Old Gold Miner Megaways Slot Review

Old Gold Miner Megaways: Slot Overview

When I first loaded Old Gold Miner Megaways, it was obvious this is Pragmatic Play reworking Madame Destiny Megaways into a mining slot. You drop straight into an underground shaft packed with carts, lanterns and a bearded prospector, while his dog and a mole add a quirky touch. It looks solid, if familiar, and straight away I knew I was in for high volatility Megaways action rather than story driven drama.

The game runs on 6 main reels with up to 7 symbols each and a 4 position top reel across the middle columns, allowing up to 200,704 ways to win on any spin. Stakes start at 20p and go up to 100 pounds, and the maths model is highly volatile, rated 5 out of 5. The default RTP is 96.56 percent, nudging to 96.67 percent if you use the Ante Bet or bonus buy.

How to play Old Gold Miner Megaways

When I spin Old Gold Miner Megaways, I treat it like any standard Megaways slot. Wins land when matching symbols connect from left to right on adjacent reels, starting on reel one, with position not mattering. After each winning combination pays, the tumble mechanic kicks in, removing those symbols so new ones fall down from above. The same spin can produce several cascades in a row until no new winning way appears.

You set your bet per spin and then decide whether to activate the Ante Bet, which costs 25 percent more but doubles the odds of triggering free spins. I usually adapt the stake because this game can be very swingy, especially in long tumble chains. The interface is clean on both desktop and mobile, with quick spins and turbo modes available if you like to play through base game spins faster.

Old Gold Miner Megaways Symbols and Paytable

The symbols in Old Gold Miner Megaways start with the usual 10 to A royals, framed with bits of rope. These are the low value icons, paying from 1x to 1.25x your bet for six of a kind, depending on the rank. In practice they keep small tumble chains going rather than delivering headline wins, but over long sessions they still account for a fair slice of the total hit frequency.

Premium symbols are mining tools, lamps, carts, the miners loyal dog and a mole in a helmet. Line up six of a kind and you get payouts ranging from 1.25x up to 20x your stake, with the top symbol carrying that 20x prize. The bearded prospector is the wild, dropping on all reels except the first, and any win that includes a wild is doubled both in the base game and free spins.

The gold nugget acts as the scatter in Old Gold Miner Megaways, and this is where the slot can pay even before the bonus starts. Hitting 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters anywhere awards 5x, 10x, 20x or 100x your bet respectively, while also triggering free spins. I like that the paytable lays everything out with clear multiplier ladders for each premium icon, so you can see how far single ways can stretch.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x20
	5	x10
	4	x4
	3	x2
	2	x1
	6	x3.75
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x1.5
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

Old Gold Miner Megaways Slot Features

When it comes to features, Old Gold Miner Megaways sticks to tumbles and a fairly simple bonus round. Free spins land when you hit at least three gold nugget scatters, and the more scatters the bigger the upfront payout. Before the spins start, a Wheel of Fortune appears: the inner ring picks between 5 and 12 free spins, while the outer ring selects a win multiplier from 2x up to 25x that then stays fixed.

Every free spin win is multiplied by that value, including all tumbles from the same spin, but the multiplier does not climb like in some other Megaways titles. Land 3 or more scatters during the feature and you retrigger, spinning the wheel again to add extra spins and a fresh multiplier on top of the current one. Away from bonuses you can toggle the Ante Bet, and in many jurisdictions you can also buy free spins for 100x stake.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Old Gold Miner Megaways

For me the strengths of Old Gold Miner Megaways are clear enough. The rules are easy, the tumble mechanic keeps things moving, and having both Ante Bet and bonus buy options suits different bankroll strategies. RTP in the 96.5 percent region is fine, and 5,000x max win is respectable, though a bit low for this engine. The flip side is a fairly repetitive base game with little going on beyond wild doubles and tumbles.

Old Gold Miner Megaways: Slot Verdict

After quite a few sessions, Old Gold Miner Megaways feels like a straight reskin that leans on a proven formula rather than trying anything brave. That said, the maths model can still deliver sharp swings and those gold nugget hits into a chunky multiplier bonus are entertaining when they land. I now treat it as a comfort pick whenever I fancy familiar, volatile Megaways mining without learning a new feature set.

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