5k Gold Mine Dream Drop Slot Review

5k Gold Mine Dream Drop Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot is played with 5 reels, 4 rows and 1,024 ways to win. 3, 4 or 5 of the same symbols across a payline will result in a winning combination. Symbols need to appear on successive reels, starting from the leftmost reel (i.e. reel 1) and in any position. With the highest value symbol, only 2 in succession are needed.

Bets wise, you can play 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop from 20p to £100 per spin. Like with all 4ThePlayer slots, click/press the plus and/or minus buttons under the main ‘Spin’ button (desktop version) or the right of the Spin button (mobile/portrait version). Players outside the UK can use the Autoplay function which allows 100 autospins with loss and single win limits.

The 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop RTP is 94% . Average for progressive jackpot slots, the RTP rate is the same at all the top slot sites. In terms of volatility, it’s high with bigger wins coming from the free spins.

In terms of payouts, the 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot comes with max wins of 5,000 x your total bet per spin. There is also the potential to win progressive jackpots with the Mega Jackpot worth 7 figures.

Theme – beat the gold rush for explosive wins

With a mining theme, the 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot sees you join gold miner Gus on a quest for gold. Set inside a mineshaft, this colourful offering sees dynamite, canaries, gold nuggets and precious stones in the backdrop.

Visually superb as always from 4ThePlayer, it’s inspired by the California Gold Rush which took place between 1848 and 1855. It comes with a hillbilly style soundtrack which is upbeat and a little similar to the one used in Big Time Gaming’s Bonanza Megaways slot. Top marks overall for the look and feel.

On the reels, you will come across A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. Then you have pickaxes and shovels, lanterns, miner helmets, bags of gold nuggets and gold miner Gus. Gold miner Gus is the most lucrative symbol with 0.5, 1, 2 or 4 x bet awarded for 2, 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

Then you have the Dynamite Wild symbol which substitutes for every symbol except the free spins scatters. Finally, you have the Gold Rush Scatter symbol which reveals a variety of different outcomes. They can move you around the trail, award a trail prize, a cash bonus, or entry to the free spins or Dream Drop Jackpot feature (more details below).

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x bet
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 0.5 or 1.2 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 0.6 or 1.2 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 0.7 or 1.5 x bet
Pickaxe & Shovel	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x bet
Lantern	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x bet
Helmet	3, 4 or 5 = 0.6, 1.2 or 2 x bet
Bag of Gold Nuggets	3, 4 or 5 = 0.8, 1.5 or 3 x bet
Gold Miner Gus	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1, 2 or 4 x bet
Dynamite Wild	Substitutes for all symbols above

5k Gold Mine Dream Drop Mobile

Released on the 18^th of April 2023, 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop has been created with HTML5 technology. This allows for play on mobile, PC, tablet and laptop devices. 4ThePlayer is a mobile-first provider that gives you the choice of Classic or Big Reel Portrait Mode. The latter takes up to 60% of your mobile screen for a much better experience. It’s compatible with iOS, Android and Windows smartphones.

5k Gold Mine Dream Drop Bonus Features

The 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot has 4 bonus features. Gold Rush Scatters will move you around the Gold Rush Trail which leads to cash prizes, trail square prizes up to 5,000 x bet and entry to the 2 main bonus features. There are free spins and 5 progressive jackpots.

Gold Rush Bonus feature

Landing Gold Rush Scatter symbols on the reels will move your cart around the Gold Rush Trail. Known as the Gold Rush Bonus feature, this can lead to cash bonuses, free spins, Dream Drop Jackpots and mystery prizes. On any spin, 1 or more Gold Rush Scatters can land anywhere on the reels. They will then reveal any of the following outcomes:

Scatter	Description
Move X	Move X amount of squares around the trail in the direction on the scatter
Collect	Win the prize on highlighted trail square + head to the START trail position
Restart	Move directly to the START trail square + be awarded cash prize on it
Cash Prize	Win a cash prize
Dream Drop	Enter the Dream Drop Jackpot feature

Importantly, trail squares can contain bet multiplier prizes up to 5,000 x bet. Now, if the Gold Rush Scatter awards COLLECT, the prize that is currently highlighted on the trail is awarded. Here are the following prizes on offer:

Scatter	Description
Cash Prize	Win a cash prize
Free Spins	Entry to Free Spins Bonus feature
Dream Drop	Enter the Dream Drop Jackpot feature
Mystery	Awards a mystery prize

Landing on the mystery prize will see you choose from 3 gems to win a cash prize (Cash Prize), a cash prize and be sent to the trail’s START position (Collect X), moves you around the trail (Move X), free spins, Dream Drop Jackpot feature or back to the start of the trail (Restart).

Free Spins Bonus feature

If you enter the Free Spins Bonus feature, you will begin with 10 free spins. Look out for Gold Rush Scatter symbols as they award the following outcomes:

• Move + Pay: move to a new trail square and win that prize
• Cash Prize: win a cash prize

On the Gold Rush Trail, Free Spins and Dream Drop squares change to reward you with extra free spins. You can win between 5 and 10 additional free spins on the trail.

Dream Drop Jackpot feature

The Dream Drop Jackpot feature presents you with a trail with squares that show the 5 Dream Drop jackpots. Look out for the single reel which displays Move and Collect scatters. Spin the reel and move around the trail if you land on Move. If you land a Collect scatter, you’ll win the highlighted jackpot.

With 5 progressive jackpots to be won, the Mega Jackpot is the one the win. It will be won before it reaches €3 million and will guaranteed you a minimum of €500,000. The current Mega Jackpot is £2,168,501.19.

Mega Jackpot Winner

A day after the 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop release (19th of April 2023), a lucky Casumo Casino player placed a €0.60 bet and won €2,311,598. This was the 8th win of the Mega Jackpot since the Dream Drop network was established. Here is a replay of the actual win:

Buy feature

The 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot comes with a Buy feature for non UK players. With 2 options, you can buy your way into the Free Spins Bonus feature for 100 x your total bet. Then you have the Gold Rush Trail Mega Spin which costs 150 x bet. This will guarantee 5 Gold Rush Scatters with guaranteed Collect. Finally, the RTP remains the same at 94%.

5k Gold Mine Dream Drop Review Summary – mine for gold + progressive jackpots

With so many games with a mining theme, 4ThePlayer has managed to create a superb game alongside progressive jackpots in the 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot. Visually, it has some elements found elsewhere but it has its own charm and character.

What 4ThePlayer have excelled at is having a trail around the reels. With various scatters on show, landing the COLLECT scatter will lead to cash prizes up to 5,000 x bet, mystery prizes or entry to the 2 main bonus features.

However, in the Free Spins Bonus feature, landing a scatter will award a small cash prize or move you to a new trail square and collect it’s prize, up to 5,000 x bet. With additional free spins to be won, the free spins will typically lead to bigger wins than in the base game.

On top of all this, there are 5 Dream Drop progressive jackpots to be won. The Mega Jackpot is the big one obviously and currently worth £2,168,501.19. Here is a list of all Dream Drop Mega Jackpot winners.

All in all, the 5k Gold Mine Dream Drop slot offers the right balance between superb visuals, excellent and unique bonus features/gameplay and progressive jackpots. With 5,000 x bet max wins from the Gold Rush Bonus feature, you also have the potential to win a life-changing jackpot.

If you like the mining theme, there are countless slot games to choose from. My picks would be 3 from Nolimit City. Fire in the Hole comes with a brilliant Lucky Wagon Spins feature and 60,000 x bet max wins. Then you have Dead Canary which offers 65,000 x bet top payouts and a superb Canary Free Spins feature.