NJ Online Slot of the Week: Jumanji

After a boring week of work, turn up the excitement factor to maximum with a weekend of wild action on our New Jersey online slot of the week, Jumanji.

Brace yourself for a mysterious adventure based on the hit movie as vines and vicious animals take over the reels and that unnerving board game reveals its secrets, all for your benefit!

The Basics

Jumanji is a unique 36-payline online slot game based on the popular 1995 film of the same name featuring Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, and Bonnie Hunt. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll immediately spot some familiar elements in this slot, such as the board game design and symbols, the animals, and the jungle-feel logo. And if you haven’t seen the film, prepare yourself for a wild ride!

The Jumanji slot was first released in June of 2018 by world-renowned developer NetEnt, whose aim was to capture the essence of the Hollywood production and condense it into an exciting and thrilling slot spinning experience. The slot’s various random, free spins, and mystery features combined with an intense soundtrack and impressive special effects all make Jumanji well worth exploring — if you’re brave enough!

First Impressions

When you first open the Jumanji slot, you’ll be presented with a rather unique setup consisting of the typical five reels, but with each a different size. Reels 1 and 5 hold three symbols, reels 2 and 4 hold four symbols, and the center reel holds five symbols, resulting in a diamond shape of sorts.

Around the reel set you’ll notice a track that looks like it belongs in a board game, which is exactly what it is! This particular section of the game is activated during the bonus features, which we’ll explore in more detail later.

The game itself is set in the middle of the large Parrish family home, as in the film, with various significant areas of the house including the kitchen, staircase, and library featured in each corner.

Symbols

The main symbols in this game are all reminiscent of the film, with the four highest paying symbols being the fearsome lion, rhino, crocodile, and pelican, all of which announce their presence with a roar when they line up on a payine. Where are the monkeys? You’ll find out later!

In addition to the lower paying symbols of J, Q, K, and A, you’ll also find a gold and red Wild symbol, which substitutes for all other symbols (except the next one!), and the Jumanji game box, which is the feature-triggering scatter symbol.

Jumanji Features

Speaking of features, this slot keeps with the unpredictable nature of the film in that there are four special reel effects that can trigger at random to boost your chances of winning. In addition, the slot’s board game unlocks four free spins features, each of which involves the corresponding reel effects from the random features, resulting in potentially explosive wins! And if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a mystery feature that offers even more ways to win.

Let’s take a closer look at Jumanji’s collection of features.

Random Features

At any point during the base game, you might see one of the following random features taking effect on the reels:

• Sticky Vines: Jungle vines emerge from beneath the reels and wrap around symbols involved in a win and any wild symbols that may be present, holding them all in place for a respin.
• Monsoon Wilds: A huge crocodile jumps up and lands on the reels, resulting in one or two entire reels turning wild.
• Monkey Mayhem: Here are those cheeky chaps, only this time they work in your favor, swapping symbols for a guaranteed win.
• Wild Stampede: A herd of rhinos will stampede across the reels, turning four to nine symbols into wilds.

This particular set of features works really well in capturing the edge-of-your-seat feel that made the film such a success, while boosting your win-potential for a really exciting experience!

Board Game Features

The highlight of this slot is the board game, which is your entrypoint to one of four free spins features or the mystery feature. Landing three or more of those Jumanji game box scatter symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the board game, with the number of scatters determining how many dice rolls you get as follows:

• 3 scatter symbols = 6 dice rolls
• 4 scatter symbols = 7 dice rolls
• 5 scatter symbols = 8 dice rolls

Each roll of the dice will move your game piece along the game board track around the outside of the reels, with your aim being to land on one of the two positions directly in front of one of the four house areas in the corners to trigger one of the free spins features, or on the Mystery Feature position.

Here are the four free spins features:

• Vines Free Spins (leaves): You’ll get 10 free spins with Sticky Vines respins after wins and wilds held in place for the whole feature
• Monsoon Free Spins (croc prints): Here you get 7 free spins with the Monsoon Wilds feature adding one or two entire wild reels
• Monkey Free Spins (monkey prints): Enjoy 6 free spins with Monkey Mayhem shuffled symbols for guaranteed wins
• Stampede Free Spins (rhino prints): 5 free spins are awarded with four to nine wilds added to the reels after each spin thanks to the Wild Stampede feature

Of course, there are a variety of other positions you can land on during the board game that result in different wins:

• Coin Wins (x1, x2, x5, etc.): Land on this spot and you’ll get an instant win
• Extra Rolls (dice): Get an extra roll of the dice if you land here
• Mystery Feature (question mark): Land here and you’ll trigger one of the free spins features, a 2x to 10x instant win, or two extra dice rolls, as revealed by the Jumanji circle!

Jumanji Payouts

The various symbols pay out a multiple of your bet depending on which symbols you line up along the payline and how many of them you get.

Here are the symbol payouts:

Symbol	3x	4x	5x
J	2x bet	3x bet	7x bet
Q	2x bet	3x bet	8x bet
K	2x bet	4x bet	9x bet
A	2x bet	4x bet	10x bet
Pelican	3x bet	8x bet	25x bet
Crocodile	4x bet	10x bet	30x bet
Rhino	5x bet	15x bet	50x bet
Lion	6x bet	20x bet	140x bet

Of course, when you factor in the win-boosting potential of the four random features and the various additional ways to win through the board game features, those profits start to soar!

Jumanji RTP and Volatility

How do the payouts of Jumanji compare to those of other slot games? The best metrics for this comparison are the Return to Player (RTP) and volatility (or variance).

The RTP is a measure of how much a slot is expected to pay back to players in the long run and can be thought of as a reverse of the house edge. NetEnt has pegged its Jumanji game at 96.33%, which ranks it at right about average for the industry.

In terms of volatility, Jumanji is ranked low, meaning you’re more likely to see smaller, more frequent wins compared to larger, less frequent wins. This makes the slot a good choice for beginners and those looking to make their bankroll last a bit longer.

Unlock the Mysteries of Jumanji!

Jumanji is a refreshingly different NJ online slot compared to most 5-reel varieties out there in that the reels are of various sizes in a unique 3-4-5-4-3 setup, it offers a range of features, both unlockable and random, and it’s based on a hugely popular cult classic film from the 90s.

This game will have you focused intently on that miniscule pause after each spin, just waiting and hoping that those vines will creep out from under the reels or that the whole setup will start to rumble during your spin as those wild stampeding rhinos approach. Trigger the board game and the mysteries of Jumanji will reveal themselves to you, luckily in this case in the form of skyrocketing wins rather than jungle-driven chaos!
You’ll find the Jumanji slot at most of the top New Jersey online casinos including Golden Nugget, Unibet Casino, Stardust Casino, and SugarHouse.