Hot Gems Slot Machine

The game happens at a super adventurous underground mining location, and as you obviously correctly guess that the game’s main symbols are going to be mining and gem-related. But not everything is about gems, as there are special symbols, especially the wild and the scatter symbols which are the “key” towards the bonus features as well as free spins features. But more on that later.

Playtech’s video slot comes with 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 fixed paylines. The theme is based on mining for precious gems and jewels, with the intro video setting the scene perfectly. The game’s graphics are slick and detailed, and there are quirky animations that occur as you play. If you don’t hit the spin button for a while, you can expect to see the hill-billy miner dancing across your screen. And this online slot can be played here at  Lord Ping Casino.

The mining theme is reflected perfectly in the symbols. The highest value is the miner inspecting a glittering golden nugget. Other high paying symbols include a mining lamp, pickaxe, and mining cart. The lower valued symbols are captured with a selection of different coloured precious gems. This is a nice touch that breaks the oh so common use of the playing card symbol for lower payouts.

At the start of each spin, the reels are reset and filled with new symbols. Any symbols that are part of a winning combination after a spin will explode after the winnings are calculated. The symbols above the exploding symbols then fall down and form new symbol combinations. The reels collapse in this way until no new winning combination is formed.

The highlight of the Hot Gems online slot is the free spins bonus. Get three free game symbols on reels 1, 3, and 5 simultaneously to earn 15 free games. During the feature, not only does the collapsing reels feature occur, but it also acts as an increasing multiplier. Your win multiplier starts at 1x, and with every consecutive symbol explosion, the multiplier increases by 1. You can bag up to a 5x multiplier for a string of successive symbol explosions. When a new winning combination is not present on a free spin, the multiplier resets to 1x.