Hot Gems Xtreme

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

Get your tools at the ready with the new slot Hot Gems Xtreme from Playtech, which follows on from the original Hot Gems slot. Features include 2×2 and 3×3 symbols, mystery symbols, wilds and free spins.

Slot details

Hot Gems Xtreme is a mining themed slot with 6 reels, 4 rows and from 4,096 to 262,144 ways to win. It is playable across all devices, with wagering starting from 20p up to £25 per spin.The reels are suspended on ropes deep inside a mine lit up with lamps, mining tools and various precious gems. Symbols are various coloured gems which are all low value; a miner’s lamp, a cart of gems, a pickaxe and a miner. The latter has the highest value and is worth x7.5 of your wager for 6 on a payline.The blue diamond is the wild symbol and the scatter is the bonus symbol.

Gameplay

The free spins are triggered by landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters in view on a single spin will give you 10, 12, 18 and 25 free spins respectively. Any winning combination or TNT explosion during the feature will increase the safety level and the ways to win will increase. This feature can be re-triggered by landing another 3 scatters, and if you are lucky, the ways to win can reach a maximum of 262,144.The TNT symbols can morph into wilds and any adjoining symbols barring the scatters. Mystery flames and wilds will explode after a winning combination.When 2×2 and 3×3 symbols appear on the reels, they will remove all other symbols below them barring the scatters, mystery flames and wilds.The mystery flame will move across the reels and mark random symbols with flames which will then transform into one random matching symbol.Hot Gems Xtreme is a fun game which fills you with anticipation. The cartoon style graphics and animations are a decent standard and I enjoyed the extra bonus symbols and the aspect of the safety level.

Matthew Kennedy

Co-founder & Technical Director at Play Cash Games

Matthew Kennedy co-founded Take Marketing Limited in 2008 alongside Becky Mosley and has worked in the UK online gambling industry ever since. He runs the technical side of the operation, building and maintaining the platforms that power Play Cash Games and the wider Take Marketing portfolio.

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Over 17 years in the industry, Matt has worked directly with affiliate platforms, casino operators, and software providers. He has seen the market move from desktop Flash slots to mobile-first HTML5, lived through every iteration of UK Gambling Commission rules, and built the systems that keep our coverage compliant as regulation evolves. He has a particular interest in responsible gambling tooling and player-fund safety — the parts of the industry most people do not see but that matter most.

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