Mining Action In Online Slot Games

January 9, 2015

Online slots and mining have something in common – the quest for riches. This is the reason that software providers include mining themed slots in their portfolios. Three of the best mining themed slot machines from different online casino software providers are being reviewed in this article.

One of the best mining themed slot games is Paydirt from the software provider Realtime Gaming. The symbols on the reels cover the entire range of traditional mining icons and include mine entrance, miner, outlaw, donkey, mine cart, dynamite, pan, lantern and pick axe. The comic touch added to the symbols makes them more interesting. The gold nugget is the wild symbol and it also triples payouts when it appears in winning combinations. The Paydirt logo is the scatter symbol. It randomly triggers one of three bonus games, which is the highlight of this online slot game. Gold Rush awards 12 free spins with the wild symbol appearing stacked on the reels. Gold Fever awards 5 free spins in which the third reel is held as wild. Strike It Lucky awards 10 free spins with a second wild symbol. Paydirt also includes the Realtime Gaming randomly triggered progressive jackpot.

Hot Gems from Playtech is a comparatively newer slot game and has greater visual appeal with plenty of explosive animations that start with the introductory clip. The thematic symbols include miner, lantern, pick axe and mine cart. The high value card symbols have been replaced with hot gems of different colors. The Wild logo is the wild symbol, the Hot Gems logo is the scatter symbol and the Free Games logo and triggers the free spins. Hot Gems introduces the innovative Collapsing Reels feature. The symbols that make up winning combinations disappear from the reels, and the empty spaces are filled by other symbols. This process will repeat indefinitely until no payouts accrue. In the free spins feature the multiplier increases by one every time the reels collapse.

The Microgaming mining themed online slot game selected for review is Fortune Finder. You can choose your lucky stone from gold, ruby and diamond as the wild symbol. The symbols that depict the mining theme are the mine cart, pan of precious stones, dynamite sticks and pick axe. The miner is the scatter symbol that awards up to 25 free spins with doubled payouts. The free spins can be retriggered. Fortune Finder also includes the Microgaming gamble game in which you can try to double or quadruple your payouts if you are adventurous enough.

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