3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win

3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win by BGaming centres on three monkeys and their pots of coins. The red-and-gold setting draws on Asian symbols of fortune, while each monkey has a particular role in the bonus: creating more room for coins, collecting their values or increasing their worth.

The base game uses five reels, three rows and 20 paylines. Wild symbols replace other symbols except coins to help complete winning combinations, and can also pay in their own combinations. Special coins fly into the matching monkey pots when they land.

A coin in the base game does not pay the amount printed on it. Coin values count inside Hold & Win, which starts when six or more coins land. There is also a smaller chance of triggering the bonus with two or more coins.

How the bonus works

The bonus begins with three respins. Landed coins stay on the board, and new coins can appear in the empty spaces. Each new coin resets the counter to three. If no new coin lands, one respin is used. The round ends when no respins remain or the board is full, and the coin values are added together.

The three monkey powers can activate at the start of the bonus or during the round. Expand adds two rows, increasing the board from 15 spaces to 25. Collect gathers the values of the coins showing without removing them. Boost adds its own value to each ordinary coin, but does not affect jackpot coins.

What to watch for during the bonus

Watch how the powers work together, rather than looking only at individual coin values. Boost makes ordinary coins worth more, so a Collect activation afterwards can gather a larger total. Collect leaves the existing coins in place, allowing their values to remain part of the round.

Expand changes the space available. Its ten extra positions make room for more coins and open the possibility of winning Royal by filling the enlarged board. The combination of active powers and the order in which they appear can make bonus rounds develop differently.

Jackpots and maximum win

There are five jackpots. Mini, Minor and Major are awarded through their corresponding jackpot coins. Filling the standard board awards Grand. Filling the expanded board awards Royal. BGaming lists the maximum possible win as 5,000 times your stake.

Bonus purchase options

Where bonus purchases are available, there are two options. Random Bonus starts Hold & Win with a randomly selected combination of one, two or all three monkey powers. Ultra Bonus starts with Expand, Collect and Boost all active. The difference is the set of powers available at the beginning, not a guaranteed winning amount.

Chance x2 is a separate option. It increases the cost of a spin and doubles the chance of triggering Hold & Win. It does not double the prize or guarantee that the next spin will start a bonus.

Do fuller pots mean a bonus is close?

The pots can change appearance as special coins arrive, but this is not a countdown. Their appearance does not guarantee an approaching bonus or affect the outcome of the next spin. Each spin is independent.