Ape King

Ape King is a jungle slot from RTG Slots in which a baboon, a gorilla, a bonobo, a chimpanzee and an orangutan compete for the crown. It uses five reels, three rows and 243 ways to win, with medium-to-high volatility and stakes from 0.3 € to 30 € per spin.

A combined wild/scatter on reels 2, 3 and 4 pays up to 275x the total bet, and four or more open the free games. In the bonus, every symbol carries a cash value, and any Ape King that appears starts a jungle battle worth up to 50,000 coins. With a 96.25 % RTP and a top win of 1,666x the bet, it suits players who like animal themes and a bonus with a distinctive twist.

Ape King transports players to an African jungle, where the Ape King rules over a troop of primates. The lush jungle background suits the theme, and the bright colour scheme makes the animals stand out clearly on the reels.

The command bar is placed at the bottom of the reels for easy control of the stake, and a soundtrack plays throughout the session. The graphics load smoothly in a web browser, and because the game is built in HTML5, it also runs well on mobile phones.

Ape King is a medium-to-high variance slot. It pays smaller wins between spins, but the bigger results need patience and a budget that can handle quieter stretches. Its clear rules make it approachable for newcomers, while the jungle battle gives experienced players something special to aim for.

The symbols are divided into two groups:

• Primates: a baboon, a gorilla, a bonobo, a chimpanzee and an orangutan, the premium symbols. Some pay from just two of a kind, from up to 10 coins, and five pay up to 2,500 coins.
• Card ranks A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9: the low-paying symbols, from up to 10 coins for three to up to 200 coins for five.
• Ape King: the most valuable symbol and the star of the bonus.
• Wild/scatter: a combined symbol that substitutes, pays on its own and opens the free games.

Before spinning, players set their stake in the command bar. The payout table lists a minimum of 0.3 € and a maximum of 30 € per spin, and autoplay can repeat spins at the chosen stake.

Ape King uses 243 ways to win rather than fixed paylines. Matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left form a win in any row, and the top symbols pay from as few as two of a kind.

The Ape King is the most valuable symbol in the game: five pay up to 2,500 coins. Wins across different ways in the same spin are added together, so several winning combinations can pay at once.

The bonus features build towards a showdown:

• Wild/scatter: appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4. Two or more pay up to 275x the total bet. In the main game it substitutes only for the Ape King, while in the free games it substitutes for all symbols.
• Free games trigger: landing four or more wild/scatter symbols anywhere on the reels in the main game starts the free games.
• Symbol values: at the start of the free games, every standard symbol is shown at the top of the reels with an amount on it. That amount, multiplied by the all-ways bet, is what the symbol pays.
• Jungle battle: triggered when one or more Ape Kings appear anywhere during the free games. Before the battle begins, any remaining standard symbols are removed and paid out.
• Battle prize: the battle can award up to 50,000 coins.

The cash values on every symbol and the jungle battle make the free games far richer than the base game, and they are where the 1,666x maximum becomes possible.