Miner Donkey Trouble

Overview of Miner Donkey Trouble

Miner Donkey Trouble from the Swedish developers have chosen to go with one of the most popular categories for a slot, this being gold mining. To ensure that their slot is unique, the developers have pulled out all the stops and called upon all the successful comedians to give the slot true personality. Think of any madcap duos such as Stiller and Owen or Wilder and Pryor, and the antics that they are best known for. The team at Play ‘n’ Go have taken things even further teaming up a donkey and a tired yet optimistic old gold miner in this cluster pay slot.

Theme and Symbols

You will find the pair deep in the underground standing either side of a 5x7 game grid throwing nuggets, special symbols and 35 gems onto the reels on every spin. The characters are awfully familiar in looks and this is probably due to the miner looking the same as they always do with overalls, blue jeans, a neckerchief, plus a cowboy hat complete with upturned brim and a bushy moustache. The miner appears to be rather fed up with his partner, who is standing on the other side of the reels looking like a replica of Donkey from Shrek all be it an incredibly angry one. You can expect to come across the following symbols in this slot which include four low paying rocks and four high paying gemstones, and a stunning diamond which is the wild.

Game Play

The nugget hunt can take place on any device from phones to iPads, laptops to desktop computers. The grid slot format is where Play ‘n’ Go are leaps ahead of the competition and this is partly down to them being able to create math models that match the features perfectly. Miner Donkey Trouble has been rated at 8 out of 10 in terms of volatility which makes it a highly volatile slot although it is far more balanced than many comparative slots and provides players with long runs of win in between low thrill or dead drops. Play ‘n’ Go offers variable return to player rates and the default in this slot is 96.27%, and as the return to player can drop be sure to check this before you begin to play. The bet range stands at 10p per spin to a maximum of £100 so something that should suit most budgets.

To create a win in Miner Donkey Trouble you need to land five or more matching symbols which are connected adjacently so that they form a cluster. When you manage this the cascading win mechanism comes into play and then contributes to the Donkey Destruction feature. The biggest cluster groups you can land are created by landing 18 or more symbols and for this you will be rewarded with 10x to 250x your stake for the higher paying gemstones. The diamond wild has no value of its own, however it can replace any of the other regular symbols to complete a cluster to provide you with winning combinations.

Features

The slot gets more complicated when it comes to the features as there are a host of extra features which add true depth to the gameplay. It could be that the Donkey is so angry because he is fed up with trying to explain them to the miner, who knows! In terms of features you will come across cascading wins, a Donkey Destruction meter, a Pick-axe wild feature, Mega symbols, and free spins. If you are ready, we will now look at each feature separately.

The cascades are standard and kick into action after every win you land to remove the winning cluster and enable other symbols to drop down and fill in the positions to create more winning cluster combinations, and this continues until no new winning clusters are formed.

Every win you land also plays a part in the Donkey Destruction meter which sits on the left-hand side of your gaming grid. The number of symbols collected activates the following modifiers when you reach certain levels. Landing 18 active symbols initiates Donkey Destruction 1 where all the rock symbols on the grid are destroyed, 40 active symbols m initiates Donkey Destruction 2 where all the rock symbols and gems on the grid are destroyed and landing 50 active symbols initiates Donkey Destruction 3 where all the symbols on the grid are destroyed, apart from the gold nuggets and guarantees that you have up to 5 additional gold nuggets.

It is important to watch out for the gold nuggets that have no value or any part in the clusters as landing gold nuggets on or reaching the bottom row of your grid will reward you with a win multiplier that increase by 1+, and this multiplier is then applied to any further wins you land and these re-set at the beginning of each new paid spin.

The Miner’s Pick-axe symbol has no value and will only appear as part of new symbols in a cascade, however when they are removed, they are collected as an element of the Pick-axe wild feature. You can trigger this feature when your win sequence ends and will add from 4 to 10 wild to your grid in random positions.

The Mega Symbol features is activated at random on non-winning spins or when your win sequences have come to an end. When this feature is active you will see up to two rock, gem, or wild symbols encase the grid in 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4 sizes.
The final feature is the free spins, and this is where the dynamite scatters come into play from the cascades and then explode when all your wins have finished. If you explode three you are rewarded with five free spins which can be retriggered up to 20 times. The free spin action is like the base game although it has the benefit of the win multiplier not resetting during your spins.

Conclusion

Miner Donkey Trouble is an excellent slot from Play ‘n’ Go, it has a clever design, and everything flows and even though the theme has been used time and time again, the developers have made sure this slot stands out for its top-quality visuals, features and a large dose of humour. With the multitude of features there really is everything any player could wish for and with wins of up to 10,000x your bet.

I enjoyed playing this slot immensely, the gameplay is entertaining, the design is outstanding there are a huge bundle of features and big win potential and it is for these reasons that I would rate this slot as a solid 9.5/10 and urge players to give this slot a spin or two.