Epic Monopoly II Pokie Machine
The title of this online pokie from WMS Gaming gives a clue as to what players can expect from it, as clearly, it’s based on the popular Monopoly board game, and there must be something epic about it. Opening up the Epic Monopoly II video pokie, we see not one, but 2 sets of reels, with the set on the right of the game being an epic size, where no less than 12 symbol positions on each, while a more conventional arrangement of 3 symbols per reel is seen on the left-hand set.
Once players have go their heads around this unique arrangement, they can take time to review how it all works and what they can expect to win when lining up the symbols, while also pausing to look at the fairly epic bonus features that are waiting to be triggered, including free spins, multipliers of up to 500x the total bet and a trip around the Monopoly board where cash wins and further multipliers can be collected along the way.
This isn’t the only online casino pokie based on Monopoly, and there are at least 4 or 5 others out there. But it’s the only one with so-called Colossal reels and the only one that has this mix of bonus features, so it’s sure to attract a big fan base. Presented in the same colour scheme as the board game, there’s a couple of Roman-style columns to the sides, but apart from this, and the control buttons, the screen is pretty much filled with the reels. Each set of reels spins independently of the other, although there are some bonus features that effect this.
Playing Epic Monopoly II
There’s a total of 100 paylines running left to right across these reels, and players will want to see 3 or more matching symbols across an active line to win a prize. Although it’s possible to activate any number of lines, or even just 1 of them, to get all parts of the game in play, the minimum stake is going to be 1.00 per spin, which could be a high limit for some people, but those who like to play with higher stakes can gamble all the way up to 105.00. Those who like to test their games before playing should be able to find free Epic Monopoly video pokie games at most online casinos.
To go with lots of pay lines, there’s lots of symbols. Lower value wins will occur when the classic playing pieces, such as the dog, battleship, top hat and racing car line up, and above these, we have a silver pot stuffed with banknotes, a wheelbarrow of coins, and male and female characters who look pretty rich, so they must own some of the best properties in town.
Mr Monopoly himself, and his white dog, each feature on super-sized symbols that stretch across 3 positions on a reel. These high value icons can even be stacked to fill even more of any reel, so it’s relatively easy to grab a big win or two when they turn up.
Epic Monopoly II
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Bonus Features
An Epic Wild symbol will be able to act as all others apart from the Bonus and although it only lands on reels 1, 3 and 5 on each set, it will help complete extra winning combinations when it does so. If any 4 stacked wild symbols appearing on the left set of reels, they will be replicated in the equivalent positions on the Colossal set and any new combinations paid out.
If 3 examples of the Bonus symbol appear, it triggers the Epic Wheel Bonus round, with 4 of them also paying a prize of 10x the bet, while 5 Bonus symbols will add a 50x prize and if 6 appeared, players win 100x their bet before the unique Epic Wheel round begins.
The Epic Wheel is then spun, awarding different prizes depending on where it stops. There’s 7, 10 or 20 free spins, or the Chance game, which sees 5 cards that reveal multipliers of up to 5000x the bet, free spins, or free rolls of the dice in the Around The Board game. This game plays out on a Monopoly board and players simply roll dice to move around, but instead of properties, they earn multiplier payouts or cash awards.
The Verdict
Like the board game itself, the Epic Monopoly II pokie from WMS Gaming is an exciting way to spend some time, particularly when the many bonus features are triggered. The main issue with this game is the size of bet needed to activate all 100 lines, but anyone comfortable with this will find themselves at the oddly-arranged reels of a top quality, no download needed pokie, that has a high return to player ratio.