Theme and Design

The Mines is a captivating online casino slot machine that delves into the theme of adventure, exploration, and discovering hidden treasures. The game’s design transports players to an underground world where miners are on a find more mission to uncover valuable gems and minerals. The background is set in a dimly lit mine, complete with old mining equipment, lanterns, and pickaxes scattered about. As for the symbols used in the game, they reflect the theme perfectly – we see bags of gold coins, precious stones like rubies and diamonds, along with some high-value playing cards (9-A) to add some variety.

Symbols

The slot’s paytable consists of nine regular symbols that offer a mix of rewards. Starting from the lower-paying ones:

• The 9 through Ace card values have a payout multiplier as follows:
  • 9: x1
  • 10, Jack and Queen: x2
  • King, A: x5

These playing cards appear frequently enough to be somewhat profitable.

Next up are three of the higher-paying symbols:

• Diamond: x20 (any position on the reels)
• Gold Coin Bag: x25 (at least 3 in any order)

Lastly, we have two bonus symbols with massive payouts – one is a special mine cart, which when filled can grant significant rewards. However, these are not directly related to each of their own respective reward systems.

Payouts

While the slot does offer various opportunities for big wins and high RTP rates (we’ll get into those shortly), we need to consider how it performs over time. Payout percentage here is 96% which while impressive in its own right, might actually underrepresent the reality.