3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win Builds a 5×5 Bonus Around Three Monkey Powers

3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win uses a traditional red-and-gold fortune theme but gives its Hold & Win round three separate upgrade mechanics. The game starts on a 5×3 grid with 20 paylines, while the three monkeys above the reels represent Expand, Collect and Boost.

Special Coins can charge these powers before or during the bonus. Once Hold & Win begins, Expand can enlarge the grid, Collect gathers Coin values and Boost raises the value of eligible Coins. Five different jackpots are also available, including Grand and Royal prizes tied to filling the grid.

3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win Game Details

3 Lucky Monkeys Base Gameplay

Special Coins Charge Three Monkey Powers

Each monkey represents one of the game's three Special Coins. When a matching Special Coin appears in the base game, it is collected by the corresponding monkey.

The three powers work differently:

• Expand increases the Hold & Win grid from 5×3 to 5×5 and then becomes a Coin carrying a random 3×–10× value.
• Collect gathers and adds together all Coin values currently on the grid.
• Boost adds its own value to every Coin except Jackpot Coins, with possible Boost values from 1× to 10×. 

These powers can activate either on the spin that triggers Hold & Win or during the feature itself.

3 Lucky Monkeys Special Coins

Six Coins Open the Hold & Win Bonus

Landing six or more Coin symbols triggers the Hold & Win Bonus directly. BGaming's rules also state that there is a smaller chance for the feature to activate from two or more Coins.

The bonus starts with three spins. Every newly landed Coin resets the counter to three, while a spin without a new Coin reduces it by one. The round ends when the counter reaches zero or all available cells are filled.

Expand Can Turn 15 Positions into 25

The Expand power makes the biggest structural change to the bonus. Activating it grows the grid from the regular 5×3 layout to 5×5, increasing the number of available Coin positions from 15 to 25.

This expansion also changes the top jackpot condition, because the Royal Jackpot is awarded only when the fully expanded grid is completely filled with Coins.

3 Lucky Monkeys Expanded Hold & Win Grid

Five Jackpots Reward Different Hold & Win Outcomes

The Hold & Win feature contains five jackpot levels.

Mini, Minor and Major are awarded when their corresponding Jackpot Coins land. The two largest jackpots instead depend on filling the playing area:

• Grand — awarded when the standard 5×3 grid is completely filled with Coins.
• Royal — awarded when the expanded 5×5 grid is completely filled.

This connects the jackpot structure directly to the Expand mechanic rather than making every jackpot another standalone Coin prize.

Random Bonus and Ultra Bonus Change the Starting Setup

BGaming provides two direct Buy Bonus versions of Hold & Win.

Random Bonus begins the feature with a random Special Coin setup: one, two or all three monkey powers can already be activated.

Ultra Bonus starts with Expand, Collect and Boost all active from the beginning.

A separate Chance ×2 option can be enabled in the base game. It slightly increases the bet and doubles the chance of triggering Hold & Win naturally.

3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win Makes Expansion the Route to Royal

3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win keeps its core respin mechanic straightforward while giving the three monkeys distinct jobs. Expand creates more space, Collect gathers the prizes already present and Boost raises regular Coin values.

The five-jackpot structure gives that progression a clear target: filling the normal grid awards Grand, while completing the expanded 5×5 board awards Royal. BGaming has scheduled 3 Lucky Monkeys Hold & Win for September 28, 2026, with Medium volatility and a maximum win of 5,000× the bet.