Jungle King is a tribal themed slot, the action taking place among the tribes of Africa by the looks of it. The designer behind this slot machine is Cryptologic, and the graphics indicate that it’s not one of their more recent titles. Africa has proven to be a fascinating destination and a place that is still not as well known by the rest of the world. The chieftains and primitive tribes that this slot has a focus on belong in the past mostly, so it looks more like a history and civilization themed game.
This funny looking slot gets only 9 paylines, with the usual 5 reels hosting them. Cryptologic is the designer behind it, and the ones that award the $37,500 top prize. There are multiple decent features provided, my favorites being the multiplier and the bonus round, but you will also find wilds and scatters.
Features of Jungle King
Jungle King has a decent shot at making you enjoy your time, as long as the graphics are to your liking. Scatter symbols, wilds, bonus games and multipliers are part of the slot, and they make it a lot more enjoyable than it would be if you’d take only the graphics into account.
The simpler symbol out of the two special icons would be the scatter in this case. It’s an image of a beautiful waterfall, Africa has some of the best looking ones actually, and it has the ability to trigger some very good prizes when it’s present on multiple reels at the same time. What I love about this type of symbol is that it can be scattered (hence the name), and it still awards a prize. It doesn’t matter if its symbols are on the same line or not. In Jungle King, the prizes of the scatter tend to be generous, with up to 200x the triggering bet being awarded.
The Big Chief is a funny character, with a few colored feathers on his head and a teeth necklace around his neck. It’s a wild, but one that is limited to the 1st and 5th reels. It’s going to substitute for all kinds of symbols, except the scatter, helping them get new combinations formed. The presence of the wild in a combo doubles its payout, with a 2x multiplier being attached to it.
Bonus Round
The bonus game is triggered by the wild, instead of the scatter symbol. You need two wilds present at the same time, from both reels where it can appear, to get a bonus game started. Up to 3 rounds can be won in this bonus game.
The bonus game consists of a screen with 9 Jungle squares, plus a table with prizes. You get to make picks until you find three matching symbols. The payouts mentioned on the paytable will tell you how much each symbol can get you.
Betting options and jackpots
The $45 maximum bet used in Jungle King is a normal one for a 9 line game, but you are free to reduce the wager value considerably if you can’t afford it. You can do this by changing the number of lines, 1 to 9 being the range here, or by reducing the denomination to as little as $0.10.
The $5 coins are the ones that will get you the best prize, so yes, it does take money to make money. A $37,500 jackpot is available, by winning 7500 coins while using the maximum bet.
Design and symbols
The jungle theme is obvious, and you can actually see the thick forest behind the reels, while the symbols are mostly related to the things you will find inside, from flowers, to animals, birds and the king of the jungle, a tribe chief in this case. You get a number of playing cards as well, with no connection to the jungle unfortunately.
Symbols: Big Chief (wild), Waterfall (scatter, 200x the wager), Tiger (3,750x), Monkey (1,500x), Flower (500x), Butterfly (500x), Ace (300x), King (300x), Queen (200x), Jack (200x), 10 (100x) and 9 (100x).
Is It Worth Playing?
The jungle theme has been approached before, and this game doesn’t bring anything new to the table, so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it. You will find plenty of other options out there, with better graphics, more features and even bigger prizes.
You will find Jungle King at any online casino which chooses to use software from Cryptologic, playable either for free or for real money.
