Fire In The Hole xBomb

Grab your pickaxe and join the wacky prospector for an explosive ride on the slot from Nolimit City. Fire In The Hole xBomb takes you deep underground as you descend into the gold mine for a highly volatile rollercoaster across six dynamic reels with up to 46,656 bet ways, collapsing symbols, wild substitutions, xBomb and Wild Mining modifiers as well as a Lucky Wagon Spins round with six enhancers that can lead to wins of up to 60,000 times your bet.

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Slot Details

Fire in the Hole xBomb is a cascading video slot with six dynamic reels, three to six rows and 64 to 46,656 ways to win. Pays are awarded for three to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right only. You can join the wacky prospector on desktop, tablet or mobile from 0.20 to 50 credits per spin. The game has extreme volatility (10/10) with a default RTP of 96.06% and a hit rate of roughly 1:4 spins. Some operators will offer it in the DX1 version with 94.11%, always check the help files to find out which version you will be playing. Using the Bonus Buy feature will slightly increase the default RTP value to 96.07%, 96.20% and 96.96% based on which option you choose. The DX1 setting will change accordingly.

Naturally, a mine scene is serving as the canvas for the dynamic reels with the daylight protruding from the entrance towards the inner chamber. The game window is held by wooden poles with a barrier mechanism moving up and down throughout the gameplay to uncover additional rows on the grid. While an epic soundtrack provides an intense audio, it is the frequent explosions that will have you jumping off your seat at times.

The pay symbols start at the low wend with card royals from 9 through to K, awarding 1x to 1.5x your bet for a single six of a kind. They are followed by pickaxes, rope, boots, prospector bags and oil lamps. Hit six across the reels to win 1.75x to 7.5x your stake. A bomb detonator marked with the word itself is the xBomb Wild, substituting for all regular symbols while a gold nugget serves as the scatter.

Fire in the Hole xBomb Slot Features

After releasing some true blockbusters over the last year, it seems natural for the question to come up as to what else the creative folks at Nolimit City would have up their sleeve. After all, they took it into a rather extreme territory with Deadwood, Barbarian Fury and San Quentin xWays. Fear not, it looks like they still have ample ideas as this explosive slot is proving. It will see you joining a wacky dwarf on his rollercoaster descent into a gold mine and possibly returning with nuggets worth up to 60,000x your bet. There is a lot happening on the reels, so bear with us as we take you through all features and modifiers in the best chronological order.

Every spin starts in a 6×3 format with potentially 729 ways to win. As symbols tumble down from the top, one to six stone blockers can appear on the bottom of the three open rows and thus will reduce the number of ways to 486, 324, 216, 144 or 64 respectively. A barrier is locking three additional rows which can be opened throughout a spin sequence. The locked positions can be either another stone blocker or an empty symbol spot.

Your aim will be to gradually open up the full grid with 46,656 ways by triggering the Collapsing Mine mechanic repeatedly. For each collapse, the barrier is lowered to open up one row, up to the maximum of six rows. Collapsing the mine is triggered in three ways:

• Hitting a winning combination
• xBomb Wild explosion when there is no win
• Triggering the Wild Mining feature

Land three to six matching symbols on adjacent reels and you have a winner. All in the combo will explode while the reminder will drop towards the bottom before new symbols cascade into the empty spaces. Score another winner and the process is repeated until now more wins occur. While hitting a winning combination will lower the barrier to open up more rows, it will not remove the stone blockers. That can be done only through the xBomb Wild or the Wild Mining modifiers.

xBomb Wilds can land at any time in a spin sequence and will always explode irrespective if there is a win, except when the Wild Mining feature is triggered simultaneously (more to that shortly). The explosion will remove all adjacent pay symbols except scatters as well as any stone blocker in its reach. Plus, the win multiplier is incremented by x1 for each xBomb Wild symbol, no limits. The spin sequence continues as normal once the modifier has been applied.

The Wild Mining feature is triggered when three, four or five matching symbols land adjacent and aligned on the same row with no win occurring. The triggering symbols will be removed, creating 1, 2 or 3 xBomb Wilds in the middle positions of all participating matching symbols for three, four and five removed symbols respectively.

