Money Train Is Back, This Time With “Bonus Reels” in the UK Focused Money Cart 2 Slot!
Casumo Casino has recently added the latest Relax Gaming slot, Money Cart 2, to their casino, live and playable for UK players from the middle of July 2021.
Money Cart 2 is quite an unusual slot release in that it is specifically targeted towards players from the UK. Relax Gaming’s previous versions, Money Train and Money Train 2, have proven to be top-rated online slots with huge winning potential and unique bonus features.
Make no mistake that all of the excitement on these slots is found in the bonus rounds of both machines. Relax has opted to create a stripped-down Bonus Reels version of this machine as a clever way to provide a similar game experience and not break any rules regarding Bonus Buy features, which applies to all UK players.
Slot Overview
Essentially, the base game is made up of a 5×4 reel set with blank symbols and bonus scatter symbols on the reels. As a player, you are only concerned with landing 3 or more Scatters to trigger the bonus main feature, which happens very frequently!
The maths has had to be reworked on this slot a great deal. The maximum win has been reduced to a lower value of 5000 x stake, which is still impressive. The RTP is a staggeringly high 98.00% which should ensure some great long term playability.
All of the special Modifier symbols seemed to have made it into the bonus round with Payer, Sniper, Necromancer, Reset Plus, and all of the Persistent Special symbols having a big effect on your bonus rounds.
The other notable thing that caught us out initially in our playtesting was the coin value representation on the reels. As an example for a £2 stake, the coin value is actually £0.20, so factor this in as a bonus round develops as you might be thinking you have won a lot more until you understand this point.
If you have played either Money Train or Money Train 2 before, you will be instantly at home on this machine in terms of all the Modifier symbols. It will be a breath of fresh air for UK players knowing they have a great and way less risky Bonus Buy alternative to what is a top-rated franchise of slots now!
Money Cart 2 – Gameplay and Features
| Money Cart 2 Slot - Technical Summary | |
|---|---|
| Paylines | Bonus Reels |
| Variance/Volatility | High |
| Free Spins | Yes |
| Multipliers | Special Features |
| Re-Trigger Bonus Round | Re-Spins |
| Special Features | Persistent Payer Persistent Sniper Persistent Collector |
| RTP (Return To Player) | 98.00% |
Money Cart 2 Bonus Features
Base Game
The base gameplay is a stripped-down slot machine with only Scatter and blank symbols on the reels. The sole aim of the base game is to land 3 or more of the Bonus Scatter symbols anywhere on the 5×4 grid to trigger the main bonus feature.
Realistically this is a simplified way of getting to the bonus feature fast without adopting a Bonus Buy feature.
Bonus Symbol
Reveals a value between 1 and 10 coins.
Re-Spins Feature
You start the bonus feature with 3 re-spins. When any symbol lands in view, this counter resets back to 3. When the re-spins reach zero, then the bonus round ends.
Once the bonus round is triggered, many special modifier symbols can land on the reels and enhance wins. Regular coin based symbols, special symbols and even Persistent symbols that will continue to add more value during the entire bonus round.
If you manage to fill up a column fully with any symbols, this can expand the reels to the left and right once, creating a larger 7×4 grid giving you further new columns to land extra symbols in.
A quick description of all the special modifiers and how they affect the gameplay is listed below.
Special Symbols
Payer
Reveals a coin value and adds it to all other visible symbols on the reels.
Collector
Reveals a coin value and then collects all visible values on the reels and adds them to its own value.
Sniper
Reveals a coin value and doubles the values of 3 to 8
other bonus symbols.
Necromancer
Reveals a coin value and brings between 2 and 7 already used non persistent special bonus symbols to life again.
Reset Plus Symbol
Reveals a coin value and increases the starting value of the ‘spins left’ count by one.
Persistent Sniper Symbol
Reveals a coin value and doubles the values of 3 to 8 other bonus symbols at the end of that spin and every spin that follows.
Persistent Payer Symbol
Reveals a coin value and adds it to all other visible symbols on the reels for that spin and any spin that will follow.
Persistent Collector Symbol
Reveals a coin value and then collects all visible values on the reels and adds them to its own value at the end of that spin and every spin that follows.
Paytable
The paytable for Money Cart 2 is unique because it is purely based on the number of coins collected, and this value is based on your current stake size.
The total number of coins collected during the bonus feature is based on the value of the Regular and Gold coin symbols or any of the special feature symbols listed above.
For a base game stake size of £2, this is reflected as a coin value of £0.20 during the bonus feature.
Hit Frequencies
The Money Cart 2 has the following listed hit frequencies during bonus play,
- Big Win bet multiplier of 15x+ 1 in 77 chance
- Mega Win bet multiplier of 30x+ 1 in 256 chance
- Epic Win bet multiplier of 60x+ 1 in 840 chance
- Explosive Win bet multiplier of 200x+ 1 in 7268 chance
Money Cart 2 – FAQ’s
Money Cart 2 Slot
Final Review
The Money Cart 2 slot is interesting because they have avoided using a regular bonus buy mechanic to make the best elements of Money Train and Money Train 2 (the bonus rounds) freely available to UK players again.
We have no doubts that the bonus features on the previous slot releases are the main attraction to players anyway. The base game was a very standard grind affair, with players mostly opting to skip it with bonus buys where allowed.
The reduction of the max win may upset some hardcore players, but the tradeoff is a constantly triggering bonus round, and any slot with an RTP as high as 98% in the current climate deserves to be looked at.
The bonus round symbol interactions are fantastic, particularly the persistent ones. If you are lucky to land 1 or more of these, then the total win can spiral upwards very quickly indeed.
If you are from the UK and miss the bonus buy feature like us, then definitely check out this release, you have a basic game but fast and frenetic bonus features to look forward to.
And of course, it is still worth checking out both the original Money Train slot and the Money Train 2 slot regardless of whether you have access to bonus buys. Both are super volatile with wins up to 50,000 x stake and well worth checking.
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Where to Play Money Cart 2
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