Fire in the Hole 2
Nolimit City Gems & jewels
| Provider | Nolimit City |
|---|---|
| RTP | 96.07% |
| RTP base / bonus | 61.23% / 34.84% |
| Volatility | 28.2 (provider index) |
| Max win | 65000x |
| Bet range | 0.2 - 100 |
| Hit frequency | 25.1% |
| Reels | 6 x 6 |
| Theme | Gems & jewels |
| Licences | UKGC |
| Release | 2024-02-22 |
Features
- bonus buy
- free spins
- wild
Fire in the Hole 2: RTP and specs
Fire in the Hole 2 is a slot machine by Nolimit City with an RTP of 96.07%, released in 2024.
Overview
The deeper we go - the more explosive things need to get! After years of mining the grimiest caves known to dwarf-kind and even finding the love of his life along the way, Nolimit’s favourite dwarf is set to make a return to the mines, now ‘quipped with an arsenal of powerful new tools under his belt... I wonder what those mysterious glowing crystals do?
Description provided by Nolimit City.
Our analysis
Fire in the Hole 2 is a Nolimit City slot themed around gems and jewels, played on a 6 x 6 grid. It was released on 2024-02-22. The recorded mechanics are free spins, wild symbols and a bonus buy option, while the wider feature list details the mining-styled systems that drive the game.
The features build on a collapsing mine concept. They include a Collapsing Mine and Buried Features, the xBomb Wild Multiplier and Wild Mining, plus xBet and xSplit mechanics. There are Lucky Wagon Spins and a feature named El Beerado, alongside the Nolimit Bonus Buy, Nolimit Action Spins, and a Bonus Buy option described as Guaranteed Persistent Dwarf. These mechanics combine cascading reel behaviour with multiplier wilds and several entry routes into the feature.
In terms of risk, Fire in the Hole 2 carries an RTP of 96.07% and a volatility figure of 28.2 on the studio's scale, a high value. The maximum win reaches 65000x the stake, and the bet range runs from 0.2 to 100. The pairing of an elevated volatility number with a very high win multiplier describes a high-variance design as reflected in these recorded figures.
From the documented specifications alone, Fire in the Hole 2 appeals to players who enjoy a collapsing-mine structure with xBomb multiplier wilds and several bonus-buy and action-spin entry options. The 28.2 volatility and the 65000x maximum win mark it for those prepared for wide swings in pursuit of a large top-end multiplier, across a stake range of 0.2 to 100.
Editorial analysis by machinesasous.co, based on published data.
Bonus features
Fire in the Hole 2 offers 11 special features, as published by Nolimit City:
- Collapsing Mine
- Each spin begins with 3 active rows and for each collapse an additional row becomes active up till 6 rows. A new collapse can be triggered by the following events: • A winning combination. • xBomb Wild explosion. • Wild Mining feature triggered. Winning symbols are paid out and removed before triggering next collapse, which will make all symbols fall downwards leaving empty position for new symbols to drop in from above.
- Buried Features
- Dirt symbols in main game may contain a Wild, Split or Bonus symbols. Feature symbols buried in dirt are inactive until the dirt block they are contained in is removed or hit by an Split feature.
- xBomb Wild Multiplier
- An xBomb Wild symbol substitutes for any symbol except Bonus symbols. An exploding xBomb Wild removes adjacent symbols except for Bonus symbols and will increase the win multiplier by its value for the next collapse. All xBomb Wild will explode before the next collapse except when the Wild Mining feature is triggered.
- Wild Mining
- Wild Mining will be triggered in main game when 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the same kind of symbols align horizontally or vertically and there is no winning combination. The triggering symbols will be removed creating Wild symbols in the middle positions of the alignment: • 3 symbols award 1 Wild • 4 symbols award 2 Wilds • 5 symbols award 3 Wilds • 6 symbols award 4 Wilds All other positions above the bar will explode if not a Bonus or Wild symbol and trigger a new collapse.
