Join Microgaming and Rabcat as they go looking for riches hidden underground in this recently-launched five-reel release aptly named Mining Fever. Boasting stunning visuals, but not very generous when it comes to payouts on offer, this game promises a decent experience that can award prizes worth up to 500x the bet. A wager of $0.20 is enough to get the reels spinning, while several additional features will be there to help players win as much as possible. The list of features includes Wilds, Scatters, mini-games, and a Free Spins bonus round.

Set deep in the mines where dwarfs dig for treasure, players will be accompanied by 3 miners, helping them during this potentially very rewarding quest. Mining fever features a five-reel three-row grid, and instead of paylines, has a total of 243 ways to win. To start receiving payouts, all you’ll need are 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels. When it comes to wagering, it seems that the coin denomination ranges from $0.01 to $2, which in practice means that punters will be able to place bets starting from $0.20 and going up to $40 per spin.

Mining Fever looks fantastic, and its stunning visuals are sure to further add to the overall excitement. On the reels, you’ll encounter a mixture of nicely-designed symbols, ranging from the usual set of low-paying playing card icons to symbols featuring runes, rings, hammers, chests and crowns. The symbol with the crown is the highest-paying one among the regular icons, awarding a payout of 25x the bet for five of a kind on adjacent reels. Wild is there, substituting for all other symbols bar the Scatter (or Scatters, to be more precise), whose task will be to trigger the slot’s Free Spins bonus round.

In addition to replacing other symbols, and helping players complete more winning combinations, the Wild will also award a nice payout of 25x on its own.

Mining Fever features 3 Scatters, with each of them using one of 3 main characters, dwarfs named Bombur, Driler and Thundar. Landing two Scatters of the same kind will activate one of 3 available mini-games. These mini-games are:
Dwarven Drill is the mini-game triggered by Driler. The first 3 reels will turn Wild, awarding 1 spin in the process. Bombur will activate the Dwarven Bomb, with players receiving 2 free spins. The first spin will come with an exploding Wild Bomb on reels 2, 3, or 4, which can results in 4 extra substitutes for the next round. Thundar will trigger the Dwarven Hammer, awarding 1 spin with a randomly chosen symbol filling all positions on reels 1 and 2, or reels 3 and 4.

Land all 3 Scatters simultaneously will trigger the Free Spins round, with 8 spins and the Dwarven Gold Trail for players to benefit from. This “train” is formed by adjacent Wild symbols, moving 1 position in a random direction on each of the spins. Once it reaches the rightmost reel, it will return to reel 1 and will continue to move until the Free Spins round comes to an end.

Mining Fever is a well-designed game, with an interesting theme that guarantees lots of fun while playing, while its low volatility is suitable for casual and inexperienced punters. Unfortunately, this means the game won’t award life-changing payout, as the maximum prize is worth only 500x the triggering stake!