Funky Monkey (Playtech) – Review & Demo Play

Funky Monkey - Game Overview

Playtech keeps it pure here. Funky Monkey runs on three reels and a single payline, with a pay table pinned right on the screen. RTP sits at 96.94%, paired with high variance that can swing a session. First released in late 2015, it feels like a land-based classic ported to desktop. The mascot in shades grins back while you line up bars, fruit, and drums. No feature clutter, just crisp spins and straight payouts on one line.

How to Play Funky Monkey

Tap Bet One to add a coin, Bet Max to fire all three coins, then hit Spin. Auto Play is on the panel if you want hands-off runs. With only one line in play, every spin is quick and easy to read. I treat it like a chip game, set coins, set value, watch the centre line. Wins pay left-to-right only on that line, so mixed reels above or below are just noise. It’s clean, sharp, and fast.

Stake sizes follow the classic spread of 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2, or 5 per coin, and you can load up to three coins, so the top total is 15. I had a neat run copying the old pit advice, two small spins, then one full-coin punch. After two dead spins down 6, the third paid 30 on a humble bar line. Nothing flashy, just textbook single-line rhythm that suits a patient bankroll and short, focused sessions.

Funky Monkey Symbols and Paytable

Symbols in Funky Monkey are straight out of a lounge cabinet. You’ll see BARs in single, double, and triple stacks, plus bananas, sunglasses, huts, trees, and the bongo drums. The pay table sits up top, so you don’t need a rules page. Any mix of BARs pays, matched BAR sets pay higher, and themed icons build from modest fruit through to big hits on huts and trees. Bongo drums sit at the top of the ladder.

On one, two, or three coins staked, any three BARs pay 10, 20, or 30. Three single BARs pay 20, 40, or 60. Three double BARs pay 40, 80, or 120. Three triple BARs pay 60, 120, or 180. These lines land often enough to keep the counter ticking between the chunky themed hits. It’s old school arithmetic, easy to track at a glance while the monkey in shades beams from the panel.

Themed sets push higher. Three bananas pay 80, 160, or 240. Three sunglasses pay 100, 200, or 300. Three huts pay 200, 400, or 600. Three trees pay 400, 800, or 1,200. Sitting above the lot, three bongo drums pay 800, 1,600, or 2,500 on one, two, or three coins. That top line is the jackpot path, and it loves a max-coin stake. One line, clear steps, tidy numbers, no surprises hidden behind rule pop-ups.

Funky Monkey Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	3	x111
	3	x50
	3	x25
	3	x12.5
	3	x10
	3	x7.5
	3	x5
	3	x2.5
	Collect, Special

Bonus Features in Funky Monkey

Here’s the straight truth. Funky Monkey has no free spins, no wild symbol, no scatter, no gamble, and no side games. It’s a three-reel, one-line cabinet dressed in purple and gold, built for rapid spins and transparent pays. Auto Play is present for set and roll sessions, but the engine keeps the focus on lining up that centre band. If you want multipliers and sub-features, this is not that slot. If you want pace, it delivers.

Jackpots and Returns in Funky Monkey

The jackpot sits at 2,500 credits on three coins for a bongo drum line. On max value per coin, that’s a tidy 12,500 top hit. Classic advice applies on single-line units, play all coins to open the top step. The rest of the ladder pays fairly, so bar and fruit wins can fund those max-coin shots. I chase the drums in short bursts, banking steps when the mid-tier lines pop to keep the run alive.

RTP is posted at 96.94%, which is strong for a three-reel. Variance feels high, as noted in several write-ups, so staking plans matter. I like steady coin values, three-coin spins, and session caps. One-line maths means dry patches happen, then a cluster of hits can land fast. There’s no progressive pot here, just fixed pays that do what the table says. If you want a classic hit rate with modern RTP, this cabinet scratches the itch.