Drill That Gold - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction 

We are mining for gold in this entertaining online slot from game designer Pragmatic Play. The game is played on 5x3 reel set which generates 20 bet ways paying left to right. There is a wild which pays and substitutes for all the other paying symbols but not the bonus symbol.

In the base game when the miner symbol appears stacked it transforms into a silver drill and turns wild. Random multipliers appear in this game.

The bonus symbol triggers free spins when at least three appear on the reels. During this feature another expanded wild appears as the golden drill, guaranteeing increased wins, and multipliers can reach x1000 as they are awarded at random. During this feature when the miner appears the reel can also be nudged to produce a stacked wild symbol. 

Players have the opportunity increase their wager before each spin to guarantee that the wild drill feature upgrades to golden by improving the bet by 25%. 

Apart from the wild there are five top-value paying symbols, and these are supplemented by five lower-value playing cards.

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Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack 

You are, as you might expect from the title, mining for gold in Drill That Gold.

The game begins with a short video as you climb to the surface of a mine to begin the task in the company of a gnarled miner. The symbols sit on a wooden reel supported by props and are colourful and well designed in a cartoon style. Above you can see a whirling drill, which is one of the keys to wild riches.

The soundtrack is a banjo Western country tune, setting the tone for the game.

If you enjoy this kind of theme, take a look at the Where's the Gold slot from game maker Aristocrat, which has an RTP of 94.92% and displays medium variance.

Drill That Gold RTP and Variance 

The RTP of Drill That Gold is 96.45%, just above the current industry average, and in extended play the game exhibited high variance.

How to Play Drill That Gold

The game has some exciting features, so here is a brief introduction to get you mining for gold.

1. Once the main game screen opens click on the information button in the bottom left-hand corner.
2. A new set of seven screens opens, and on the first there is a brief explanation of the pay lines, a pay table for the ten regular paying symbols and depictions of the bonus and wild symbols with their powers and values.
3. Click on to the following screen for a description of the drill feature, spin modifiers and the gold spins feature.
4. The next screen lays out the maximum win rules and the ante bet feature, which increases winning options.
5. Screen four lays out the game rules, shows thumbnails of pay lines, the RTP levels and bet levels.
6. The final three screens explain the controls in the game.
7. Return to the main screen and click on the small menu icon next to the “I” button. Here you can adjust your wager and change to quick spin if you wish to speed up the game.
8. Below this you can adjust the sound levels or remove the soundtrack completely.
9. Look to the right of the dashboard and below the spin button you can switch on auto play. This cannot be customised and must be halted manually.

Remember you can find free slots to enjoy in demo mode here at Slots Temple, including Drill That Gold. We recommend that you take advantage of this opportunity to familiarise yourself with the game if you are thinking of visiting an online casino to play it for real. 

Once playing with your own cash, set yourself a limit for each session and play responsibly by taking advantage of time-outs and leaving the site when your luck runs out. 

Bet Sizes and Pay Table Wins 

Bet sizes in Drill That Gold range from 0.20 to 100, and the pay table for five of a kind are as follows:

Miner/Wild = x250
Diamond = x140
Wagon of Gold = x120
Lantern = x100
Pick = x80
Ace = x50
King = x40
Queen = x30
Jack = x25
Ten = x20

Max-win 5,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.45%

Drill That Gold Spins Feature

Hit three, four or five bonus symbols to trigger the Gold Spins Feature and get six, eight or ten free spins.

During this phase another drill appears, the golden drill, and alongside the regular drill it expands and fills a reel, turns wild and guarantees a random cash reward. During free spins any win created by a drill has values from x5 to x1000. The miner symbol can also nudge in this phase.

Land two, three or four more bonus symbols in free spins and you will re-trigger four, six, eight or ten or more free spins. Special reels are in play during this feature. 

Drill That Gold Review 

This is an entertaining game from Pragmatic play and has much to recommend it. The RTP is above industry average, the bet spread is wide and there are plenty of chances to land free games.

Even high rollers will be impressed by the bet spread and the high variance of the game.

We feel we can recommend it to most players.