Wild Mine (BB Games) - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Wild Mine is the latest online slot from BB Games. With six reels, progressive wilds and a range of bonus features, this game is sure to keep players interested.

In addition to the standard playing card style symbols favoured by online slots, Wild Mine features jewels of different colours as well as a bearded prospector who appears on the bonus scatter symbol.

An innovative feature of Wild Mine's gameplay is the introduction of missions. Collecting a specified number of wild symbols wins a mission, allowing players to progress to higher levels and achieve higher rewards.

As with any other online slot machine, it is advisable to take advantage of the BB Games demo slots feature. This allows players to play for fun currency without having to stake real money on a spin of the reels. Players can get to grips with the gameplay and features before using their own money to play.

Theme, Graphics and Soundtrack

Wild Mine is set in a diamond mine, with all gameplay elements designed around this, from the symbols and iconography to the background which features an in-mine railway track. The prospector on the bonus symbol owes a debt of gratitude to Stinky Pete from Toy Story 2, adding to the playful design of this game.

Graphics are colourful, if a little unsophisticated, with a colour palette which looks more akin to the 16 bit consoles of the 1990s than anything more modern and photorealistic. Of course, this lower resolution to the graphics will make the game far less bandwidth intensive if the game is to be played in areas without the best broadband speed, whilst at the same time looking pretty good on handheld devices.

The soundtrack is a pleasing laid back rockabilly shuffle, with a mean sounding Fender Telecaster twanging away. It would be nice to select the option to just listen to the music, as sometimes the balance between the game's sound effects and the soundtrack is a little muddy. Unfortunately, players can either mute music, or mute everything.

Wild Mine RTP and Variance

The long term average RTP of this game is 97.13%, with variance data unavailable for this game, or any of the other BB games suite of games. Players should be aware that the big wins for any games are definitely hard to come by, regardless of overall variance in gameplay.

How to Play Wild Mine

1. It is always a good idea to take a look at the paytable for a game when getting started. This is found by clicking on the settings cog at the bottom left of the screen to open the menu, then clicking on the 'i' icon, second from the left.

2. The paytable explains the bonus feature as well as what can be won for revealing combinations of symbols on a reel spin. This takes place over a range of screens, in a departure from the norm.

3. Full game rules are available in the same menu by clicking the silcrow icon (looks like two 's' shapes combined). This includes detailed description of the missions.

4. The bet per spin can be adjusted at any time, by using the up and down arrows in the centre of the console strip at the bottom of the screen. The bet is displayed on the left-hand side of these buttons.

5. Autoplay is available on Wild Mine. It is important to review all settings and select the most appropriate amount to either win or lose, as well as the total number of spins. Enter the autoplay menu by pressing the button which is second from right at the bottom of the screen, then begin autoplay by clicking the play button from this menu.

6. If you're happy with all settings, you can spin the reels manually by clicking the large spin button in the bottom right-hand corner.

7. Play Wild Mine responsibly, be sure to set a maximum budget for each session, and stick to it. Similarly, if playing is not fun, stop.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The minimum bet in a spin of Wild Mine is 0.60, or 0.01 per line, with the maximum being 120.00 per spin, which equates to 2.00 per win line.

Matching 6 diamonds or 6 sapphires on a payline wins 60x the initial bet, whilst emeralds and rubies are worth 40x the initial bet for matching 6.

Matching 6 wild symbols is worth 1,000x the line bet. In addition to being their own symbol, wilds also substitute for any other regular symbol.

Wild Mine aggregates wins per spin, so players could net up to 60 different winning combinations from the 60 paylines on every spin.

Wild Mine Bonus Features

The Free Spins Bonus is entered by revealing three or more Prospector symbols on a spin. These are scatter symbols, so they do not need to appear on a payline. Revealing three or more Prospector symbols also wins a bonus.

Once in the free spin bonus, players have 8 free spins on an adapted set of reels, with 60 new paylines. During the free spins, more random wilds appear on the reels, and players can earn more free spins by revealing more Prospector symbols. Two more free spins are won for every three Prospectors collected.

Our Verdict

Wild Mine is a charming online slot with innovative gameplay and bonus features. The ability to collect wilds to win more missions is one to keep players' attention.

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