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Mines: How This Adventure and Precious-Stones Game Works

by PoggiPlay

RTP: 98.00%
Risk level: Medium
Maximum payout: 10,000x
Reel grid: —
Winning ways: —
Launch date: 17/04/2026

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26/08/2026 Published 06/09/2026 Revised

The Payout Cap That Reaches x2.25k or Stops at x52.0k

Select 20 mines and the ladder above the board prints x52.0k as an available step. That number is never played out: the rules force an automatic cashout the moment a pick would push potential winnings past the payout limit, so the top of the ladder is visible but unreachable. Switch to 3 mines and the same ladder climbs in 22 small steps toward x2.25k while Mine Risk opens at 12.0 percent, a curve a player can actually ride to its end. The interface displays one continuous multiplier line; the payout cap enforces two different games depending on the setting. Medium volatility, precious stones and quiet adventuring dressed over a rising-stakes formula that edits its own ceiling without saying so.

PoggiPlay Mines: the ladder reaches x52.0k, the rules pay x10000

The cap the ladder never mentions

The most specific fact in this build is a mismatch: the 20-mine ladder prints a top step of x52.0k, while the Game Limits panel caps payouts at a max multiplier of x10000. The rules close the gap. If the potential win on the next pick would exceed the payout limits, the game cashes out automatically, so the upper rungs are a printout of the formula rather than reachable states. The Max Win of 150000 FUN works the same way: it is an absolute cap, printed identically at a bet of 50 and at a bet of 100000 FUN, which means the ceiling lands earlier as the stake rises. RTP is published at 98.00% in the rules panel and again on the provider page, one figure in both places.

Two captured ladders, one formula

Lost round with 20 mines: bomb hit on first tile, board turns red, ladder shows x4.90 at 83.3% mine risk

Dimension	3 mines	20 mines
Steps on the ladder	22	5
First multiplier	x1.11	x4.90
Last multiplier printed	x2.25k	x52.0k
Mine Risk at the start	12.0%	83.3%

Where the screen and the rules agree

The action button changes word and colour together: BET, CASHOUT, CANCEL, START AUTOBET. State is never carried by colour alone.
Mine Risk prints live as mines over unopened tiles: 3 of 25 reads 12.0%, and 3 of 21 after four picks reads 14.3%.
A recorded round paid exactly bet times multiplier: 50 FUN at x1.69 returned 84 FUN on the balance, with no rounding gap.
Gems and mines differ by shape, a faceted gem against a round bomb with a fuse, so a revealed board stays readable.

What the build leaves open

Volatility is stated nowhere in the build itself; only the provider page lights three bars of five, which reads as Medium and fits ladders that run from x1.11 steps to a 20-mine board at 83.3% starting risk. The FUN credit carries no printed currency rate, so the bet range of 50 to 100000 is recorded in demo credits only, and the provider's Max Exposure ($) 15 000 matches nothing else in the panel and stands as the provider's own figure. The theme tags say Adventurers on a quest and Precious stones; the screen itself is a dark navy grid with a gem and a bomb. Where the documents disagree or stay silent, the points stay unresolved here as well.

Playing smart: bankroll and volatility

Two choices shape a round of Mines before any tile turns over: how many mines share the 25-tile grid, and whether the round runs alone or inside a pre-configured automated series. Each choice fixes a different part of the game and leaves different things outside the player's reach.

Mine count sets how far the ladder reaches

Picking the mine count (2 to 24) fixes the ladder's steepness: measured runs show 22 listed steps at 3 mines against only 5 at 20 mines, because the payout-limit cashout engages sooner once steps climb faster. The player sets the count, not which of the listed steps a round can actually reach.
Auto Bet locks in rules before the series starts

Starting AUTO means pre-marking tiles and fixing a bet count, On Win/On Loss behaviour and Stop on Profit/Loss beforehand; once the series runs, rounds proceed without per-round confirmation, so only Stop or Space ends it early, unlike a manual round's own CANCEL option.

How to place a bet

Mines drops the player onto a 5x5 grid of tiles hiding a chosen number of mines among gems; the goal is to open tiles for rising multipliers and cash out before hitting a mine, repeating this bet-open-cash cycle each round.

