Reviewed by Stephen Cummings | Expected reading time 7 mins
- Excellent bonus game which can be regularly triggered.
- Great graphics and soundtrack. <ul
- Low base game wins.
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GAME INFO
| FEATURE: | INFO: |
| Slot: | Fire in the Hole 3 |
| Theme: | Mining |
| Slot Provider: | NoLimit City |
| RTP: | 94.08% |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2025 |
| Slot Type: | Video Slot |
| Mobile Friendly: | Yes |
| Min/Max Bet: | £0.20 – £1.20 |
| Maximum Payout: | 70,000x |
| Reels | 6 |
| Rows | Up to 6 |
| Paylines: | Up to 46,656 |
| Free Spins: | Yes |
| Respins: | Yes |
| Bonus Game: | Yes |
| Multipliers: | Yes |
| Progressive Jackpot: | No |
| Scatter Symbol: | Yes |
| Wild Symbol: | Yes |
| Sticky Wild Symbol: | No |
| Autoplay: | No |
| Variance: | High Variance |
| Hit Frequency: | 22.18% |
FIRE IN THE HOLE 3: OVERVIEW
Last Updated: June 5, 2025Written by Stephen Cummings
Kaboom! NoLimit City are back with their exploding new slot game, Fire in the Hole 3. Prepare to face down the mines with the dwarves on your side in this highly entertaining and high paying video slot machine. In our opinion, this slot far surpasses its two predecessors, Fire in the Hole and Fire in the Hole 2 and finds itself at #1 on our list of the best NoLimit City slots.
In this Fire in the Hole 3 slot review, we will provide you with all of the information you need to know about this slot so that you can make an informed decision whether you would like to play Fire in the Hole 3 for real money or not.
FIRE IN THE HOLE 3: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The first 20 minutes or so was rather slow-going for us, but boy are we glad we kept playing Fire in the Hole 3. The first bonus game we played, we did not trigger anything interesting, but that certainly changed as we kept playing. The theoretical free spins hit frequency is 1 in 231 spins according to NoLimit City. However, at one stage we felt like we were triggering the free spins 1 in 30 spins!
Our best bonus round came after hitting four scatter symbols on the reels, this unlocked a third reel during the bonus game and it certainly paid off. Thanks to the Persistent Dwarf and xHole, our total multiplier went up to 372x for a big win!
Overall, we had an absolute blast playing Fire in the Hole 3. We will certainly be playing this one again in our spare time!
FIRE IN THE HOLE 3 FEATURES
There are plenty of top-notch features in Fire in the Hole 3 to wrap your head around. We have detailed and explained them all for you below.
COLLAPSING MINE
Each and every spin begins with three active rows. For each collapse, an additional row becomes active until there are six active rows. A new collapse can be triggered by the following:
- A winning combination
- xBomb Wild symbol explosion
- Wild Mining feature triggered
- xHole feature triggered
Winning symbols are paid out and removed before the Collapsing Mine is triggered.
XBOMB WILD MULTIPLIER
An xBomb wild symbol substitutes for all symbols apart from the bonus/scatter symbol. An exploding bomb will remove all symbols adjacent except bonus symbols and will increase the win multiplier.
WILD MINING
Wild Mining will be triggered in main game when 3, 4, 5, or 6 of the same kind of symbols align horizontally or vertically and there are no winning combinations, active xHole or active xBomb Wild.
The triggering symbols will be removed creating Wild symbols in the middle positions of the alignment:
- 3 symbols award 1 Wild
- 4 symbols award 2 Wilds
- 5 symbols award 3 Wilds
- 6 symbols award 4 Wilds
All positions above the bar, except for Bonus and Ice Buried symbols, will explode and trigger a new collapse. Ice Buried symbols will be revealed and become active with the collapse.
FEATURES BURIED IN ICE
Ice symbols during the base game may contains special symbols. These features/symbols are inactive unless another feature or symbol explodes when adjacent to the ice.
XHOLE
This activates when the xHole symbol appears on the reel. Only regular paying symbols are drawn from the reels, then scattered to random positions with split symbols of size 1 to 3. xHole leaves an empty space on its position which triggers a collapse.
Winning symbols are paid and removed before the xHole triggers.
Landing multiple xHole symbols causes the symbol size to increase multiple times.
XSPLIT
An xSplit symbol splits all other symbols on its reel and doubles their value.
LUCKY WAGON SPINS
Three, four or five bonus symbols triggers the Lucky Wagon spins with 2, 3 or 4 of the reel area open instantly. This feature begins with three spins which will reset back to three whenever a coin symbol lands.
Six Bonus symbols will trigger the Lucky Wagon Spins with a Persistent Dwarf guaranteed on the first spin and 4 rows of the reel area open.
THere are plenty of opportunities to increase your multiplier here with dynamite opening more spaces on the reels as well as a Persistent Dwarf which collects all values currently on the reels and adds it to your total.
NOLIMIT BOOSTERS
Booster 1 guarantees one bonus symbol on reel 2 for 2 times your bet. This is what the SlotsHawk team used successfully.
Booster 2 guarantees at least three bonus symbols within ice blocks for 5 times your bet.
Booster 3 activates all six rows at the cost of 5 times your bet.
Full List of Slot Features:
- Free spins
- Bonus game
- Scatter symbols
- Wild symbols
- Exploding reels
- XSplit
- Xbomb wild
- NoLimit boosters
FIRE IN THE HOLE 3 RTP (RETURN TO PLAYER) AND MAXIMUM PAYOUTS
Fire in the Hole 3 has an adjustable RTP so the RTP will change depending on where you play. We played Fire in the Hole 3 at Casumo Casino where the RTP is 94.08%.
The maximum payout/multiplier of Fire in the Hole 3 is 70,000x and is the same at every casino. This makes Fire in the Hole 3 one of the best paying slot machines currently available in 2025.
STRATEGIES WHEN PLAYING FIRE IN THE HOLE 3 FOR REAL MONEY
We highly recommend using the first NoLimit Booster which guarantees you at least one scatter symbol on the reels at the cost of 2x your bet. At this point, it’s just about betting what you are most comfortable with. We were mostly betting the minimum of 20p per spin but we did increase our bet a few times up to 40p and 60p per spin. Please be aware that the maximum be tin Fire in the Hole 3 is £1.20 per spin and the minimum bet is 20p per spin.
EXTRA INFO
Fire in the Hole 3 is played on six reels with up to six rows. There is also a maximum of 46,656 paylines. The bonus game is activated by landing at least three scatter symbols on the reels. Fire in the Hole 3 is avaiable to be played at most UKGC licensed slots sites, this includes new British slot sites.
Vital information you need to be aware of is that the RTP here is adjustable, we played Fire in the Hole 3 at 94.08%. The max payout available is 70,000x the bet, which is well-above average compared with other online video slots. The variance/volatility level is insane which puts Fire in the Hole 3 alongside the highest volatility slots in 2025. The release date was 03/06/2025 and this slot has been created and developed by NoLimit City.
THE SLOTSHAWK VERDICT
“Fire in the Hole 3 is a top, top slot game and dare we say it, in the top three of online slots created by NoLimit City. Having the Bonus Booster active gives you some excellent chances of triggering the bonus round which can generate some serious multipliers.”
– SlotsHawk Casino Team
CONTRIBUTORS
Greetings, I’m Stephen Cummings
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