Little Monk

Little Monk Overview

Little Monk is an oriental slot from KA Gaming, released on 23 August 2023. It uses 5 reels and 3 rows with 25 fixed paylines, and the reels sit inside a red temple frame with golden ginkgo leaves drifting past. SlotCatalog lists an RTP of 96% (with RTP ranges) and bets from 0.25 to 125; KA Gaming does not publish a volatility rating or a maximum win for it.

The Symbols

The game tells the story of three monks who meet in a secluded temple. SlotCatalog’s description calls them the Small, Thin and Fat Monks, and they lead the premium symbols together with a scroll tied with a red ribbon, a lit candle on a brass holder and a small dark rat. The lower tier is the card set from 10 to A. Two wooden water buckets on a pole are the Wild, and a red “Little Monk” logo tile also appears on the reels.

Mega Monks and Multipliers

Two features are described by SlotCatalog rather than shown in our screenshots. First, the three monks can turn into Mega symbols that fill several positions at once, which lets one character cover a block of the grid and complete more lines in a single spin. Second, the game can award a 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x multiplier on a win.

Our screenshots show neither in action, so we cannot say how often they appear; the wins below are all ordinary line wins.

Our Wins

All our screenshots were taken at the maximum total bet of $125, or $5 per line:

• $440 (3.52x) – several lines at once, with two Wilds on the top and middle rows; the line counter showed line 8 paying $40.
• $400 (3.2x) – a single line, line 24, with the monks and a Wild on it.
• $175 (1.4x) – lines of 10s, with line 7 alone paying $25.
• $40 (0.32x) – line 21, two Ks joined by a Wild.

Measured against the $5 line bet, the single $400 line on line 24 was worth 80x the line stake, while line 7’s 10s returned 5x and line 8 in the $440 spin returned 8x. The gap between those figures shows how much more the monks pay than the card symbols.

The Wild shows up in three of the four wins, which is typical for a 25-line game: most of the value comes from Wilds linking ordinary symbols across the reels rather than from one rare combination.

Bets and Paylines

The 25 lines are always active, so the stake per line is the total bet divided by 25. At the 0.25 minimum that is one cent per line, and at the 125 maximum it is $5. The New Bet and Max Bet buttons sit either side of the spin button, and holding the spin button starts autoplay.

Theme and Presentation

The art is soft and cartoon-like: the young monk has a round, surprised face, the older monk looks on from his own tile, and the win amounts rise over the reels in large gold numbers. The line numbers are marked on both sides of the frame, so it is easy to see which line paid.

Who It Is For

Little Monk suits players who like calm, easy-going Asian-themed slots with plenty of small line wins. With no published maximum or volatility figure, it is best treated as a light game for short sessions.

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