Mines is an instant game in which you reveal tiles on a grid and try to avoid hidden mines. This page explains how a round works, what the RTP of 97% means and what to check before you play. If you are looking for Mines at LottoGo, the games overview is the best place to start, and it also lists similar instant games. The rules below describe the game itself.
How Mines is usually presented
Mines in this review is the version developed by Spribe. Its basic idea is a 5x5 grid of covered tiles, with a panel showing the current multiplier and the amount you could collect if you stop. Providers often change the visual style, sound and layout, while keeping the core mechanic the same.
Versions from different providers may differ in grid size, the number of mines and the multiplier table, so read the rules shown in the game before you start. Before you play at LottoGo, check which version is offered, because the details of the paytable are what decide how each round pays.
How a round works
At the start of a round you set your stake and the game places the mines on the grid. You then reveal tiles one at a time. Every safe tile raises the multiplier, and a hidden mine ends the round and the stake is lost.
Players pick tiles on a 5x5 grid, each safe tile raises the multiplier, and a hidden mine ends the round with the stake lost.
The multiplier is the number your stake is multiplied by if you cash out at that point. The amount you can win therefore depends on how many safe tiles you have revealed and what the paytable says for that step. Once a round ends, the next one starts with a new random layout, so earlier rounds do not change the chances in the next.
Mines has an RTP of 97%. RTP stands for return to player and is the average share of stakes returned over a very large number of rounds. It does not describe what happens in one session, where results can be far above or below the average.
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RNG version and live games
Mines is a random number generator (RNG) game. Software selects the layout of mines for each round, and no dealer is involved. A live dealer game is streamed from a studio, where a real dealer runs the table or spins the wheel, and the result comes from that live event.
Live games add a dealer, a table and other players, so rounds move at the pace of the table and the game can feel slower. An RNG game such as Mines runs at your own pace. If you prefer dealer games, the live casino page covers them, and they follow their own rules and limits.
Before you play
Read the rules shown in the game before your first round, including what a mine does and how the multiplier changes after each safe tile. Set a budget before you start and a limit on how long you play, and choose a stake you can afford to lose.
A betting system such as Martingale does not change the odds. Each round is independent, so doubling your stake after a loss only increases the amount at risk on the next round. If you play on a phone, the mobile version page has the details. For help with control and limits, see the safer gambling page, or contact GamCare, which runs the National Gambling Helpline.
