Action Boost Max Gilded Mines Slot Review
A red-bearded dwarf in a horned helmet leans on his pickaxe at the mouth of a crystal cavern, three loaded mine carts parked on a rail above the reels. Action Boost Max Gilded Mines hides almost all of its money in those carts: the reels below pay table scraps, and the base game is worth playing only because of what the gems filling those carts unlock next.
It’s a SpinPlay Games build on a 5×4 grid with 20 to 40 paylines, running at 96.49% RTP on high volatility, with stakes from 0.20 to 50.00. SpinPlay have worked this collector format in Action Boost Max Loot and Action Boost Fortune before; this is the gold-mining entry. The question is whether three carts are better than one trigger.
Base Game & Features
Five reels, four rows, and a fixed set of paylines that widens from 20 to 40 depending on which feature is running. Wins pay left to right from the first reel, and only the highest combination on each line counts. With a hit rate of 33.58%, roughly one spin in three connects with something, though most of those are small.
Wild symbols ride in on Mine Cart symbols, substitute for everything except gems, and can form their own winning combinations. That’s their whole job in the base game, and it’s a useful one when a full column lands.
The paytable is honest about where the money sits. Symbol pays are multiples of the line bet, and the total bet divides across the 20 lines played in the base game:
- Dwarf – 5x for five, 1x for four, 0.5x for three
- Shovel / Pickaxe – 2.5x for five, 0.5x for four, 0.25x for three
- Lantern / Mining Helmet – 2x for five, 0.5x for four, 0.25x for three
- A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 – 1x for five, 0.25x for four, 0.1x for three
Even the top symbol returns just five times the line bet for a full line. Five dwarfs across 40 lines in the right feature will add up, but the base paytable isn’t where this game pays. If multiple winning combinations land on a single line, only the highest one is awarded, so stacked low symbols don’t compound.
Gems and Gold Nuggets are the symbols worth watching instead. They pay nothing themselves; their value is entirely in what they unlock, which makes the base game a collecting exercise rather than a paying one.
Action Boost Max Gilded Mines Free Spins & Pick Feature
Whenever one or more Gem symbols land, there’s a chance free spins trigger. Each gem collects into the cart of its colour above the reels, and the combination collected on the triggering spin decides which Action Boost Max round you get. Ten spins, at the same bet as the triggering game.
Green Gem Action Boost Max
The wild round. Every Dwarf Coin awards a credit prize, an extra Action Boost Max feature, or a Green upgrade, with a maximum of two upgrades. Each upgrade adds more wilds to the following spins for the rest of the feature.
It also changes the board: 40 lines are played, all reels grow to a height of six symbols, and any reel holding a wild is nudged until the entire reel is wild. Wins pay after the nudge, so a single wild can turn a column into six of them across the taller grid.
Red Gem Action Boost Max
The jackpot round. Dwarf Coins award credit prizes, jackpot hammers, extra features, or Red upgrades that each knock one hammer off every jackpot’s requirement, up to twice. Fully upgraded, the Mega drops to five hammers and the Mini to one.
- 7 Yellow Hammers – Mega jackpot
- 6 Red Hammers – Maxi jackpot
- 5 Purple Hammers – Major jackpot
- 4 Blue Hammers – Minor jackpot
- 3 Green Hammers – Mini jackpot
Collect the required hammers and the jackpot pays, then that ladder’s hammers reset. A long round can pay the same pot more than once, which is the quiet strength of this mechanic.
Purple Gem Action Boost Max
The multiplier round. Dwarf Coins award one or two free spins, credit prizes, extra features, or Purple upgrades. The multiplier starts at 2, one upgrade lifts it to 3, and two take it to 5. Line wins and credit prizes are multiplied; jackpots aren’t.
Multiple Gem Action Boost Max
Land gems of more than one colour on a single spin and the rounds stack. Free spins run with every Action Boost Max triggered on that spin together, so wild reels, the hammer ladder and the multiplier can all run at once.
Dwarf Coins that award an extra feature or an upgrade during free spins grant two additional spins, which is how short rounds grow into long ones. This combined mode is the game’s real prize.
Pick Feature
Every Gold Nugget collected to the dwarf in the base game has a chance to trigger the Pick Feature. You pick items until three Terminate Coins appear, revealing credit prizes, jackpots, Action Boost Max features and upgrades as you go.
Prizes and jackpots pay immediately, and if the picks awarded any Action Boost Max features, free spins begin once the picking ends. A Pick Feature button also sits top-left of the reels for direct access, though no purchase prices are shown for it.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.6/10
Most of a session here is spent watching the dwarf’s carts fill while the reels pay you almost nothing for the trouble. The reason anybody sits through that is the three rounds the carts unlock – and when the gems stack, all three at once.
At its best, the multiple-gem mode is as good as this format gets: a six-high grid of nudged wilds, a hammer ladder that resets and can pay twice in one round, and a 5x multiplier sitting across the lot. That’s the strength, and it’s real. The weakness is the silence around it. The base game pays crumbs, nothing you do between features moves the needle, and there’s no win ceiling stated anywhere, so the jackpots are the only target on the wall.
It suits the patient – jackpot hunters and collectors who enjoy watching a system assemble itself over ten spins. Players who want the reels themselves to pay should look elsewhere. For the dwarfs among you, the carts are loaded and the shaft goes deep.
Action Boost Max Gilded Mines FAQs
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What is the RTP of Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
The RTP is 96.49%. That’s the total expected return including the jackpot contribution. -
Is Action Boost Max Gilded Mines high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility slot, so wins tend to arrive less often but with a higher ceiling than low or medium games. -
How do you trigger free spins in Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
Gems hold the key. One or more landing on a spin gives a chance of the feature firing, and the mix of colours collected decides which of the three Action Boost Max rounds plays out. Ten free spins follow, at the bet that triggered them. -
What does the Purple Gem do in Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
The Purple Gem awards the multiplier round. Dwarf Coins can upgrade the multiplier from its starting value of 2 up to 3, then 5, and it applies to all line wins and credit prizes but not to jackpots. -
Can you retrigger free spins in Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
Yes. During free spins, a Dwarf Coin that awards an extra Action Boost Max feature or an upgrade also grants two additional spins. -
Can you buy the bonus on Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
A Pick Feature button sits top-left of the reels, but no purchase prices are shown for it, so there’s no confirmed cost to quote. -
What is the hit frequency of Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
The hit frequency is 33.58%, meaning roughly one spin in three produces a winning combination. -
What does the Green Gem do in Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
The Green Gem awards the wild round: 40 paylines, reels growing to six symbols tall, and any reel with a wild on it nudging fully wild before wins are paid. Dwarf Coins can upgrade the wild count twice over the course of the ten spins. -
Who makes Action Boost Max Gilded Mines?
SpinPlay Games. It sits alongside their other Action Boost titles, including Action Boost Max Loot and Action Boost Fortune.
