Gaming Corps

Christmas Miner

Virtual & Specialty Games Arcade Games Fantasy Christmas Elf Festival Ice Mine

An elf's Christmas mischief becomes a cash-out mine game

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.59%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

grid

Player rating

3.9 ★

7 votes

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3.9 / 5

7 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.59% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Featuresn/a

not applicable

Game Mechanicsn/a

not applicable

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layoutn/a

not applicable

Bet Flexibilityn/a

not applicable

Provider Reputation6.3/10

provider avg 6.3 → 6.3/10

Popularity3.3/10

synthetic proxy → 3.3/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 71 — Christmas Miner by Gaming Corps

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Slot Summary

A mine game disguised as an advent calendar, Christmas Miner turns opening presents into a decision about when to stop. Gaming Corps gives the holiday premise a troublesome host in Nathan-Yell, its demoted elf. Each successful reveal raises the amount available to collect, while hidden coal threatens the unfinished round.

How It Plays

Before a round, select the stake and the number of hidden coal mines. A denser mine setting raises the reward for a safe reveal but also increases the chance of losing.

Select covered tiles individually to uncover presents or coal. After finding a present, you can collect the accumulated amount or reveal another tile; uncovering coal ends the round and loses its uncollected winnings.

Theme & Atmosphere

Nathan-Yell is Santa's demoted elf, and his mischievous behavior gives Christmas Miner a less sentimental holiday tone. The character supplies a reason for unwanted coal to interrupt the gift opening.

The Christmas setting makes the concealed outcomes immediately understandable: presents are welcome, coal is trouble. That opposition carries the story through the actual tile choices, rather than leaving the elf as background decoration.

Fantasy Christmas Elf Festival Ice Mine

Spec sheet

Christmas Miner at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameChristmas Miner

StudioGaming Corps

Released12/1/2021

Math

SlotRanker Score71

RTP96.59%

Max win—

Bet range$0.20 – $500.00

Player rating3.9 / 5 · 7 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines—

Layout5x5

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.59% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$2.73

Cost per session$2.73

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Christmas Miner? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.59%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Christmas Miner with other games

	Christmas Miner Score 71This game	Mr. Thimble Score 78	Slingo Fire and Ice Score 76	Patrick's Magic Field Score 72	Penguin Panic Score 69
Identity
Studio	Gaming Corps	Galaxsys	Gaming Realms	Evoplay	KingMidas Games
Released	12/1/2021	7/14/2023	2/7/2022	3/29/2022	7/11/2024
Math
RTP	96.59%	96.02%	96.4%	96.25%	97%
Volatility	—	—	High volatility	—	Medium volatility
Max win	—	19,600×	6,000×	9,007×	200×

Every number is shown as a delta against Christmas Miner.

Comparing against

Christmas Miner

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RTP

96.59%

Max win

—

Score

Patrick's Magic Field

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