Drill the Thrill Slot Review

About the Game

• Drill It Hard. Drill deeper with two drills to trigger Hold & Win mode!
• Blast Zone Bonus. The Drill it Hard feature is active during every free spin and leads to explosive wins!
• Max Win. Win up to 10,000 times your bet!

Drill the Thrill from NowNow Gaming and Hacksaw Gaming is a high-energy 5-reel, multi-way payline game set deep in a blazing underground mine, where roaring drills and expanding reels reveal hidden riches. The base game uses a 3-4-4-4-3 reel layout, and reels 2, 3, and 4 can expand to 5, 6, 7, or 8 symbols during the Drill it Hard feature. On any spin, a Silver Drill can crash into the grid and trigger the Drill it Hard feature, expanding the middle reels and revealing Coin and Jackpot symbols with multipliers. If a Golden Drill lands while a Silver Drill is active, the action escalates into a Hold & Win frenzy, where all Coin and Jackpot symbols become sticky. The tension reaches its peak in the Blast Zone Bonus game, where each spin can heat things up even more, and the rewards can keep growing.

The symbol payouts listed below reflect the current bet level. The theoretical return to player (RTP) for this game is 96.32%. The RTP was calculated using a simulation of 10,000,000,000 spins.

Buy Bonus

This game allows you to purchase special feature(s) directly from the main game using the “BUY BONUS” button. This game offers the option to purchase FeatureSpins™. When FeatureSpins™ are activated, each spin guarantees certain features and pays a fixed amount based on the current bet level. FeatureSpins™ remain active until you turn them off by clicking the Disable button.

• Bonushunt Featurespins™

The RTP for purchasing BONUSHUNT FEATURESPINS™ is 96.28%. For full details on this feature, please see the section above. With every spin, your chance to trigger the bonus game is tripled! Volatility: High.

• Drill It Hard Featurespins™

The RTP for purchasing DRILL IT HARD FEATURESPINS™ is 96.31%. For full details on this feature, please see the section above. FS symbols cannot appear in this game mode. Each spin guarantees a Silver Drill and Golden Drill on reels 1 and 5, respectively. Volatility: High.

• Blast Zone Bonus

The RTP for purchasing BLAST ZONE BONUS is 96.3%. For full details on this feature, please see the section above. Enter the bonus game with 5 free spins, with the Drill it Hard feature active on every spin. Volatility: High.

Max Win

The maximum win in this Drill the Thrill game is 10,000 times the current bet level. The maximum win can be achieved by activating certain combinations and/or features. The maximum win in this game is 10,000 times your bet and can be achieved in all game modes.

Features

Special Symbols

The Silver Drill is an expanding Wild symbol that can only land on reel 1.

The Golden Drill is an expanding Wild symbol that can only land on reel 5 and only after the Silver Drill has landed on reel 1. Both Wild symbols substitute for all symbols in the paytable.

FS Scatter symbols only appear in the base game. They can only appear on reels 2, 3 and 4, with a maximum of 1 FS Scatter per reel.

Coin symbols award instant cash prizes, each representing a bet multiplier. They don’t appear in the regular base game and can only appear during the Drill it Hard feature on reels 2, 3, and 4.

Jakpot symbols award fixed multiplier prizes based on the bet amount. They can only appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 during the Drill it Hard feature.

Drill It Hard Feature

Silver Drill

The Silver Drill can start at different heights (1, 2, or the full height of the symbol), but always expands to completely cover reel 1, turning it into a stacked Wild reel and activating the Drill it Hard feature.

Reel Expansion

When triggered, reels 2, 3, and 4 simultaneously expand from their base height of 4 symbols to a new height of 5, 6, 7, or a maximum of 8 symbols. Reels 1 and 5 always remain at a fixed height of 3 symbols. After expanding, Coin and Jackpot symbols can appear on reels 2, 3, and 4 along with regular symbols. Each expanded reel always lands at least one regular symbol.

Each Coin symbol has a bet multiplier value of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x, 20x, 50x or 100x.

Jakpot symbols can also appear alongside regular paying symbols and award fixed bet multipliers:

• Mini: 10x
• Minor: 100x
• Major: 500x
• Grand: 2,500x

Golden Drill

After reels 2, 3, and 4 stop spinning, a Golden Drill has a chance to appear on reel 5. A Golden Drill can only appear if a Silver Drill has already triggered the feature.

If the Golden Drill doesn’t appear, all Coin and Jackpot values, as well as any wins from regular symbols, are paid out, and the feature ends.

If the Golden Drill appears, it expands and completely covers reel 5, forming a stacked Wild reel. All wins from regular symbols are paid out immediately, and the Coin and Jackpot symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 remain on the screen and become sticky, triggering the Hold & Win feature.

Hold & Win

Hold & Win mode begins with 3 respins. Coin and Jackpot symbols remain locked in place. Positions without Coin or Jackpot symbols are filled with Void symbols. Only positions with Void symbols remain active and respin individually on reels 2, 3, and 4. Void symbols do not award wins or have any other effects.

Each time a new Coin or Jackpot symbol appears, it replaces the Void symbol, locks in place, and resets the respin counter to 3. All collected symbols remain locked for the duration of the feature. Respins continue until the respins are exhausted or all positions on the expanded reels are filled.

If all positions are filled, the maximum win is awarded instantly. Hold & Win mode will also end immediately and award the maximum win if the combined value of Coins and Jackpots reaches 10,000 times the bet.

If none of the maximum conditions are reached, all Coin and Jackpot values ​​on the screen are converted to cash and paid to the player before returning to the base game.

Blast Zone Bonus

Landing 3 FS Scatter symbols triggers 5 free spins.

The same mechanics apply as in the base game, with an additional enhancement: during each free spin, reel 1 is always completely filled with the Silver Drill symbol, guaranteeing the Drill it Hard feature is active during every free spin.

Free spins cannot be retriggered during the Blast Zone Bonus.

Paylines

The winning combination requirements listed in the main game also apply during bonus features or free spins, unless otherwise stated. Each bet entitles you to all winning combinations, unless otherwise stated.

You win when matching symbols appear on adjacent reels from left to right, starting with the leftmost reel. Each winning combination of matching symbols creates a winning method. The number of possible ways to win in this game is 4608. The number of each symbol required for a win is listed in the paytable.

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