Set Mines And Bet	Pick a mine count from presets 3, 5, 10, 20 or any value from 2 to 24, like Adventurers on a quest choosing their risk, then set the bet with MIN, minus, plus or MAX and press BET to start the round.
Open Tiles, Cash Out	Open tiles one at a time to uncover Precious stones, each gem raising the multiplier on the ladder; press CASHOUT at any point to collect, or continue until a mine ends the round.

Game modes

Mines runs one round type with two systems built around it: an automated betting sequence that reuses the manual setup, and a payout ceiling that can close a round without the player touching CASHOUT.

Manual Round

Setting the mine count (2 to 24, presets 3/5/10/20) and pressing BET starts a round; CANCEL still works until the first tile opens. Each revealed gem lifts the ladder multiplier, and CASHOUT converts it into bet x multiplier; a mine forfeits the bet, as measured: 50 FUN, three mines, four gems, x1.69 for 84 FUN.
Auto Bet

AUTO builds on the manual setup: the player pre-marks tiles, then sets a bet count (10, 20, 50 or 100) and, under Advanced, rules for On Win and On Loss plus Stop on Profit or Stop on Loss. Once started, the sequence runs without confirming each round, ending only at Stop or the Space key.
Automatic cashout at the payout limit

This limit overrides the manual CASHOUT: a round closes on its own once every gem is found or the next pick's potential win would exceed the payout cap. Because the cap stays fixed regardless of bet size, some ladder steps above it are displayed but can never actually be reached.

What bonuses are on offer

Buy-a-bonus: No

Theme and setting

Adventurers on a quest, Precious stones

Studio behind the game

PoggiPlay

PoggiPlay builds video slots from a studio base in Yerevan, Armenia, favouring original characters and backstories over licensed themes. The catalogue mirrored here runs mostly video slots alongside a smaller run of crash games, with recurring mechanics such as wild multipliers, tumble reels, sticky and expanding wilds, and progressive multipliers appearing across releases from farm and horror settings to Aztec, Western and holiday themes. Titles are built in HTML5, playable on desktop and mobile. As a B2B supplier, PoggiPlay does not operate casinos itself; it reaches operators through platform partners, including a distribution deal with Slotegrator struck in 2024, and reports game math certified by BMM Testlabs.

Compatibility

Autoplay option: Yes

Betting options

Bets per round: 1

Our take

Pros	Published RTP of 98% sits above many instant-win averages and is printed directly in the rules panel.
Pros	Autoplay combines stop-loss and stop-profit limits with on-win/on-loss percentage steps for full automation.
Where it falls short	The 150000 FUN max-win cap is absolute, not bet-scaled, so high-mine ladders like x52.0k stay unreachable.

Mines rewards methodical staking: a clearly published RTP, a live Mine Risk readout and granular autoplay stop-loss/stop-profit settings suit players who automate risk rather than chase big numbers. Anyone eyeing the steep multiplier steps at high mine counts should know the flat credit cap truncates the payout long before those figures are reached.

Got questions? We have answers

What is the RTP of Mines?

Mines returns 98.00% of wagers over time, a figure printed directly in the game's own Rules panel and matched by PoggiPlay's game page for this title.

How volatile is Mines rated?

Mines carries Medium volatility. The in-game build itself never states a figure, but PoggiPlay's official listing shows three of five bars lit, confirming the Medium rating.

How does cashing out work in Mines?

Press CASHOUT after any gem to collect bet times the current multiplier. The game also cashes out automatically once every gem on the board is found, or if the next pick would exceed the payout limits.

What is the difference between max multiplier and max win in Mines?

The payout ladder can climb toward x10000, but an absolute Max Win of 150000 credits caps every round regardless of bet size, so high-mine ladders showing steps like x52.0k can never actually be paid out in full.

How many mines can you set and how is risk displayed?

Choose between 2 and 24 mines, with quick presets at 3, 5, 10 and 20. A live Mine Risk readout shows mines divided by remaining unopened tiles as a percentage, next to counts of gems found and tiles opened.

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