Dynamite Diggin Doug

Dynamite Diggin Doug Slot Review

For those adoring miner-themed video slots, a new one was released recently with the x3,000 maximum win, fixed jackpots, and the ‘Hold’n Win' bonus game featuring multiple levels and win multipliers. Keep reading our review to get acquainted with all the intriguing details.

Dynamite Diggin Doug General Characteristics

• 10 pay lines
• 5 reels and 3 rows 
• Extreme Volatility 
• RTP: 96.52%, 95.52%, 94.52%
• Base game hit frequency: 26.46% (1 in 3.78 spins)
• Free spins hit frequency: 0.75% (1 in 132.82 spins)
• Odds for > x1000 hit frequency: 1 in 53,301 spins
• Max win hit frequency: 1 in 611,411 spins
• Bet amount: 0.1 EUR - 250 EUR
• Maximum win multiplier: x3,000
• Maximum win value: 750,000 EUR
• 11 main symbols
• Additional symbols: Scatter, Dynamite, Plunger, Dynamite Money, Bronze Money, Silver Money, Gold Money

Dynamite Diggin Doug Bonus Features

There are 10 fixed win lines in this slot machine. Prize sequences start from the leftmost reel and include identical symbols placed onto adjacent reels.

Dynamite Symbol

There is a prize list on the left of the play grid with a range of cash rewards from x0.5 to x100. One needs to collect at least 3 Dynamite symbols per round to grab one of those:

There are three best prizes positioned on top of it—the Gold one (x100), the Silver one (x50), and the Bronze one (x20). Simultaneous hitting of 10, 9, or 8 Dynamite symbols awards the corresponding prize and immediately triggers the Re-Spin bonus game with the respective level being activated—the Gold, Silver, or Bronze one. 

Plunger Symbol

This special symbol lands on the middle (3rd) reel, bringing a random Dynamit prize. Also, it allows the Re-Spin mini-game to begin once the Gold, Silver, or Bronze one is awarded.

Scatter

This special symbol hits exclusively the 1st, 3rd, and 5th reels. One must get 3 Scatters landed onto the playfield to activate the Re-Spin feature.

Re-Spins (FS)

It's a classic Re-Spin mini-game with 3 lives, refilling each time any Money symbol lands on the play grid. Only blank ones and Money symbols of four types hit the playfield during the bonus game.

Dynamite Money symbol

These carry x1 - x10 wins.

Gold Money symbol

These come with cash prizes from x150 to x250.

Silver Money symbol

These carry cash values from x75 to x125.

Bronze Money symbol

These take wins from x25 to x50.

Re-Spin Feature Gameplay

Immediately after the beginning of the bonus game, several Dynamite Money symbols are already on the play grid. Their amount and positioning are random. Every time a new Money symbol hits the playfield via a re-spin, all Money symbols on the screen, including those lately landed, go one position down. Instant prizes from all Money symbols exiting the play grid are gathered to be credited to the game balance.

All collected Money symbols are returned to the playfield, saving their original cash values. Yet, sometimes, their prizes can be increased due to a random multiplier chosen among these three—x2, x3, or x4. Returning Money symbols may take a void or an already occupied spot. In the latter case, the values of both Money symbols are summarized.

Re-Spin Feature Levels

The bonus mini-game possesses 4 levels:

• Prospecting 
• Bronze
• Silver
• Gold

The first stage is the base one, proposing only Dynamite pics as Money symbols. Therefore, it is the least profitable level. As you can imagine, three other levels are bound to the corresponding Money symbols, allowing them to hit the play grid. Also, any of these three levels supplies a global multiplier, multiplying all the wins got during the Re-Spin mini-game:

There are two ways to trigger any of these three advanced Re-Spin levels. The first is activating them during the base game through the Plunger feature. After awarding the corresponding prize, the bonus game with the relevant level unlocked immediately starts. 

The second method is that the randomly selected top-tier level is enabled automatically upon five rounds within the Prospecting level with at least a single Money symbol caught. Be aware that there is no possibility of activating another level after any enhanced one—the Bronze, Silver, or Gold—is on. So, you’ll be playing with the successfully activated top-tier level until the current bonus game ends when there are no more lives. The corresponding global multiplier (x2, x3, or x5) will be applied to all Money symbol values currently on the screen just before their gathering upon the bonus mini-game ending.

Buy Re-Spin feature activation

You can trigger the bonus game activation per the x100 price. The purchased Re-Spin feature can run from any level—Prospecting, Bronze, Silver, or Gold—chosen randomly.

Ante Bet

Also, one can increase the chances of a bonus game triggering, enabling the ‘Ante Bet’ function. Activating this option will cost 50% over the currently chosen stake per each round while this feature is on.

Our Experience Playing Dynamite Diggin Doug

We experienced playing in this slot for real money, utilizing a €200 deposit. The stake per spin was €1. Note that it was a game with the RTP figure of 96.51%. The 1st round brought us €27 through the bonus game activation. The overall number of base game wins was 29. These varied from €0.5 to €4. Dynamite symbols earned us €7, whereas the Plunger feature added to our balance of €8. After the 100th spin, we had €161. 

The 2nd hundred spins also allowed us to trigger the Re-Spin feature, contributing an extra €14. The base game gave us 25 wins (€0.5—€4.5). Dynamite symbols earned us €7, while the Plunger function earned €4. When 200 spins were over, €100 was on the balance. 

The 3rd hundred spins didn’t award Re-Spin feature activation. Moreover, the quantity of main game wins totaled only 18, and their sizes varied from €0.5 to €5. Dynamite symbols made us €7, whereas the Plunger ones contributed €6. Eventually, when the game was over, we had just €24. Hence, we lost precisely €176.

Here are all the statistics:

Despite frequent main-game wins, their size wasn’t impressive. The vast majority of cash prizes are equal to or lower than the current bet, as most are sourced due to the Dynamite symbols and the Plunger feature.

The Re-Spin feature is rarely triggered. Moreover, as its meter has only three lives, it preserves high chances of a quick finish and a small win, as twice occurred in our case. The top tiers deliver multipliers up to x5, which improves winning potential. However, we didn't unlock any high level despite the Re-Spin feature triggering twice. 

Some additional profit is supplied by periodic shifting of rows down, allowing one to collect once-landed wins several times. On top of that, there are possible random multipliers up to x4, occasionally increasing Dynamite instant prizes that are returned onto the playfield.

Dynamite Diggin Doug Verdict

It is a game with a stunning visual appearance and a popular miner-themed plot. Now, to drawbacks. Despite boasting fixed jackpots, they are small, reaching a maximum x100 value. The Re-Spin bonus game also didn't impress with its wins, let alone its triggers quite rarely. The maximum multiplier you can count on during the Re-Spin mini-game is only x5, which hardly guarantees you gigantic winnings. Moreover, it will be challenging to activate the most profitable Gold level, as it's just a matter of chance to activate it. 

Meanwhile, the shifting rows down during the bonus game seems a lucrative innovation, allowing a somewhat increased player's income, thanks to gathering cash prizes and returning collected Money symbols back onto the play grid, sometimes even with a bigger cash figure than they had previously. In our opinion, this possessing an extreme volatility slot was designed specifically for high rollers who deposit massive gaming budgets. On the other hand, the available maximum win is modest enough for such seasoned punters as they are.