FIRE IN THE HOLE VS FIRE IN THE HOLE 2

Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Written by Jean Prince

Earlier this month (February 2024), NoLimit City released Fire in the Hole 2, which was highly anticipated for a long time due to the success of the original Fire in the Hole slot game.

In this article, the SlotsHawk team will explore both of these slot games in order to figure out which is the better slot overall to play. We will be comparing the following attributes of both online slot machines:

• Comparison of the top features in both games.
• Contrast the payouts in each slot and contrast which offers the best value for money.
• Compare the graphics and playability of both slot machines.
• Compare the number of online slot sites which host the slots in question.

At the end of each sub-section, we will give each slot a rating between one and five. At the end of the slots comparison, we will total up the scores so that we can come to a final decision on what we believe to be the best slot between Fire in the Hole and Fire in the Hole 2.

FIRE IN THE HOLE VS FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 – SLOT FEATURES

FIRE IN THE HOLE 3/5 | FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 5/5

The original Fire in the Hole had some great features for its time, but considering the second Fire in the Hole was released earlier this month, it certainly wins the battle of the slot features.

Both slot machines have the collapsing mine feature but Fire in the Hole 2 has plenty of new/modern features which simply were not even invented when the original Fire in the Hole came out including Wild Mining and xBomb. Neither games have respins nor progressive jackpots.

Fire in the Hole slot features:

• Free spins
• Bonus game
• Multipliers
• Scatter symbol
• Wild symbol
• Extreme volatility
• Autoplay

Fire in the Hole 2 slot features:

• Free spins
• Collapsing Mine
• Wild Mining
• Lucky Wagon spins
• NoLimit bonus buy
• Buried features
• xBet
• xBomb Wild Multiplier
• xSplit
• El Beerado
• xBomb

FIRE IN THE HOLE VS FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 – PAYOUTS AND RTP

FIRE IN THE HOLE 4/5 | FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 5/5

Both slots have excellent payouts and RTPs, but the second in the series’ RTP and max potential payouts are slightly better. The RTP is almost the same:

Fire in the Hole RTP = 96.06%.

Fire in the Hole 2 RTP = 96.07%

As for the max potential payout:

Fire in the Hole max payout = 60,000x

Fire in the Hole 2 max payout = 65,000x

Overall, there really isn’t anything between the RTPs of both slots, but the sequel does have a slightly higher max payout – although both max payouts are well above average and are enough to make both slot games high payout slots.

You should also be aware that both slots are described as having ‘Extreme volatility’ by NoLimit City. This just means that both games are high variance slots which means that triggering wins/payouts can sometimes take a while, but when a win is triggered it is usually on the larger side.

When it comes to the minimum and maximum bet sizes, both slots have a minimum bet of £0.20 but Fire in the Hole 2 has a larger maximum bet per spin of £100 compared to £50 in the original game. The larger max bet makes Fire in the Hole 2 an attractive slot for VIP slots players.

FIRE IN THE HOLE VS FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 – GRAPHICS AND PLAYABILITY

FIRE IN THE HOLE 5/5 | FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 5/5

As you can imagine, both slots are similar from a playability point of view and even from a graphics perspective. Despite being released back in 2021, Fire in the Hole still looks amazing, as does the second.

The gameplay is very similar, Fire in the Hole 2 is essentially an improvement upon the first. Both slots are good for new players to play, although the second does have more complicated features so we can recommend beginners play the first game first before playing the second.

Overall, both slot games are two of the best looking around and have great playability value.

FIRE IN THE HOLE VS FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 – AVAILABILITY

FIRE IN THE HOLE 5/5 | FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 4/5

Fire in the Hole is widely available at most UKGC licensed sites for playing slots. We expect Fire in the Hole 2 to also be widely available, but since it has only just been released, it is currently only available at a select number of online casinos.

However, we know for a fact that both slots are available at Casumo Casino.

FIRE IN THE HOLE VS FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 : FINAL RESULTS

FIRE IN THE HOLE 17/20 | FIRE IN THE HOLE 2 19/20

Both Fire in the Hole slot games are among the top slot machines from NoLimit City. However, after testing both games and doing research on them, we regard Fire in the Hole 2 as the slightly better of the two slots.

With that being said, we would recommend that newbie slots players play the first game as it is a little easier to understand.

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