Mega Mine

Mega Mine Overview

Journey into the depths of the earth to find precious gold and gems in this new game from slot designing professionals, Relax Gaming. With high-quality graphics, an amazing top prize of 50,000x the stake and a truly eye-bulging 32,768 ways to win, this slot has what it takes to be one of the best releases of the year so far. In addition to all these fantastic reasons to play, there are also some awesome features to look forward to. These include a nudging mystery stacks feature. This feature is concerned with the bearded man pushing the mining cart – the Nudging Mystery Stack icon.

These icons come with a number between 2 and 5. They will then nudge up or down until they cover the entire reel on which they sit. Each time a nudge occurs, the value of the stack increases by one. When nudges are complete, all the mystery stacks symbols will reveal a matching icon. Two payout considerations follow. The other feature is an excellent free spins bonus. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is a classic mining theme. Your guide for this underground adventure is a crazy-looking minor with white hair and a terrific moustache that shines when he is near buckets of gold. From the soundtrack and other clues, such as the environment in which the mine resides, it is probably a good bet to say that this mine is somewhere in the United States of America. Gold mining is one of the most famous industries on the east coast, so you could maybe place this mine in the great state of California.

The background for this slot is a depiction of the above-ground environment in which this mine sits. To the left of the reels, players will be able to see a water mill, which is probably used in some way to help propel the various mining machinery. To the board's right, there are many exposed blue gems in captivating clusters sticking out of the ground. Further to the right is the mine exit, where players will be able to see a cart laden with gemstones coming out of the rich earth. The whole scene is well drawn and accurately pictured to give the right thematic impression of a gold mine.

The board for this slot is a wooden construction that could have been made from the left-over sleepers of the mine track. It fits perfectly with the rest of the game's rustic aesthetic.

The symbols for this slot are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the smaller gemstones surrounded by rock. These begin with the blue triangle gem and move all the way to a red stone cut into a beautiful octagon shape. The higher-paying symbols, on the other hand, are the square gems that fill the available icon space. The most valuable of these is the red square gemstone. It pays out at 5x the stake for the top combination. The specials finally are comprised of the Nudging Mystery Stack icon – the white-bearded miner, the scatter – the gems in a cart and the wild – an icon with the word 'wild' on it.

Game Play

Mega Mine is played on a 5-reel, Megaways machine with a maximum of 32,768 ways to win. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Mega Mine is 10p to £20 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.

Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage for Mega Mine is 96.15%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 50,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature included in this game is the Nudging Mystery Stacks feature. As explained, the Nudging Mystery Stacks icon is the miner. These symbols can land on all five reels. When they do, they come with a number between 2 and 5. The Nudging Mystery Stack will nudge up or down until they have covered the entire reel. Each time a nudge occurs, the value of that icon will increase by one, the maximum being 8. This is how you expand the number of pay lines to 32,768.

When all of the nudgings has stopped, each Mystery Stacks icon will reveal a matching symbol. First of all, when the nudging mystery stacks appear, a payout is made, then another one will follow when all the nudges have finished and the new symbol has been revealed.

The other main feature in this game is the free spins game. If you unveil two scatter symbols using Nudging Mystery stacks, you will trigger this feature. This awards you with six free spins. Every scatter that you unveil on top of the required 2 adds one more spin to your tally.

The spins are very similar to the base game; however, you will probably see more nudging mystery stacks, and these icons can transform randomly into wilds, helping you to score more frequent wins.
There is also a bonus buy feature, sadly though this is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

If you consider yourself a miner with a heart of gold, this is the perfect slot for you. And even if you don't have any sort of subterranean inclinations, you'll still love the idea of getting your hands on that 50,000x the stake top prize. This is a game that appeals to gamers of all types and is a well-finished product by those at Relax Gaming.