Miner Donkey Trouble

Miner Donkey Trouble is a 5×7 cascading cluster slot set in a mine, where a donkey smashes rocks and gems. It was released on January 14, 2021, and you can try it right away with the free demo.

What kind of grid does Miner Donkey Trouble use?

This is a cascading slot played on a tall grid, 5 columns wide and 7 rows high. Symbols drop onto the grid to form wins, and when winning symbols disappear, new symbols fall from above to fill the gaps. With a humble mine-and-donkey theme and a stage-based destruction feature added on top, its rules are fairly simple even among Play’n GO slots with grids.

What are the cluster win rules?

Five or more of the same symbol connected next to each other make a cluster win. Only the highest win in a cluster is paid, and winning symbols are removed before new ones drop. Even identical symbols are paid separately if their clusters aren’t connected, so several wins can land on one screen at once. Once you learn the connection rule, it’s easy to get used to.

How does Donkey Destruction build up?

Every win goes toward filling the Donkey Destruction feature. When the winning symbol count reaches a threshold, you earn a Donkey Destruction feature that’s added to a queue, and when no more wins are visible on screen, the next feature in the queue triggers. The game round continues even after all the effects are done. The more wins build up, the closer the next destruction gets.

What do the Donkey Destruction stages do?

Donkey Destruction has three variations. Stage 1 requires 18 winning symbols and destroys all rock symbols on the grid. Stage 2 requires 40 and clears all gem and rock symbols. Stage 3 is the final stage and requires 50 winning symbols; the higher the stage, the more types of symbols disappear from the grid. The more the grid is cleared, the more room there is for new clusters to form.

What should I check first in the demo?

RTP is 94.26% and the max win is 10,000x your bet. There’s no official volatility figure, so get a feel for it in the demo yourself. Watching how often a round reaches the 18, 40, and 50 winning symbol thresholds, and whether new clusters follow once rocks are destroyed, will quickly show you how the game flows.