainforest as it goes from 0.1 mBTC all the way to 500 mBTC. Mask Wilds and Monkey Scatters are chief symbols that trigger special features like the Bonus Game.   

Our verdict 

A huge 5,000x multiplier leaves no doubt that The Great Stick-Up is the hottest slot of the week. Spinomenal gets kudos for coming up with an interesting concept. The slot from Barbara Bangs features in our selection for the second week in a row, which must mean something.