Zimba and Friends Slots

Head into the African savannah in an African-themed slot game where Monkeys and Giraffes both trigger special features. Zimba and Friends slots is an exciting game that doesn’t take much to play. Play for as little as 24 cents per spin.

Before we dive into the paytable and bonus features, here’s a breakdown of the basic game details.

• Game Developer: Arrow’s Edge
• Game Type: 5-reel bonus slot with three progressive jackpots
• Game Theme: Animals
• Paylines: 12
• Betting Options: 24 cents to $192
• Game RTP: N/A

The Paytable

Some of the symbols in Zimba and Friends slots pay when there are three or more matching symbols on a payline. The higher-paying symbols are even better and offer a payout with two or more. Here’s a breakdown of the paytable and symbols found on the reels.

• Jack and Queen – 4, 15, and 50x
• King and Ace – 10, 20, and 60x
• Bananas and Mango – 20, 30, and 100x
• Passionfruit – 20, 50, and 125x

The high-paying symbols offer payouts with two or more matches on a payline.

• Meerkat or Zebra – 3, 25, 150, or 300x
• Elephant – 4, 30, 250, or 500x
• Lion – 5, 30, 500, or 1,000x
• Wild Monkey – 5, 30, 500, or 1,000x plus one of the bonus features

There’s also a Giraffe that triggers the second bonus feature.

The Free Spins Bonus Rounds

When a Wild Monkey appears on the third reel, it expands in one of several ways and awards up to 6 re-spins. The pattern it expands in is determined by where it appears on the game grid.

• 1st row – Monkeys are placed on the first row in reels 1, 3, and 5 and third row on reels 2 and 4.
• 2nd row – Monkeys appear side by side at the top or bottom corner on the first and second or fourth and fifth reels and another pair fills the opposite corner.
• 3rd row – Monkeys appear on the third row on reels 1, 3, and 5 and on the first row on reels 2 and 4.

The Giraffe appears on the second or fourth reel. When it does, it expands to fill the reels and awards up to 6 re-spins. If another Giraffe appears, it expands on the new reel and remains in play for the remaining re-spins.

Our Experience

When we review a slot game, playing it for 10 rounds is part of the process. We opted for the minimum bet of 24 cents and started playing.

• 1st spin – 30 cents
• 4th spin – 8 cents
• 6th spin – 12 cents
• 7th spin – 46 cents
• 10th spin – 40 cents

While we didn’t win back more than we wagered, we did make up a portion of it. But, we wanted to trigger the bonus round and kept going. On our 22nd spin, we got the Giraffe expanding wild on the 4th reel and won 4 re-spins for a total win of 24 cents. It wasn’t that impressive. After another 12 spins, we triggered it again, this time the Giraffe was on the second reel and we won 6 re-spins. Our total winnings came to $5.02 making it far more rewarding.

Inactivity adds to the experience with Zimba and Friends. When you haven’t spun the reels, the animals come out to see what’s going on. Expect the lion to suddenly pop out of the screen or the monkey to come down a vine. That adds a little something extra to the overall game design and makes it even more appealing.

Other Tips for Playing Zimba

Zimba and Friends has three progressive jackpots. The Mini Jackpot is randomly awarded when it’s in the $2,000 to $5,000 range. The Major Jackpot is awarded when it’s around $10,000. Finally, the Mega Jackpot is typically awarded when its value reaches $40,000 to $45,000. Pay attention to those jackpots to increase your chances of being in the game when a winner is selected.

Play Zimba and Friends on your computer or your mobile device. The video slot is optimized to be mobile-compatible.