How Misery Mining plays
Only the central 3x3 is open at first. Exploding xBomb Wilds remove neighbouring symbols, add one to the win multiplier for the next collapse and push adjacent barriers back to open more of the 7x7 grid. With no wins and fewer than three scatters, leftover scatters become non-wild xBombs and explode. Three scatters or one or two Super Scatters start Misery Freespins on a 3x3, 4x4 or 5x5 area in Mouse or Rat mode; a top row reveals enhancers such as coin wagons, multipliers and bombs.
Theme: Dwarf miner, gold and beer (cartoon). Filed under Mining and explosives.
Features in this game
- Cascading reels: After a win, the winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into the gaps, giving another chance to win from the same stake.
- Grid expansion: A feature that adds rows, reels or positions to the grid during play, increasing the ways or space for wins.
- Multipliers: A value such as ×2 or ×10 applied to a win, a spin or a whole feature, multiplying the amount paid.
- Free spins: A bonus round of spins played at no extra cost, usually triggered by scatter symbols and often with extra features.
What the figures mean
An RTP of 96.09% is a long-run average across millions of spins. It works out at a house edge of 3.91%, so every £100 staked costs £3.91 on average. A session of 200 spins at £1 stakes £200, and the expected cost of that session is £7.82, although the real result will usually land a long way either side. Work out your own figures.
The provider rates volatility as Extreme (10). That describes how winnings are spread: higher volatility means longer runs with little back and rarer, larger wins. It does not change the average. More on volatility, or see it in a simulation.
Published hit frequency is 28.57%, meaning roughly 29 spins in every 100 return something. Many of those returns are smaller than the stake.
Questions people ask
What is the RTP of Misery Mining?
Nolimit City publishes 96.09%, and also offers versions at 94.05%. Casinos choose which version to run, so check the game's info screen. Over a very long run that returns about £96.09 for every £100 staked; a single session can be far above or below it.
Who makes Misery Mining?
Misery Mining is made by Nolimit City. It was released in 15 March 2022.
What is the maximum win on Misery Mining?
The provider states a maximum win of 70,000× the stake. At the £5 per spin limit for adults aged 25 and over in Great Britain that would be a theoretical top prize of £350,000; it is extremely rare by design.
Is Misery Mining high volatility?
Nolimit City describes its volatility as "Extreme (10)". Volatility describes how wins are spread out, not how much the game returns on average.
Sources
- nolimitcity.com/games/misery-mining
- fan-cdn.nolimitcity.com/Nolimit_City_Game_sheet_Slots_Misery_Mining_23cc407adb.pdf
Notes on the data: Bonus buy range 66x to 1000x (game sheet). The game sheet's description of Mouse mode is incomplete, so only Rat mode's 3-spin reset is known.
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