Santa's Workshop Mines Slot – Free Demo
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IGT
Two Jester Mines on this IGT grid cap out at 282x, while three stop at 217.00x, so more danger does not always buy a higher ceiling. I kept three Jesters and a 1.00 stake for 296 rounds, cashed out no later than pick 12, and closed 7.14 credits up.
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A workshop grid with no reels in it
"Santa's Workshop Mines" is a mines game by IGT. It offers a 5 x 5 board of 25 cells with no reels and no paylines, its Return to Player (RTP) is 94.00%, and stakes vary from 1.00 to 1000.00 per round. The session played for this review held a 1.00 stake and 3 Jester Mines for every round, from an opening balance of 1,000.00.
Why two Jesters out-earn three at the top
Each cell in "Santa's Workshop Mines" hides either a Teddy Multiplier or a Jester Mine, and a complete clear with 2 Jester Mines is the max win. It produces a 282x win for all 23 Teddies uncovered. With 3 Jester Mines, the setting used throughout the session, the grid holds 22 Teddy Multipliers and the ceiling is 217.00x the bet once all 20 picks are made.
Remaining Picks and the forced Cash Out
The Cash Out choice is accessible after any successful selection, and after each selection a Teddy Multiplier boosts the win multiplier. With 3 Jester Mines the multiplier reads 1.07x after the first pick, 3.18x after the eighth and 7.60x after the twelfth. A Jester Mine forfeits the current win and finishes the round. This persists until the player cashes out, a Jester Mine appears, or the Remaining Picks expire. Once the Remaining Picks run out the Maximum Win has been reached, and the round can only end with a Cash Out.
Rounds start with the player selecting the count of Jester Mines. That offers seven distinct choices, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 or 15, and more mines means the multiplier rises quicker, but Teddy Multipliers are tougher to locate. In the session, a 3.18 cash-out on pick 8 at a 1.00 stake came in round 4, and that target was collected 17 times against 26 rounds lost to a Jester Mine.
Minty’s Closing Thought: Three Jesters and a 1.00 stake over 296 rounds finished 7.14 credits up on a 94.00% game, and not one of those rounds went past pick 12.
296 rounds with three Jesters on the board
As noted, "Santa's Workshop Mines" lets the player choose the count of Jester Mines before every round. Over 296 rounds the session staked 296.00 and returned 303.14, with a largest cash-out of 7.60 on pick 12 and a closing balance of 1,007.14. A complete clear with 2 Jester Mines awards 282x the wager. Also on the site are "Mines" by Coin Machine Gaming, another mines grid, and "Christmas Carol Megaways" by Pragmatic Play, another Christmas-themed game.