Hit the Gold Slot Machine: Review

As you can easily imagine from the title of this online slot, Hit the Gold is set in a mine, where a friendly miner is already at work extracting as much gold as possible. Joining him is the best choice if you want to take home your share of gold and nuggets using the Hold&Win bonus! The game grid consists of 5 vertical reels and 3 rows, with 25 paylines. The RTP value is 95.66% and the volatility is medium.

Hit the Gold slot machine: features

The mine walls hiding a huge gold vein form the background of the Hit the Gold slot, allowing players to focus more on the game grid. The symbols that scroll on it naturally all have to do with the miner's activity, who appears as the protagonist icon along with his faithful dog. Bags full of nuggets, pickaxes, and pans for gold panning are the other tiles present: no dynamite sticks this time, the best prizes will be obtained by those who work hard digging by hand!

Combinations require at least 3 icons of the same type, to be aligned on the 25 paylines provided by the rules. The Scatter, landing 3 times in the same spin, offers a payout equal to the base bet. The highest win provided is 2,000 credits and you can bet starting from a minimum of €0.25 up to a maximum of €30 per spin. The icons and corresponding payouts are:

• The miner pays up to 12x;
• The dog pays up to 10x;
• The nugget bag pays up to 8x;
• The pan pays up to 6x;
• The pickaxe pays up to 4x;
• A, K, Q and J all pay a maximum of 2x.

Hit the Gold slot bonus features

Wild: besides offering a cash prize, the Wild is also the slot's Joker symbol. It's depicted by the miner's friendly face, proudly watching the action on the reels.

Scatter: represents the mine tracks and pays anywhere on the grid, without following paylines. It only lands on reels 2, 3, and 4.

Bonus Symbol: depicts a gold nugget and obtaining at least 6 during standard games activates the Hold&Win mode.

Free Spins: the initial free spins, activated by the Scatter symbol, are 8. The mode can be reactivated if at least 3 more Scatter symbols stop on the grid during the free spins. During these bonus games, only characteristic symbols land on the reels.

Hold&Win Bonus: the feature starts with 3 free spins and when a money symbol lands these are always reset. The bonus ends when you run out of available respins or if the entire grid is covered by bonus symbols (15 icons). At the end of Hold&Win, the prizes shown on the symbols are added up and transferred to the player's balance.

Jackpot: the slot offers 4 bonuses, Mini, Minor, Major and Grand that can be won during the Hold&Win mode. The Grand Jackpot is only obtained if you cover the entire grid with money symbols.

Mystery Symbol: depicted as dynamite sticks and appear only during the Hold&Win bonus. When the spin ends, they reveal a random value that is added to the win.

Pros and cons of Hit the Gold slot

Hit the Gold is a slot suitable for any type of player, but more experienced players might find its betting range rather limited. We also note that the return to player value is slightly below modern standards, but this factor is compensated by the fact that the game offers medium volatility, which allows you to obtain prizes with good frequency.

Slots similar to Hit the Gold

For those who love mining-themed slots, we suggest the following titles:

• Gold Digger Mines by iSoftBet;
• Crystal Mine by Mancala Gaming;
• Martian Miner by Reel Play.