Monopoly Once Around Deluxe Introduction
If you've ever played Monopoly, you'll feel right at home with Once Around Deluxe from WMS, one of the many free pokies we have available here. With five reels and 15 paylines, this pokie is based faithfully on the classic board game, and during its bonus feature will have you rolling dice, buying property and collecting the rent!
All the symbols on the reels represent the classic and modern icons of the game, including familiar tokens such as the Top Hat, the Boot, the Dog, the Racing Car and the recently introduced Cat, as well as the Utilities symbols, Community Chest and Chance and of course the well-known moustachioed Millionaire.
Gameplay
Of course, it's the Millionaire who's Wild in this game, and he'll substitute for any symbol apart from the bonus (the dice), the Community Chest and Chance symbols. He pays out too - based on a minimum bet of 0.15 credits, five of a kind will get you 200 credits, four will pay ten, three will pay two and one Millionaire will return 0.20 credits. But three or more of a kind will also trigger the bonus game, and that's where the fun begins.
It's Monopoly Time!
When the bonus is triggered, you get to play the game for real. Select the token you want to use for your deluxe stroll around the classic board. But before you start to play, stop by and build up your properties with houses and hotels as side bets. Just like the board game, you can buy four houses, with the fifth being a hotel, and you'll place them on any of the streets on the board.
When you're ready and set, you can start the bonus game. Roll the dice and watch your token being taken around the board, where you get to pick up rent checks on the way. Once you've gone past the Go square, the bonus ends, but if you're lucky enough to land on the Go square, then the bonus is re-triggered and you go twice around, with all awards doubled.
Collect Those Wins
The number of winning combinations available in this pokie is comparatively generous. Of the other symbols familiar to Monopoly players, the Community Chest and Chance symbols are the best-paying - based on a minimum bet of 0.15 credits, each will pay 30, 3 or 0.75 credits for five, four or three of a kind. Next comes the Race Car, (7.00, 1.25 an 0.50), the Dog, (6.00, 1.00 an 0.40) and the Boot, (5.00, 0.75 and 0.20).
Even a mixed combination of these three will yield a small payout. Lower-paying symbols include the Ring, Train and Free Parking, as well as the Electric and Water utilities symbols and also the Bonus symbol. The art, graphics and animations on this pokie will make you smile, especially if you choose the highest-paying rent checks during the Bonus game sequence and watch those winnings accumulate.
Even if you're not a Monopoly aficionado, the background sounds, jazzy music and big city atmosphere make this pokie an all-round fun experience.
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