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16 September 2024 
Mine Blown Slot Review
Descend into the depths of a mysterious mine shaft in Netent’s latest release, Mine Blown, where dynamite-fueled spins can transform ordinary reels into rewarding wins, or can it? Looking at the stats, Mine Blown looks like it may be missing the firepower needed to succeed in the more volatile world of 2024, but it’s surely worth a look. If anyone has earned the benefit of the doubt then it’s NetEnt after bringing us arguably some of the most memorable slots to date.
Mining slots aren’t exactly few and far between – a regular slot player might have seen more of the mines than a child in Minecraft at this point. We’ve chipped away in Diamond Mine Megaways, Gold Digger, Fire in the Hole and most recently Dynamite Diggin’ Doug, and it makes you wonder what exactly it is about mining slots that have us so invested.
Netent wants in on the craze and Mine Blown is hoping to have your mind blown with its array of explosives, and hopefully, some gold to show for your hard work.
Mine Blown – Base Game
Base Game & Features
Mine Blown is a standard 5-reel Video Slot featuring 20 active pay lines, and limited betting options between £.€0.10 per spin and £.€4 per spin.
Wins occur when 3-5 identical symbols land from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Four mining tools make up High-paying symbols, with the highest-paying producing wins of 500x your bet for a 5-line winning combination. Wilds substitute for all paytable symbols.
Mine Blown has a theoretical RTP of 96.15%, a High Volatility rating, and a max win cap of 20,000x your bet. Other statistics include a Medium Hit Frequency (3/5) and lower RTP variants of 94.13% and 88.14%.
Dynamite Feature
In the base game, a special Dynamite Feature can occur at random. When this happens, a number of dynamites will explode on the reels, transforming random symbols into Wilds. In Free Spins, the dynamite explosion will transform into various Vein symbols instead of wilds.
TNT Feature
During gameplay, only 1 TNT symbol can appear on the reels. Once in view, it will explode and transform itself and other adjacent symbols into Wilds. During Free Spins, the explosion will transform into various Vein symbols instead of Wilds.
Bonus Spins
Landing 2 Trigger symbols on reels 1 and 3, plus a Bonus symbol on reel 5 triggers the Bonus Spins round, awarding 3 Bonus Spins.
During this bonus, a Mine Cart with an initial value of x3 appears below reel 3. Any Vein symbols that land will be collected into the cart and their total combined value will be awarded at the end of the round.
Mine Blown – Bonus Spins
Vein Symbols
In Bonus Spins, Vein symbols do not generate win lines but rather award their prizes whenever they land in view. The possible vein symbols are as follows:
- Undiscovered Vein: Does not increase the Cart Multiplier. Explodes from Dynamite and TNT features to reveal other vein symbols
- Gold Vein: Increases the Cart Multiplier by +x1
- Sapphire Vein: Increases the Cart Multiplier by +x5 and awards +1 Bonus Spin
- Emerald Vein: Increases the Cart Multiplier by +x10 and awards +1 Bonus Spin
- Ruby Vein: Increases the Cart Multiplier by +x25 and awards +1 Bonus Spin
- Diamond Vein: Increases the Cart Multiplier by +x50 and awards +3 Bonus Spins
Bonus Buy
- Free Spins: 25x your bet
- Bonus Spins: 50x your bet
Free Spins
Landing 2 Trigger symbols on reels 1 and 3, and a Free Spins symbol on reel 5 triggers the Free Spins round, awarding 3x your bet and 1o Free Spins.
Wild symbols that land during Free Spins will remain fixed in their positions for the remainder of the round. Landing a Free Spins symbol will award an additional +3 Free Spins.
Mine Blown – Free Spins
Similar Slots to Mine Blown
- Old Fellow (Stakelogic)
- The Dog House (Pragmatic Play)
- Dead or Alive II (Netent)
Conclusion
It’s hard to stand out when you run with a diluted theme, and Mine Blown doesn’t have the right stuff to stand out regardless, truth be told.
It has some reliable features, moments of hope and even excitement, but it doesn’t feel as if it packs a punch. It’s almost like the dynamite fuse starts bright only to fizzle out before the big bang. Our experience with it was admittedly limited, but in the time we did play, it felt underwhelmingly soft, almost like it had no business in dealing with explosives at all.
The maximum win of 2,484x confirms our suspicions that it’s fairly weak, at least in comparison with most slots of today. Perhaps there’s a player base that will appreciate the softer approach, and we’ll be fair in saying that it looks the business with crisp aesthetics and a fairly well-put-together array of sounds.
It’s worth a go, it could perhaps top up the balance nicely with a few hits, but you’d likely want to take those winnings elsewhere if you’re in the market for serious action.
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