Dig Up Gold in NetEnt’s Wild Mining XXXtreme

Mining-themed slots are common, which is why developers do their best to make them stand out. NetEnt’s way to do so is to pair you up with a kooky prospector and his bird companion. With them by your side, gold is all but guaranteed – that is if the bombs don’t get you first.

Join us for a detailed look at the Wild Mining XXXtreme slot. We’ll discuss its volatility, payouts, graphics, and more, so keep reading to see if this slot suits your tastes.

Wild Mining XXXtreme Visuals & Sounds

NetEnt’s art team knocks it out of the park again, filling the backdrop with many cool details. You can see water running down the rocks while a small chimney off to the side emits smoke. Next to the mine is a gold cart – motivating you to keep spinning the reels and chasing big wins.

Symbol designs include playing card royals, several coloured gemstones, and the miner. A golden W is the Wild, while the birds can unleash all kinds of explosions.

An upbeat melody combining banjos and violins accompanies you as you spin the reels. We also like the sound the reels make with each spin. Winning combinations explode, and most payouts are accompanied by the sound of a coin. We like that the developer gives you the option to turn off music and sound effects separately.

Wild Mining XXXtreme Gameplay & Features

Wild Mining XXXtreme comes with a 6-reel grid using a 4-5-5-5-5-4 layout and 10,000 bet ways. Winning requires three or more matching icons in adjacent reels without any gaps between them. All bet ways start with the leftmost reel.

Avalanche

The Avalanche feature is NetEnt’s version of cascading reels. It triggers every time a win occurs, exploding symbols that were part of it. Existing icons move down to fill empty positions while brand-new ones appear from the top. Avalanches continue until no more wins are awarded.

Wilds

Symbols in the top row turn into Wilds instead of disappearing if they’re part of a win. These Wilds can also appear with multipliers, boosting the payouts they are a part of. If several multiplier Wilds are present, their values are multiplied. Wilds can substitute for all other symbols except for other Wilds.

Wild Zippy

The Wild Zippy feature comes with six different bombs that can appear on the reels. Each bomb explodes in a unique pattern after a certain number of consecutive Avalanches.

• Simple bombs only explode in their position after three Avalanches.
• Vertical bombs explode, affecting symbols above and below the bomb after four Avalanches
• Horizontal bomb explosions also destroy adjacent icons to the left and right of the bomb. They occur after five Avalanches.
• Plus-pattern bomb explosions affect the bomb position and positions above, below, left, and right of it. These bombs show up after six Avalanches.
• After seven Avalanches, the Omni-directional bomb appears. Its explosion affects all adjacent positions, including diagonal ones.
• Finally, the Max bomb triggers after ten Avalanches. This explodes all symbols on all six reels, awarding the game’s 25,000x jackpot.

Elevate

Players willing to pay more can activate one or two Elevate features. The first costs 10x your bet and guarantees that Wilds that appear in the top row will be 2x or 3x Wilds. The second requires you to pay 50x your stake. This time, the Wilds in the top row can have a multiplier between 2x and 5x. It also places the Max bomb randomly on the reels at the start of every spin.

Wild Mining XXXtreme RTP and Payouts

The theoretical RTP for Wild Mining XXXtreme is 96.02%. The top prize is 25,000x your stake, which you can only get from the Wild Zippy feature. It’s an excellent jackpot that perfectly fits the game’s high volatility.