- xBet
- At a total cost of 250% of the base bet, at least 1 Bonus symbol is guaranteed on the last inactive row for each spin. Additionally, all dirt positions are removed from the main game, making the buried features land without the dirt and trigger immediately when they are in the active reels. The payout for each symbol is not affected.
- xSplit
- An xSplit® symbol splits symbols on its row, doubling those symbols. Symbols spliting into 8 or more will be shown with a multiplier instead. Bonus symbols and xSplit® symbols cannot be split. Once all xSplit® symbols have activated, they all turn into one of the regular symbols. Dirt blocks affected by a split feature are removed if there is a collapse.
- Lucky Wagon Spins
- 3,4 or 5 Bonus symbols trigger the Lucky Wagons Spins with 2, 3 or 4 rows of the reel area open initially. The feature starts with 3 spins and will reset to 3 spins every time a coin lands in the reel area. All coin values are valued as times the active bet. During the feature the top row will reveal enhancers for each spin - Coin values, Multipliers, Dynamite, Beer or Dwarf. An enhancer is activated when a coin lands on the reel below the enhancer. UPGRADE CRYSTAL The additional 7th reel may reveal Upgrade symbols each spin. All the enhanceractivating Coins landing on the Upgrade symbol row will gain the below additional effect: • Coin values and Multiplier will cause the Coin to continue to be active for the next spin. • Dynamite, Beer and Dwarf features become persistant features, activating their effects until Lucky Wagon Spins end. The Below enhancers may appear on the top row: COIN VALUES Sets the value of the coin. MULTIPLIERS Multiplies the value of all coins on the reel below the enhancer. DYNAMITE Adds the Dynamite count as times bet value to the triggering coin. It then throws as many Dynamites as its count on reel positions. • If it lands on Dirt: will remove Dirt symbol. • If it lands on Coin: will double its Coin value. • If it lands on Chest: will activate the Chest. BEER Reactivates 0-5 old Coins which makes them trigger their respective enhancers for the next spin. Triggering coin gets value 1x. DWARF Collects all values in the reel area at the triggering coin position. COLLECT CHESTS During the feature the bottom row Collect Chest can be activated by Dynamites. When a Collect Chest is activated it will collect the values in the reel area for the corresponding column above for every spin. Lucky Wagon Spins will end if the reel area is full and there are no active features for remaining spins.
- El Beerado
- The max payout of the game is 65,000 times the base bet. When the total win exceeds this amount the game round will end and 65,000 times the base bet is awarded.
- Nolimit Bonus Buy
- Buy your way straight into the different bonus features, ranging from 70 to 600 times the base bet. • 3 Scatter Lucky Wagon Spins can be bought for 70 times bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00. • 4 Scatter Lucky Wagon Spins can be bought for 200 times the bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00. • 5 Scatter Lucky Wagon Spins can be bought for 600 times the bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00. • Lucky Draw can be bought for 175 times the bet, maximum possible bet is €100.00.
- Nolimit Action Spins
- Get your adrenaline flowing and play your regular bonus rounds in HYPER MODE! ‘Action Spins’ is a new optional feature that ushers in an innovative way to play a high volume of rounds of the Base Game or Multiple Bonus rounds in a rapid and exhilarating way!
- Bonus Buy - Guaranteed Persistent Dwarf
- Awards Lucky Wagon Spins with 5 Bonus symbols and a guaranteed persistent Dwarf at a cost of 3,600 times the base bet.
Play the demo
Free play-money demo hosted by Nolimit City. No account, no deposit, no real winnings. Adults only (18+).
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How it works & rules
- RTP
- Fire in the Hole 2 has an RTP of 96.07%, the theoretical payout rate returned to players over the very long run. It is a statistical average, never a per-session guarantee. RTP definition · RTP vs volatility
- Volatility
- Fire in the Hole 2 volatility: 28.2. It describes how often and how big wins are. Understand volatility
- bonus buy
- A bonus buy option lets you trigger the bonus round directly.
- free spins
- A free spins round, usually triggered by scatter symbols.
- wild
- Wild symbols substitute for others to complete winning combinations.
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