Bazaar Monkey Slot Review

If you're a fan of classic fruit slots but want a little extra flavor, Endorphina's Bazaar Monkey mixes that old-school vibe with a fun Arabian theme. What really makes this game stand out, though, is how you get to the bonus rounds.

Instead of waiting for three scatters to land, the game relies on a random trigger mechanic. As you play, blue, red, and green amulets land on the reels and fly up into matching bowls. Any single amulet can trigger its specific bonus round at random. Just a quick heads-up: the bowls don't fill up toward anything. The trigger is always completely random, regardless of how many amulets you've collected before.

Also, there are no bonus buys or special bets here. You just set your base stake and spin, which gives the game a very traditional, purist feel.

When you do trigger a feature, you'll get one of three bonuses depending on the amulet color:

• The Blue Bowl (Free Spins): This gives you 10 free spins. A wild banana symbol will land somewhere between reels 2 and 5 and lock in place for the whole feature. Because winning lines have to start on the first reel, this wild acts more as a way to extend your wins rather than start them. There are no multipliers, but you can retrigger the feature to get up to 19 spins and four wild columns, which is where the real potential lies. You can even trigger the other two bonuses from within the free spins.
• The Red Bowl (Hold-and-Win): This is your classic streak respin game. You get a blank grid and three spins to land bonus values, which reset every time a symbol hits. There are fixed jackpot tiers of 20x, 50x and 100x, but the best part is the Collector symbol, which scoops up every value on the board at once. If you manage to fill all 15 spots, you get a solid 1,000x payout.
• The Green Bowl (Pick Me): This one is simple but exciting. You're shown 20 vases and keep picking until you match three prize amounts. The prizes range from a modest 25x all the way up to a massive 2,500x your bet.

If you play a lot of Endorphina games, Bazaar Monkey is going to feel very familiar. The studio has put features that already run in several of its other games into one package. 3 Coin Towers Dice has the same random three-bonus setup, the pick round in Hell Hot 1000 shares its 25x and 1,000x tiers, and 3 Golden Chests pays the same 20x, 50x and 100x hold-and-win tiers.

While some players might be a little disappointed to meet the same features again, it's a tried-and-true formula that works well.

The biggest difference here is the game's max win of 7,500x your bet, against 1,700x in 3 Coin Towers Dice. The base game tops out at 2,000x (if you fill the screen with sevens), so you'll definitely need the bonuses to hit that top prize.

Because Bazaar Monkey doesn't offer bonus buys or progressive multipliers, getting close to that 7,500x requires a lot of patience, and the rules don't say which bonus route reaches it. Compared to similar games on the market, like 3 Fortune Pouches: Triple Wins, which offers a 10,000x max win and a bonus buy option, Bazaar Monkey requires you to earn your bonuses the old-fashioned way.

Bazaar Monkey is a solid, well-designed slot. It doesn't change much, but it takes features that players already love and puts them into a great-looking game with a much higher win potential. If you enjoy grinding the base game and love the surprise of random bonus triggers, this one is definitely worth a spin.