All other symbols above the barrier except scatters or other xBomb Wilds will explode and trigger a new collapse with symbols tumbling from the top onto the open grid. All organic and created xBomb Wilds will explode after the collapse, again increasing the win multiplier by x1 for each. A spin sequence ends when no more wins land after a symbol collapse.

Hitting three, four or five scatters will trigger the Lucky Wagons Spins feature with initially two, three or four open rows respectively. The regular pay symbols are replaced with copper and gold coins as well as blanks for the duration of the feature. Each coin will display a bet multiplier based on what enhancers land on top of it. You will get three spins to get you started and any coin stopping on a reel will reset the number to three. Keep an eye on the top row where a range of enhancers will appear on every spin and award extras to the landing coin and potentially to others on the reels:

• Coin Values: Sets the value for the coin at x1, x10, x15, x25, x50 or x100
• Multipliers: Will multiply the value on every coin on the reel below the enhancer by x2, x3, x4, x5, x10 or x25.
• Dynamite Carts: Marked with 2, 3, 4 or 5 strikes. Adds first a value equal to the number of strikes to the landing coin, followed by blowing up the same number of blocked positions. Alternatively, it will activate the chest at the bottom if one or more reels are fully open. Hitting the enhancer when all grid positions are unblocked will add the number of strikes to the value of each coin in view.
• Bag Cart: Collects once all coin values on the corresponding reel and places them on the landing coin.
• Chest Cart: Collects all coin values in view once and places them on the landing coin. All other coins except Dwarf coins are removed to allow you to land more coins.
• Dwarf: Collects all coins values in view on every remaining spin and places them on the triggering coin.
• Bottom Collect Chests: Can be activated only by dynamite sticks when all positions on top have been unblocked. Once active, it will collect all coin values on the same reel for every remaining spin.

The feature continues as long as you do not run out of spins or once you fill the entire screen with coins. Respective coin values are displayed on each coin or chest while the total amount is shown in a separate display in the top right corner of the grid (desktop). Hitting the maximum win of 60,000x will instantly end the feature and start a special Beer Time animation.

Anyone not patient enough to wait for a normal feature trigger can use the NoLimit Bonus Feature Buy button to get straight to the most explosive part of the gameplay (restricted in some jurisdictions). It will cost you 60x, 157x or 500x your default bet for the Lucky Wagon Spins with three, four and five scatters guaranteed to land on the triggering spin respectively. The following bonus round and mechanics are identical to a standard feature. Any potential line wins on the triggering spin are added to the total win from the feature.

Final Verdict

Fire in the Hole xBomb leaves no doubt about the massive creative pool Nolimit City seems to have at its disposal. Hardly anyone had them on their radar just three years ago, yet they have shown to be much more than just one-hit wonder. The last year has definitely elevated them to a Tier 1 developer courtesy of some real blockbusters that had and have the casino community and forums buzzing. Fire in the Hole xBomb impresses with new mechanics and a truly explosive bonus game that will surely keep the chatter going and the mega wins coming.

Fire in the Hole xBomb – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What RTP settings are available for Fire in the Hole xBomb?

Generally, Nolimit City is offering its slot games with a choice of two RTP settings. The default is usually in the 96.xx% range and the DX1 option in the 94.xx% range. The values for Fire in the Hole xBomb are 96.06% and 94.11% respectively. Casino operators can choose one setting which will be fixed.

2. Where can I play Fire in the Hole xBomb for free or real money?

To play it for free, Nolimit is one of the few studios to have all its games as a demo version on their website. You can simply load the slot and play it with fun money. For those, looking to give it a spin for real money, GMBLRS has a list of tested casinos that have all Nolimit slots in their lobbies and offer attractive bonuses.

3. What is the maximum win potential on Fire in the Hole xBomb?

Nolimit City noted on their game sheet that the maximum win for Fire In The Hole xBomb is capped at a 60,000 times your bet. Any feature or spin sequence will instantly end, should you be lucky enough to hit the cap.

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