Fire in the Hole 2 20 March 2024

On February 22, 2024, Nolimit City released Fire in the Hole 2. The slot takes you on a thrilling journey in the bowels of the earth through a timber-propped mine shaft.

While in the mines, extraction could lead you to rags or riches.

In this review, you will learn about the general overview of the slot and its unique features.

General Overview

The slot has 6 reels and 6 rows giving players several opportunities to land winning combinations. Its RTP has variations including 96.07%, 94.08%, 92.07% and 87.05%.

You start with 3 rows active on a 5 reel panel giving you 486 ways to win. As you proceed further by smashing the 3 locked rows, you unlock 46,656 ways to win.

It is known for its high volatility with a max win of 65000x. To access the chance to win at the slot, you can place a minimum bet of €0.20 and a maximum bet of €100.  

You also get a 1 in 211 chance of winning Free Spins.

The slot has both low-paying and high-paying symbols. The low paying are 9k imprinted boxes that pay 1x to 1.5x your bet.

High-paying symbols are a shovel, boots, a bag, a map and a lantern. For 6 of a kind, you get 1.75x to 7.5x your bet.

In the next section, you will learn more about the exciting features of the slot.

Exciting Features

Collapsing mine

When playing on 3 active rows, a collapse reveals an additional mine of up to 6 rows. Collapses are triggered on three occasions.

• Winning combinations land 

• xBomb wild explodes  

• Triggering the Wild Mining feature

xBomb Wild Multiplier

It substitutes all symbols except scatters. When it explodes, it removes all adjacent symbols except scatters to increase the win multiplier by its value.

Wild Mining

This feature can be triggered during the main game. It is activated when you land 3, 4, 5 or 6 similar symbols in horizontal or vertical lines when there is no winning combination.

Buried features

Within the dirt symbols, you may find wilds, xSplit or scatter symbols. The feature becomes inactive once the dirt block is removed or hit by xSplit.

xSplit

xSplit doubles symbols on its row by splitting them.

Lucky Wagon Spins

On the three active rows opened initially, you need to hit 3, 4  or 5 scatter symbols. The top row has enhancements including Dynamite, Beer and Dwarf. 

xBet

On each spin, xBet can guarantee a minimum of one scatter on the last active row.

Nolimit bonus

When you buy 3,4 or 5 scatters through the Nolimit bonus, you can access Lucky Draw, Lucky Wagon Spins or Guaranteed Collector Bonus.

Verdict

The slot will give you a familiar feeling to its predecessor, the Fire in the Hole xBomb. Besides its high volatility being a disadvantage, you will enjoy multiple attractive features that will keep the excitement going for a while.