Mining Pots of Gold Slot Review

Mining Pots of Gold: Slot Overview

Mining Pots of Gold drops the familiar leprechaun into a mining setting, and at first glance it feels like a throwback. The 5x3 reels sit to the right, with a pot of gems wobbling on a pile of dynamite under a rainbow on the left. Behind that you get rocks, grass, and a cave entrance. The Irish tune and basic visuals grow on you after a while, though it still looks fairly retro compared to many newer slots.

Under the skin, Mining Pots of Gold sticks to a straightforward setup with 20 fixed paylines and wins paying left to right. Stakes run from 20p up to £60 per spin, so it covers most bankrolls I play with. It feels very high variance in practice, and the game likes to tease with those dynamite scatters without giving much away, which suits players who enjoy a grindy build-up to a single punchy feature.

Symbols and Payouts in Mining Pots of Gold

Mining Pots of Gold uses a mix of card royals and themed icons. On the low side you get 9, 10, J, Q, K and A. Five of a kind pays between 2x and 6x your stake, with the 9 also paying from two of a kind. Payouts are based on total bet, so even the smaller lines can add up when several hit at once, especially when wilds join in.

Premium symbols are boots, a miner’s hat, a harp, a money bag and a cart of gold. Five premiums pay from 10x up to 50x your stake, with the bag and cart paying from two of a kind. In my sessions the cart lines did most of the lifting during quiet spells, and hitting several medium symbols together with a wild multiplier can turn a fairly average spin into something that actually feels worth the wait.

The leprechaun himself acts as the wild, appearing stacked on all reels. Wilds substitute for regular symbols, carry a 2x multiplier on any win they join, and also have their own paytable, from 0.6x for two up to 100x for five. Dynamite sticks are scatters on reels two to four only. They do not pay cash by themselves but they are key for both triggering the bonus and feeding the enhancer meters above the dynamite pile.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2.5
	2	x0.3
	5	x25
	4	x6
	3	x2
	2	x0.2
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1.5
	5	x10
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x6
	4	x3
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x0.5
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.4
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.4
	2	x0.2
	Wild
	5	x100
	4	x20
	3	x5
	2	x0.6
	Scatter

Bonus Features in Mining Pots of Gold

For me, the real flavour in Mining Pots of Gold comes from its bonus mechanics. First you have stacked wilds that can randomly expand into a full Wild Blackout in the base game. When every position turns wild, the slot pays across all 20 lines plus a fixed prize of 2000x your bet. That hit alone can reach the 4000x cap with a bit of line help, so it is the dream outcome on any spin.

The other side of the game revolves around the dynamite scatters and Bonus Enhancer tokens. Scatters can land with green, blue or purple gems. Green tokens add extra Bonus Prizes, blue tokens lift the bonus multiplier in 0.5x steps, and purple tokens add extra bonus spins. You can collect up to nine prizes, a 10x multiplier, and twelve spins before the feature starts, though values reset once the bonus has played out.

Mining Pots of Gold Bonus Game and Enhancers

The Mining Pots of Gold bonus game sends you underground onto a grid of twenty four-leaf clover tiles. Any Bonus Prizes earned in the base game flip to reveal instant cash values and stay locked. On each bonus spin, more tiles can turn into prizes, while empty ones respin. The collected multiplier from the main game then hops around, randomly boosting up to twelve prize values by up to 10x across the whole feature.

There is an extra payout ladder tied to how many bonus prizes you finish with. Hitting five, ten, fifteen, eighteen or twenty prizes adds 5x, 15x, 30x, 50x or 1000x your bet on top of the grid total. In practice the feature often lands in the mid-range, but with a decent multiplier and a screen full of clovers turning gold, you can see how the game reaches its advertised potential, even if you need patience to see that kind of run.

Mining Pots of Gold RTP, Volatility and Max Win

Mining Pots of Gold runs on a default RTP of 96%, though there are lower settings around, so I always check the help screen first. Volatility is rated very high, and the hit rate sits just under one in five spins, which matches how swingy it feels. The max win is capped at 4000x your stake or £240,000 at top bet, reachable through either a strong Wild Blackout hit or a stacked bonus game.

How to Play Mining Pots of Gold and My Verdict

Getting started with Mining Pots of Gold is simple enough. Set your stake with the plus and minus buttons, check the paytable so you know what the wilds, scatters and tokens do, then hit spin or use a sensible autoplay batch. I prefer trying a demo first, then moving to real money with a fixed session budget, as the high volatility can chew through a balance quickly while you chase that one decent feature.

After a fair few sessions, Mining Pots of Gold feels like a slot that will split opinion. The graphics look dated and the leprechaun theme has been done to death, but the combination of stacked multiplier wilds, the Wild Blackout, and the clover bonus grid does give it its own flavour. If you enjoy long base-game builds and high-risk bonus chases, it can be a satisfying grind; if you want constant action, it may feel more frustrating than fun.

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