Kong starts the round as a 2×2 block. By the end of the bonus he can be sitting on 25 positions as a 5×5 Collect symbol, and if the right pot lands, the grid itself stretches to 8×5. That single escalation is the whole pitch for Blueprint Gaming’s newest release, and it is the reason most early write-ups are telling you the game is worth a look. They are probably right. They are right for the wrong reason, and the thing they skip is the thing you should check first.

What is Kong Even More Money?

Kong Even More Money is a King Kong themed video slot from Blueprint Gaming, released at the end of October as the newest entry in the studio’s long-running Kong series. It carries over the franchise’s cash-collecting mechanic and adds three Feature Upgrade Pots plus a pick round called Banana Blitz. If you have played King Kong Cash and liked the rhythm of it, this is the same family with more moving parts.

The theme does not reinvent anything: jungle setting, cartoon gorilla, bananas, cash symbols. Blueprint has built its reputation on exactly this kind of character-led, feature-heavy slot, both with licensed brands and with its own recurring series. The Kong line is one of the studio’s most recognisable, and James Raraty, Product Roadmap Manager at Blueprint Gaming, described this release as the biggest version of Kong the studio has built so far. That is a statement about the size of the symbol and the grid, not about payouts.

Where it sits in Blueprint’s Kong line

Think of this as an extension rather than a reboot. The Collect symbol, the cash values on the reels and the gorilla-as-feature-trigger idea all come from the earlier King Kong Cash games. What is new is the layered upgrade system sitting on top of the bonus round, and the fact that Kong himself scales up during it instead of staying one fixed size.

How does the base game work?

In the base game, Kong Collect symbols land on reel five and sweep up the cash values showing on the reels, while a Banana Pot triggers the Banana Blitz pick feature. That is the published description of the mechanic. The collect-from-reel-five arrangement means the right-hand reel decides whether a screen full of cash values actually pays anything, which is typical of collect-style slots and worth understanding before you judge a dry spell.

Blueprint’s launch announcement does not spell out the base grid dimensions, the number of paylines, or whether the game uses a ways-to-win count. It only confirms that one of the pots can expand the playing area to 8×5. Anyone quoting you a precise payline figure right now is filling a gap. Open the game’s info panel and read the paytable before you accept any number, including mine.

What happens in the Even More Monkey Bonus Round?

The Even More Monkey Bonus Round is where Kong’s Collect symbol grows from 2×2 up to 5×5, and where the three Feature Upgrade Pots come into play. The Green Pot is the one that expands the grid to 8×5. The pots can land individually or together, which is the real variable in the round: the same bonus can play out as a modest version or a fully upgraded one depending on which pots show up.

The confirmed feature set, as announced:

  • Kong Collect symbols on reel five in the base game
  • A Banana Pot that activates the Banana Blitz pick feature
  • An expanding Kong Collect symbol, 2×2 growing to 5×5 in the bonus
  • Three Feature Upgrade Pots that can trigger separately or in combination
  • A Green Pot that extends the grid to 8×5

What the announcement does not detail is the free spins structure, how many spins the bonus awards, or whether multipliers attach to the collected values. Those details exist in the paytable; they have not been published alongside the release. If you want a deeper breakdown of how the Collect symbol and the upgrade pots interact, this site’s piece on Blueprint Gaming’s biggest Kong build yet goes further into the mechanics.

What is the RTP, volatility and max win?

Kong Even More Money is published with a 94% RTP, medium volatility and a maximum win of 10,000x the stake. Those three figures are also shown in the game’s own information screen, and that screen is the authoritative source for the version your casino is running, since operators sometimes licence alternative RTP configurations of the same title.

94% sits at the bottom of the usual slot range of roughly 94% to 97%, and that is the condition people forget to check. It changes the answer to “is this a big-win game?” more than any amount of gorilla. A bigger Collect symbol covers more positions; it does not add value that was not already on the reels, and expanding the grid changes how many ways a spin can connect without changing the house edge the game was built with. RTP is the long-run share of total wagers a game returns, averaged over millions of rounds, and it is set in the maths model, not by how impressive the bonus looks. At 94%, the game returns roughly £94 per £100 staked over that long run, which also means roughly £6 does not come back. Check the panel, note the figure, and judge from there rather than from the trailer.

Volatility matters in a different way. Medium volatility puts this in the middle of the distribution curve: the dry stretches between bonuses are real, because collect-and-upgrade designs concentrate value in the bonus round, but the swings are nothing like a 50,000x extreme-variance slot. The 10,000x ceiling is the theoretical top of the maths model, not a target, and almost nobody reaches it. Volatility does not change RTP at all; it changes the shape of your session. If you prefer steady small returns, the gap between bonuses will still feel long regardless of the medium rating.

Where can you play it?

The game is rolling out through Blueprint Gaming’s casino partners, which is how the studio distributes all its releases, so availability depends on which operators have taken the title and which markets they serve. Whether you can play any online slot for real money depends on your state or country’s rules and on the licence your chosen casino holds. Confirm local regulations before depositing anywhere.

Is Kong Even More Money worth a spin?

For two groups, yes. Players who already enjoy the King Kong Cash series will find the mechanic they know with more to look forward to in the bonus, and players who like layered upgrade systems, where a round can arrive in several different configurations, get a genuine reason to care which pots land. The Banana Blitz pick feature gives the base game something to do between bonuses, which the earlier games in this line sometimes lacked.

Skip it if you want frequent, low-variance play, or if branded cartoon gorillas and cash-collect mechanics have never done anything for you. Bigger symbols do not make a different game. It is also a reasonable choice to wait a week or two: like most new releases, including recent arrivals such as Pragmatic Play’s pirate-themed candy slot, the full specifications become clear once the game is live across more operators and the paytable has been picked over.

The honest summary is that the one reason to try it is the upgrade-pot structure, not the size of Kong, and the one thing to do before you stake anything is confirm in the information panel that your operator is running the 94% version rather than a lower configuration. Slots are entertainment with a built-in house edge, not a source of income. Set a deposit limit you would be comfortable losing, and stop when you hit it.