Badger Miners Slot Review

Badger Miners Slot Overview

Badger Miners is a 5 reel, 3 row video slot from Yggdrasil with 243 ways to win. The action takes place in an underground mine where a crew of badgers work the shafts for gold and gemstones. I like how the wooden reel frame hangs on chains, while animated badger characters tinker with equipment in the background, giving the slot a lively feel even during quieter spins.

Visually it feels closer to a videogame than a classic fruit machine, helped by smooth 3D style graphics and plenty of small animations. The soundtrack leans on cheerful mining music and upbeat sound effects that carry on even if you pause for a moment. As presentation goes, Badger Miners ticks the boxes for me and makes extended sessions easier on the eyes and ears.

Symbols and Payouts in Badger Miners

Badger Miners uses eleven standard symbols and three special ones, with only the regular icons paying directly. At the low end you get single gemstones in blue, light blue and light green, followed by pairs of coloured gems that nudge the line wins a little higher. Five of a kind gemstone wins reach up to 0.8 times the stake, so the real value sits in the premium pictures.

The higher paying symbols are the lunchbox and bottle, shovel, pickaxes and two badger characters. With five matching premiums you can get from 1.2 to 5 times your bet, the red helmet badger sitting at the top. The gold filled mine cart acts as wild and Cash Wild, while the dynamite barrel is the scatter that triggers free spins once you land enough of them in one sequence.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x2
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.8
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild

Bonus Features in Badger Miners

The feature that stands out for me in Badger Miners is the Cash Wild mechanic. When a Cash Wild lands on one of the three central reels and forms part of a winning line, it collects the cash value from every winning combination it helps. You then get a respin where that cart nudges one row upwards, and the process repeats as long as fresh wins keep involving that symbol.

This mini feature ends only when the Cash Wild either reaches the top row and pays or fails to be part of a new win. What matters is that during the whole run, the reel multipliers above the middle columns do not change. Once the cart finally pays out, the collected amount is multiplied by the value that sits above its reel, which can create surprisingly chunky prizes.

Above reels two, three and four you see multiplier values between x2 and x100, with operators showing plus or multiply between them. This can create combined reel multipliers that reach far beyond any single number shown. The free spins round starts from five or more scatters collected across a base spin and its respins, giving at least seven spins and extra spins for extra scatters. Non UK players can buy this round for ninety five times the stake, with a natural trigger around one in three hundred spins.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins Feature The free spins round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 95x current bet.
Feature Cost:	x95 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-

How to Play and Win on Badger Miners

Badger Miners plays on 243 ways to win, so you just need three to five matching regular symbols on adjacent reels starting from the left. Bets range from 0.20 to 50 per spin, which covers low and mid stakes quite well. I usually keep an eye on balance swings because of the high volatility, then aim to ride out dry spells until Cash Wilds and strong multipliers appear together.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Badger Miners

On paper Badger Miners has a familiar Yggdrasil setup with a default RTP of 96 percent, which I find fair for a high risk slot. However, the game comes in several configurations, dropping as low as 94.2, 90.5 or even 86 percent in some venues. That adjustable range matters, so I always check the information screen in the client before putting any decent money through it.

Volatility is rated high, with a hit frequency around 24.78 percent, so almost three quarters of spins may miss completely. That fits my own sessions, where base game wins kept the balance alive but the real jumps came from Cash Wild runs or a free spins bonus. The headline win potential reaches 10,000 times the stake, which feels respectable for this style of feature driven slot.

Final Thoughts on Badger Miners

After a fair amount of time with Badger Miners, I am left with mixed yet mostly positive feelings. The badger theme and videogame style presentation are charming, and the Cash Wild idea gives base game spins a bit of drama. On the flip side, the reel multipliers often look more dangerous than they are, and not every bonus round delivers, but the slot still offers enough high points to warrant regular visits.

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