Mining Upstart
JDB mining slot focused on substitutions and payout Multipliers
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SlotRanker Score: 40 — Mining Upstart by JDB
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How It Plays
Each spin settles combinations across 50 paylines on a five-reel, three-row layout. The game keeps its changes inside that regular line-based cycle instead of shifting to another reel format.
Substitution Symbols can change the symbols available for evaluation, while the Wild Symbol supplies another route to completed combinations. Multiplier results adjust the value after those matches form.
Theme & Atmosphere
Underground mining gives the game its working setting, with Bomb imagery presenting excavation as the action that exposes possible rewards beneath the surface.
Gems provide the target of that excavation theme. The pairing keeps the subject clear: breaking through the Underground setting is associated with uncovering valuable stones.
Features & Win Potential
The Wild Symbol substitutes within ordinary line combinations, helping connect matching symbols across Mining Upstart's 50 fixed paylines without opening a separate game mode.
Substitution Symbols alter the reel result, while the Multiplier changes a qualifying payout's value. These modifiers supply the variation inside the regular spin cycle.
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Compare Mining Upstart with other games
 Mining Upstart Score 40This game |  Miners Matter Score 77 |  Glow Dig Score 73 |  Mine Blown Score 73 |  Gemstone Mine Score 70 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||||
| Studio | |||||
| Released | 5/5/2018 | 9/12/2024 | 8/21/2024 | 10/22/2024 | 6/5/2024 |
| Math | |||||
| RTP | — | 95.57% | 96.04% | 96% | 94% |
| Volatility | — | Medium/High | High volatility | Medium volatility | High volatility |
| Max win | — | 7,265× | 5,000× | 2,484× | 7,500× |
| Format | |||||
| Reels | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Layout | 5x3 | 7x7 | 5x4 | 5x3 | 6x6 |
| Paylines | 50 | Cluster Pays | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Min bet | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Max bet | — | 30 | 100 | 40 | 63 |
| Features | |||||
| Progressive | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wild symbol | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Free spins | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scatter symbol | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiplier | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bonus game | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Respins | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
Every number is shown as a delta against Mining Upstart.
Questions & Answers
Mining Upstart FAQ
Mining Upstart uses 50 paylines across five reels and three rows, following a fixed-line video slot format.
The documented feature set consists of a Wild Symbol, Substitution Symbols, and a Multiplier. No separate Free Spins feature is listed.
JDB released Mining Upstart on May 5, 2018. Its subject matter combines Underground mining, Bomb imagery, and Gems.
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