Joining the line of Monopoly-themed games, the Barcrest Monopoly On the Money video slot takes you on another journey down the streets of the Monopoly board. For those who are unaware, the game of Monopoly is all about buying and trading properties, setting up houses and hotels and eventually establishing a monopoly by driving your opponents into bankruptcy. Sound like fun, right? With Monopoly On the Money, you can take the game away from the table and set it up on your computer or mobile phone.

The game is played across 5 reels and 10 paying lines. The reels are set against a simple, elegantly black background, and they are coloured red. The symbols match the theme, if we disregard the playing card icons. The hat, the dog and the cat give solid-sized payouts, stacks of money are on the low side, whereas the Monopoly On the Money logo pays the most out of all the standard symbols. Mr Monopoly symbol will only appear during the special feature and it can be a Wild. The Go symbol is the Scatter, but it can also have the word Wild written on it and form a part of the Big Bet Spins.

When the player wagers regular bets, he or she can benefit from a Free Spins Bonus and collect 10, 15 or 20 free spins, depending on how many Scatters was needed to trigger the feature. Before the free play commences, the player is given an opportunity to increase the number of spins by playing a simple gambling mini-game.

If the Big Bet function introduces more features and complicates the gameplay a bit. To set the Big bet in motion, you need to purchase 5 consecutive spins for a certain price. The wins are paid at the end of the 5 spins. Depending on how high of a price you pay, you can expect to receive Scatters acting like Wilds, higher cash prizes for particular symbols, Red Hot re-spins, the Chance Card Bonus and multipliers.

In terms of the Big Bet, which is one of Barcrest slots’ trademarks, Monopoly On the Money is definitely not the classic Big bet machine. It tends to be friendlier with players who have a sizeable budget at their disposal. Indeed, the gameplay can be quite engaging and offers some potentially big wins, but you have to work for them. The higher your stake, the bigger the prizes and there’s no flipping the board on that.

It’s hard to single out one Barcrest Monopoly game as the best one. All of them have creative elements and good payouts, so it all comes down to each individual player to pick out one that is the most fitting. Monopoly On the Money just so happens to be more forgiving if you pay a little extra.