3 Clown Monty 2

3 Clown Monty 2: Slot Overview

Roll up roll up for Play'n GO's sequel slot 3 Clown Monty 2. The original 3 Clown Monty dropped in 2021 and pulled together a shambolic (in a good way) show of wild multipliers, pick-me stuff, free spins, sticky multipliers, sparkly lit big top shenanigans, and more. Much returns for 3 Clown Monty 2, including Bite-E the gorilla, chewing on one of the biggest Stogies you're ever likely to see IRL or in the virtual realm.

The big top team appears to have set up shop in an off-off-the-Vegas Strip-type location in a dingy part of town far away from the big, flashy, landmark venues. You don't get the impression the participants in this production are the sort of showmen who have reached the top of their game. In other words, Cirque du Soleil, this ain't, and as a consequence, the clowns look kind of angry, drunk, delirious, or a combination of the three. With its hand-painted sign, a nearby bar, and pimped-out Mac Daddy-looking gorilla Bite-E on screen, this probably isn't the best circus to bring the kids to. Instead, 3 Clown Monty 2's shabby chic appearance makes it seem like the sort of event where anything could happen, resulting in the best night ever, or the worst. You never know till you step through the curtain.

3 Clown Monty 2's gaming is held on a 5-reel, 3-row grid, where 20 paylines are used for calculating winning combinations. Volatility has decreased from 9 out of 10 in the previous 3 Clown Monty slot to the now medium-high 7 out of 10 rating, though the default RTP is slightly higher than before, defaulting at 96.26%. The stake range, or ticket to the show however you'd like to consider it, is 10 c to $/€100 per spin.

Circus styled 10 to A card ranks are 3 Clown Monty 2's low pay symbols, which are worth 1 to 5 times the bet for a 5 matching symbol hit, followed by juggling devices, a monocycle, and three clown character symbols as the high pays. Hitting 5 identical high pays on a line awards 8 to 40 times the stake. Bite-E, once again, is one of the wild symbols, and he's present on all reels. Bite-E wilds can substitute for any regular pay symbol and are worth 40x the bet for a five-wild winning line.

3 Clown Monty 2: Slot Features

Heading over to the main event stage, we find multiplier wilds, free spins with walking wilds, and a bonus prize pick extra.

Multiplier Wilds

In the base game, when the multiplier meter is active, wilds can become multiplier wilds, possessing values of x2, x3, or x5. Any wins with multiplier wilds multiply the win by the values they display. More than one multiplier wild in a winning payline multiplies the win by the multiplier values displayed on the wilds.

Free Spins

Scatters are present on all reels as well, and landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters triggers 5, 8, or 10 free spins, respectively. Before free spins begin, a pick feature commences where players click 1 of 3 playing cards to reveal 1, 2, or 3 walking wilds. Walking wilds remain on the grid (on reels 2, 3, and 4 only) for the duration of the free spins round and move about on each free spin.

In free spins, all wilds are multiplier wilds, and the multiplier meter is always active with the values of x2, x3, x5, x10, and x50. When a multiplier wild appears on the reels, the walking wilds also get the same multiplier as the multiplier wild. More than one multiplier wild and walking wild with a multiplier in a winning payline multiplies the win by the values displayed on the wild and walking wild. Free spins cannot be retriggered.

Bonus Prize Pick

Small overlay symbols B, O, N, U, S may appear on any symbol, on each reel, respectively. When all five overlay symbols are in view, the bonus prize pick is activated. The bonus prize pick can be triggered in the base game or on a free spin. For the feature, 3 cups are shuffled on the screen, and players pick one of them. In the base game, it is possible to win 2x, 5x or 10x the bet, while from free spins, the prize may be 20x, 100x, or 500x the bet.

3 Clown Monty 2: Slot Verdict

The original 3 Clown Monty turned out to be quite a crowd-pleaser, and its follow-up, 3 Clown Monty 2, has all the makings of being one as well. Play'n GO has engaged in a spot of fine-tuning different parts to turn out a slot that has both echoes of the past along with add-on events which were not available before or are altered versions of what was already there. In any case, the current set of features, along with the overall visual upgrade, make 3 Clown Monty 2 worthy of buying a ticket and taking a seat in the big top, so to speak, to see how it performs.

Let's start with the bonus pick prize, which might not seem overly impressive in the base game, but that nevertheless triggered rather frequently, acting as a fun way of breaking up the main game flow and picking up a quick win. Funny, the first time it triggered, the cups didn't shuffle; they just held in place, which made picking the 10x prize obvious. Whether cups hold their original values as they move (which seems unlikely) or the pick is purely luck-based, imagine getting a cup malfunction when the feature triggers during free spins where the possible prizes are much more enticing.

Interestingly, matching the volatility reduction, 3 Clown Monty 2 also comes with a reduced max win of 10,000x compared to the 20,000x the bet of the original (which didn't seem remotely achievable). Either way, the new figure adds a touch of realism rather than acting as a major kneecapping event. The max win drop didn't detract from the enjoyment of the game, like those sweetly animated walking wilds trolleying about the board, nor when multiplier wilds hit, slinging its multiplier value at them. So, while not as statistically wow in some areas as the original game, 3 Clown Monty 2 nevertheless successfully pitches its tent and invites players inside for an entertaining, well-oiled show, despite possible appearances to the contrary.