This guide to Fire in the Hole 2 slot RTP, max win and bonus rules explained for UK players details the game's rules regarding round conclusions, the price of paid extras and points where the published small print stops being reliable. The basic figures come first and briefly, as most pages already agree on them.
The figures most pages agree on
Released on 22 February 2024, Fire in the Hole 2 is a mining slot from Nolimit City. It features six reels and begins with three active rows. The grid is capable of expanding to six rows, providing up to 46,656 ways to win. The provider states an RTP of 96.07% and a maximum payout of 65,000 times the base bet. It estimates the odds of hitting that maximum win at 1 in 17 million.
Reviews describe the game as highly volatile. The provider's game page rates its volatility as Extreme. The provider also offers a free demo on that page.
A Collapsing Mine can be triggered by three different things in the base game:
- a winning combination
- an xBomb Wild exploding
- a Wild Mining trigger
Winning symbols are paid and vanish when the mine collapses, the others drop, and a new row opens, up to six. xBomb Wilds replace every symbol except Bonus symbols. They remove adjacent symbols and increase the multiplier for the following collapse.
Wild Mining occurs when no win is present but 3–6 matching symbols form a horizontal or vertical line. It gives 1–4 Wilds, based on how long the line is. Dirt blocks may cover Bonus, Split or Wild symbols. These remain inactive until a Split hits them or the dirt is removed. xSplit doubles the symbols on its row. If any symbol is split into eight or more, a multiplier is shown instead.
The rules behind the bonus
The following rules come from the provider. Versions available in various markets can differ from these.
How Lucky Wagon Spins open
The number of Bonus symbols you get determines the starting size of the bonus:
- 3 Bonus symbols: 2 rows are open
- 4 Bonus symbols: 3 rows are open
- 5 Bonus symbols: 4 rows are open
Triggering with additional symbols does not give extra spins. It unlocks more of the grid starting from the first spin.
Resets and the end condition
You begin the feature with three spins. Landing a coin in the reel area resets the count to three. For instance, if a coin lands when you're on your final spin, you'll have three again.
Two different scenarios end the bonus. One occurs when you run out of spins. The other is less apparent: the round concludes if the reel area is full and no active features remain for the remaining spins. When the grid is full and nothing can alter it, the game finishes the round instead of playing spins that cannot add anything.
Enhancers and persistence
Five enhancers exist in the bonus: beer, dwarf, dynamite, multiplier and coin value. Each triggers if a coin lands on the reel below it.
An additional seventh reel is where upgrade symbols land. These extend the duration of an enhancer, though the two categories persist for different periods:
- Coin-value and multiplier upgrades persist for the following spin only.
- Dynamite, beer and dwarf upgrades persist until the feature concludes.
The 65,000x cut-off
This limit applies during a round. Should your total win exceed 65,000 times the base bet, the round ends and pays 65,000 times the base bet exactly. You lose any remaining features or spins, and the surplus isn't paid.
What xBet and the bonus buys cost
The provider puts the total cost of an xBet spin at 250% of the base bet. At least one popular review lists it as 150% extra, which is the same price: the base bet plus 150% on top.
xBet ensures that at least one Bonus symbol appears on the final inactive row during every spin. It also clears dirt positions, allowing buried features to trigger when they become active.
The provider specifies these bonus-buy costs as multiples of the base bet:
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Lucky Wagon Spins, 3 scatters | 70x |
| Lucky Wagon Spins, 4 scatters | 200x |
| Lucky Wagon Spins, 5 scatters | 600x |
| Lucky Draw | 175x |
| Lucky Wagon Spins, 5 Bonus symbols plus guaranteed persistent Dwarf | 3,600x |
The provider cautions that the bonus feature might be removed in some regulated markets. Check whether the version in front of you offers these buys at all. In Great Britain the cheapest buy, 70x the minimum bet, is already above the £5 limit per game cycle, and the operators the Gambling Commission found offering feature buy-ins in 2020 removed them.
Other RTP versions and a different max-win figure
A single RTP of 96.07% is listed on the provider page. Some reviews mention versions at 94.08%, 92.07% and 87.05%. These are reports of different configurations, not figures confirmed by the provider. You can see which version you are playing on the game's information screen.
A top win of 60,000x is given on some pages. That figure is for the first Fire in the Hole. The cap for the sequel is 65,000x.
The settlement small print
The following points are taken from a secondary transcription of the rules. They aren't on the provider's game page, so use them with caution.
- Only the highest win per bet way is paid. You only receive the four-symbol pay if a single way qualifies as both a three-symbol and a four-symbol match. All wins from different combinations landing at once are paid.
- How wins are calculated. Each win is the number of winning ways multiplied by the symbol's paytable value. Matches pay from left to right.
- Unfinished rounds. Any round not finished closes automatically after seven days. The round cannot be replayed, but any wins accumulated up to that point are paid.
- Malfunctions. The transcription says a malfunction voids all pays, and a nearby sentence says affected bets are refunded. The two fit together: wins from an affected round are void and the stake is returned. The provider page doesn't state this clause. If a fault affects you, check the operator's own terms.
UK stake rules
Remote casino licences allow online slots to be lawfully offered in Great Britain. While the provider lists a bet range of €0.20–€100, this represents the game's own setting rather than the legal limit.
The Gambling Commission caps the total stake for every game cycle:
- Aged 25 or over: £5 (in force since 9 April 2025)
- Aged 18–24: £2 (in force since 21 May 2025)
You start a game cycle when you begin a game. It ends once all stakes are lost, or once all winnings have been paid or made available to collect. The cap applies to the total amount staked during a cycle, rather than just the base bet displayed on screen.
Remote slots must also leave at least 2.5 seconds between one game cycle and the following one. These limits apply to slots only, and not to games like blackjack or roulette.
Set a budget before you begin and stop once you hit it, regardless of the version you play.