Cluedo is a 5-reel progressive pokie based on the same-name murder mystery game. The game has a generous wild symbol, scatter pays and lots of thematic symbols that remind you of this popular game in which players have to guess who committed a crime. Every smallest element of the slot plunges you deeper into the mystery of the unsolved crime, making you a real investigator who needs to find the clues and expose the true murderer. The highest win in the game reaches 12,500 coins while an average progressive jackpot usually exceeds a one-million dollar mark.

The original Cluedo game was first published around 70 years ago. It is actually a board game that features a set of six suspects, a set of weapons and nine rooms in which the murder could have taken place. Game participants have to make suggestions and deduce who the murderer is, what weapon was used and where the crime was pulled off. The reviewed slot by IGT (not to be confused with Cluedo Spinning Detectives from WMS) has lots of graphical elements that are reminiscent of the authentic board game. Moreover, the slot has a bonus feature that replicates to some extent the real-life course of Cluedo gameplay.

The vendor used a typical slot configuration with 5 reels, 3 rows and 15 paylines. The reels are located against an abstract dark background with blurred silhouettes of six suspects. To get a win, you need to line up at least three non-feature symbols consecutively left to right. Feature symbols (a wild and scatter) follow other rules for determining whether you get a winning combo or not. In terms of volatility, the slot can be described as medium-volatile. You have the chance to win an extremely big coin prize for hitting five wilds, that’s not to mention the life-changing money that comes with a coveted progressive jackpot.

Non-feature symbols, bet options and payouts

All symbols, even low-valued playing cards, have some reference to the Cluedo game. Nines, Tens and other cards up to Ace depict six probable murder weapons imposed on 9–A denominations. The top payout that cards produce is 250 coins. The other six non-feature symbols depict suspects such as Reverend Green (x300 at max), Mrs. White (x400), Colonel Mustard (x500), Mrs. Peacock (x600), Professor Plum (x750) and Miss Scarlet (x1000). These are the classic characters found in most editions of the Cluedo game. Their portraits are seen on colorful backgrounds that go in parallel with the color of their tokens in the board game. For example, Miss Scarlett is portrayed against the red background and her piece is red.

To understand how much you win for any combo of the above, you need to know a bet range available in Cluedo. This game is a bit different from most of the other IGT titles because it has a clear maximum cap on the bet size. The minimum bet amount is $0.15, while the maximum wager is $75 per spin. Thus you can see that the top three awards payable for non-feature pics are $5000, $3750 and $3000. This is not the best of what the slot has to offer because two feature symbols reviewed below have way better payouts.

Wild and scatter symbols

The wild symbol represented by a newspaper behaves in an unusual way. It does substitute for non-feature pics and help them complete combos. And it is also an independent payer but its paying capacity is limited to five of a kind only. This means that hitting four wilds brings zero wins. To get a reward, you need to line up five newspapers. Should this happen, you get 12,500 coins or $62,500 if playing at max.

A scatter is another special symbol. It features a Cluedo logo in a wooden frame, and it counts in any position, not necessarily on a specific payline. The most exciting fact about scatters is that you get a prize for any number of them, even if one scatter lands. Payouts range between x2 and x12,500, which is equivalent to $62,500 for five scatters (at the maximum stake). Another thing worth mentioning is that scatter wins are based on a line bet, which is a bit uncommon solution.

Who Won It? bonus feature

This magnificent bonus round can bring you big wins but everything depends on the will of luck. If you guess it correctly, you have the chance to leave the game victorious, with lots of cash on your online casino account. Anyway, on hitting three or more Bonus symbols, you are transitioned to the Who Won It? game. You will have to select one of six suspects, one of six weapons (Rope, Spanner, Candlestick, Lead Pipe, Knife or Revolver) and one of nine rooms where you think the murder was committed.

Each choice of a suspect and room reveals an instant cash win, while the selection of weapon adds a multiplier to your cash wins. On making your choices and receiving a prize, you are offered to take the money and return to base game or try again with the chance of getting more (on the flip side, you can earn less than in the first, original bonus round). The best potential wins in the feature are 250 coins (Suspect), x500 (Room) and a multiplier of x3.

Cluedo MegaJackpots

Cluedo, Cleopatra and Monopoly are the three slots that feature a progressive MegaJackpot designed by IGT. Its values are uniform across the three slots and all online casinos that offer them to users. It takes players around 3 months to hit it and an average win amount goes over ￡800,000. When someone hits it, it starts accumulating again from ￡500,000, not zero. The highest MegaJackpots win ever happened was ￡2.1 million.

The jackpot is awarded on getting five MegaJackpots symbols on the central payline (it runs on the second row across the reels). Every player who bets real money is eligible for the grand prize – there is no qualifying bet and the jackpot does not chance its amount as soon as the player modifies their total bet. Note that the probability of winning grows on par with a bet size.

Summary

Cluedo is a detective slot with a built-in MegaJackpot. The slot story revolves around a popular mystery game where 2 to 6 players have to guess a killer, weapon and murder site. The slot has a wild and scatter symbols. On top of that, there is an enticing bonus game with cash prizes and win multipliers. Recommended for progressive jackpot lovers and low-rollers.