Gold Digger: Overview
No, Gold Digger is not about a dubious sort who is only interested
in the money in your😗 pocket, though that could be an interesting game concept. No, this
Gold Digger from developer iSoftBet rattles along on a😗 mining cart carving, picking,
and blowing up gold from beneath the ground.
There are quite a few mining slots out
there😗 as you probably know, available in a wide array of styles with the most famous
ones probably being Bonanza Megaways😗 and Blueprint Gaming's lookalike Diamond Mine
Megaways. Gold Digger has taken what appears to be an orthodox approach at first,
😗 though the mining action can throw up the odd surprise or two during the bonus round.
It won't win too😗 many originality points, but it does carry a few features that might
suit some players looking for their own nuggets😗 of gold.
The game begins with a brief
animation of riding down a mine shaft to be greeted by an old-time😗 prospector. If
you've played a mining slot before, you'll no doubt recognise the type - blue jeans,
copious facial hair,😗 Stetson, a slightly mad look in his eye. This one is particularity
mad looking, his hands poised over a detonator😗 as if he's gagging to blow something up.
Dude clearly likes gold, or just blowing things up. From time to😗 time he gets involved
in the game by tossing the odd modifier on to the reels. The final touch on😗 the mining
theme is a cheerful banjo track plunking away in the background sealing the
scene.
Unlike the miner by the😗 reels, the game is not quite so volatile, weighing in
around the medium-plus mark. RTP doesn't rock the boat either,😗 with a squarely average
rating of 96.0% which should go down well amongst most players.
Load up on bets from 20
😗 p/c toR$/€20 per spin to get the mining started. The gameplay is simple, starting with
a grid that uses 5😗 reels, 3 rows (which can be expanded), and 20 fixed paylines.
Winning combinations are made of three or more matching😗 symbols on a payline, landing
consecutively from the first reel onwards.
No big shocks when opening up the paytable,
most symbols😗 stick to the jolly mining theme. Well, aside from the first four J-A
royals that is. Next up there is😗 a pick, a lantern, a carriage of gold, and the
prospector. There are just 8 pay symbols, yet they do😗 offer fairly good value with 5
miners worth 25 times the stake.
Gold Digger has been bolstered by several special
symbols😗 players need to be aware of. One is the explosion cloud wild, which can appear
anywhere to carry out substitution😗 duties. The wild replaces any other symbol, except
gold nuggets and gems, to help create a winning combination. It doesn't😗 mention this on
the paytable, but the rules state a combination made up entirely of wilds will pay just
like😗 the highest paying symbol, that being the old-time miner in this case.
Gold
Digger: Features
Our miner pal isn't just there for😗 his looks. From time to time the
wily chap tosses one of his tools onto the reels to modify the😗 current spin and help
you land winning combinations. Randomly triggered, this is what Gus the miner can
deliver:
Dynamite turns 3-5😗 symbols wild.
The pick transforms symbols into
nuggets.
Pushing the detonator explodes and upgrades certain symbols on the reels.
Keep
an eye out😗 for the big shiny gold nugget symbols which have an individual prize printed
on them. Landing 5 or more nuggets😗 locks them in place while triggering the Gold Link
Respin feature which awards 3 respins.
Landing any new nuggets locks them😗 in place and
resets the respin count back to 3. The feature continues until respins run to zero, or
the😗 grid is full of nuggets. In both cases, the value accrued on the grid is paid out.
Any gems that😗 land also reset the respins
During Gold Link Respins gems may also land.
Collecting 3 of the same kind triggers a😗 booster, like so:
Reels Booster - blue gems
unlock up to three extra rows.
- blue gems unlock up to three extra😗 rows. Values
Booster - green gems increase the amount of all landed nugget values.
- green gems
increase the amount of😗 all landed nugget values. Spins+ Booster – red gems award an
extra respin.
– red gems award an extra respin. Multiplier😗 booster – purple gems
increase a multiplier level up to x10.
Gold Digger: Verdict
What appeared to be rather
plain fare at😗 first gave way to curiosity when the respins and boosters were discovered
on the paytable. Then the wait set in.😗 During testing, untold hundreds of spins went by
before respins finally lurched out of the shadows. Of course, luck is😗 luck; sometimes
it's with you, sometimes it's not. Maybe on a good day, it is possible respins fall in
abundance.
But😗 if luck's not on your side while playing Gold Digger very little else
happens. So much so, it’s very easy😗 to lose patience and enthusiasm with the whole
mining venture. Respins turned out okay when they did appear but were😗 nothing to write
home about.
Gold Digger's cute, pleasant vibe, is an attractive asset, but the math
model behind the sheen😗 produced waves of dead or low-value spins. We talked about good
days, and on Gold Digger's best day, players are😗 looking at maximum potential in the
region of 8,230 times the stake. Landing a bunch of nuggets helps since they😗 unlock the
only interesting part of the game. Apart from nugget wins though, the game doesn't have
a whole lot😗 else to it.
Strike Gold Digger when it's in an amiable mood and it might be
okay for a bit of😗 low key fun. It's far from being a world-beater by any stretch, but
Gold Digger could be alright for casual😗 gamblers, with plenty of patience. Anyone else
might have a better a time breaking rocks in the back garden on😗 the off chance
someone's left a stray nugget lying around.
Don't Miss
If you enjoyed this game, be
sure to try out😗 the Megaways version as well. Titled Gold Digger Megaways, it comes
shipped with a range of new features, resulting in😗 far more dynamic gameplay.
