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This review documents a historical game edition. The archived rules and screenshots do not confirm current availability.
Explore Microgaming gamesMonsters in the Closet is the historical five-reel, 50-payline Microgaming slot. This review covers the original downloadable-casino edition shown in the archived game screens, with monster symbols, a logo wild, minotaur scatters and skeleton-key bonuses. The paytable distinguishes ordinary line awards from scatter and bonus awards based on the whole bet.
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Original paytable and feature screens
How line awards are calculated
Ordinary winning combinations pay from left to right on selected lines. Only the highest win on each selected line is paid. Multiply the table value by the number of coins staked on that line, then by the selected coin denomination for the monetary return. These are not multipliers of the whole 50-line stake.
| Symbol shown in the original screen | 2 symbols | 3 symbols | 4 symbols | 5 symbols |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game-logo wild | 10 | 100 | 400 | 2,000 |
| Large purple horned monster | 0 | 75 | 200 | 1,000 |
| Green monster | 0 | 60 | 150 | 750 |
| Blue many-eyed monster | 0 | 50 | 100 | 500 |
| Pink blob | 0 | 25 | 60 | 300 |
| Grey one-eyed monster | 0 | 5 | 30 | 150 |
| Red small monster | 0 | 5 | 25 | 125 |
| Small brown creature | 0 | 5 | 20 | 100 |
A zero indicates no award shown for that length. The game-logo wild substitutes for every symbol except the skeleton key and minotaur scatter.
Scatters, keys and free spins
| Symbol | 2 anywhere | 3 anywhere | 4 anywhere | 5 anywhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minotaur scatter | 1x | 2x | 20x | 200x |
| Skeleton key | No award shown | 1x | 5x | 50x |
Three, four or five minotaurs trigger 12 free spins with a 3x multiplier. Free spins can retrigger, and scatter wins are added to payline wins. Three, four or five skeleton keys scattered on the reels trigger the Monster Closet Bonus. The bonus can also trigger during free spins, and its wins are added to payline wins.
The free-spin multiplier does not multiply bonus wins. The original help screen expressly states that bonus multipliers use the total bet in the base game. Do not apply the 3x free-spin multiplier again to a Monster Closet award.
Monster Closet bonus choices
The bonus screen shows 13 monster awards: 5x, 6x, 11x, 14x, 16x, 18x, 20x, 25x, 30x, 40x, 45x, 50x and 75x. These use the total base-game bet under the bonus rule, rather than a single line stake. A Scary Slam icon leads to a timed collection feature; an atlas leads to the Destination Bonus. The displayed Destination rule awards 200x for finding one of the featured monsters at its home. It does not make 200x a guaranteed result or establish the maximum combined win for an entire spin.
Worked examples using the displayed settings
The captured controls show 50 lines, 5 coins per line and a 0.01 coin denomination. The spin therefore costs 250 coins, or 2.50 currency units. The currency symbol is not shown, so these examples are not labelled as dollars, pounds or euros.
- Five logo wilds on one selected line: 2,000 x 5 = 10,000 coins, worth 100 currency units. With no other wins, subtracting the 2.50 spin cost gives 97.50 net. This one-line award is 40x the total spin stake, not 2,000x the total stake.
- Three minotaur scatters in the base game: 2 x 250 = 500 coins, worth 5 currency units, plus the free-spin trigger. The 5-unit amount is the immediate scatter award; subsequent free-spin returns are separate.
- A 75x Monster Closet award: 75 x 2.50 = 187.50 currency units. It remains 187.50 if that bonus occurs during free spins; the bonus rule excludes the free-spin multiplier. This example does not include other awards from the triggering spin.
Edition limits and availability
The screenshots document a historical desktop edition, not a promise that a present-day casino offers the same build. They verify the selected settings, not the entire minimum-to-maximum denomination range. Sister-site summary fields disagree with their own prose on betting limits, so a universal cash maximum is not asserted. No provider mathematics sheet was recovered to independently certify RTP or outcome probabilities. Check the help screen for the exact edition available to you.
Frequently asked questions
Does this version use 50 paylines?
Yes. The original feature screen shows 50 line diagrams and the controls display 50 selected lines.
Does the wild replace keys and scatters?
No. Both symbols are excluded from the logo wild’s substitution rule.
Does a five-wild award pay 2,000 times the whole stake?
No. It pays 2,000 times the coins per line. At 50 equally staked lines that is 40 times the total spin stake for that one winning line.
Can free spins retrigger?
Yes. The original rules explicitly allow retriggers. The initial trigger awards 12 free spins with a 3x multiplier.
Are Monster Closet wins tripled during free spins?
No. Bonus wins are expressly excluded from the free-spin multiplier and use the total base-game bet.
Evidence: LCB’s historical edition listing and gallery, with the three original game-help captures reproduced above. Symbol values and calculation units were transcribed from the visible in-game rules, not inferred from a cash-jackpot label.
