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Mines is a game of nerve, where gems and mines are hidden under a grid of 25 tiles. Every gem you reveal raises your multiplier, but hit a mine and the round is over. The more mines on the board, the more each gem pays. Read our step-by-step player guide below.

Step 1: Choose your bet value

Choose a bet value anywhere from $0.10 to $100. Use the − and + buttons to adjust your bet, halve or double it with ½ and 2x, type an amount directly, or pick one from the list.

Step 2: Choose the number of mines

Choose how many mines to hide, anywhere from 1 to 24. The rest of the 25 tiles are gems, so 3 mines means 22 gems and 20 mines means 5 gems. More mines pay more for every gem you find, but each tile you select is more likely to be a mine.

Step 3: Press Play

Pressing Play places your bet and starts the round. Until you select your first tile, you can press Cancel to get your bet back.

Step 4: Reveal tiles

Select tiles one at a time, or press Random Tile to let the game pick for you. Each gem raises your multiplier. The Multiplier under the grid shows what a cash out pays right now, and Next Tile shows what it will pay after one more gem.

Step 5: Cash out or continue

Once you've found your first gem, you can press Cash Out at any time to win your bet multiplied by the current multiplier. Keep going for a bigger multiplier, but if you hit a mine the round ends and you lose your bet. Find every gem on the board and you cash out automatically.

The whole board is shown for a moment when a round ends, so you can see where every mine was hidden. Keep in mind that closing the game ends your session, including any round in play.

Example: A $2.00 bet with 3 mines. Two gems pay ×1.27, so cashing out wins $2.54.

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The Return to Player (RTP) is 97.28% to 98.00%, depending on the number of mines and gems, and the maximum win is ×5,070,292.50 your bet.

The RTP changes slightly between setups because multipliers are shown to two decimal places.

To achieve the max win of ×5,070,292.50, you need to find every gem on a board with 12 or 13 mines. These setups have the most possible combinations of gems and mines, which makes clearing the whole board the hardest and most rewarding result in the game.

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Below are the key features of Mines

• Adjustable mines: Hide anywhere from 1 to 24 mines on the grid. Fewer mines give frequent small wins, while more mines give rare but much larger wins. The volatility of the game is completely in your hands.
• Cash out at any time: Collect your win after any gem you find, or press Cancel before your first tile to get your bet back.
• Auto Play: Select the tiles to reveal, or use Random Tile, up to one tile for each gem on the board. That's up to 24 tiles with 1 mine, or just 1 tile with 24 mines. You can still change your bet and number of mines, and Clear removes all your selected tiles. Press Confirm Selection to continue. Each round then places your bet, reveals your tiles and cashes out if they're all gems. Choose how many rounds to play, from 5 to 1,000 or infinite, and a game speed of slow, medium or fast. Press Stop Auto at any time. Auto play also stops if your balance is lower than your bet.
• Provably Fair results: The Provably Fair settings show the seeds every round's mines are placed from, so you can check that no mine was moved after you placed your bet.
• Round History: View your last 50 rounds. Select the details icon to see a round in full.
• Disable Animations: Turn off animations to see results instantly for faster play.
• Space To Bet: Press the Space bar to play a round, and press it again to cash out.

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Mines is mobile friendly and requires no download on your mobile device, loading directly in most modern browsers. On desktop, turn on Space To Bet to play and cash out straight from your keyboard.

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Mines takes the classic 5×5 mines game and keeps it clean and focused. The minimal theme keeps your attention on the grid, and the Multiplier and Next Tile readouts under the board mean you always know what you're playing for before you pick another tile.

The real draw is the decision at the heart of every round: cash out now, or risk it for one more gem. With anywhere from 1 to 24 mines, you can play a slow and steady game with just a few mines, or load up the board for huge jumps in multiplier with every gem. Clearing a board with 12 or 13 mines unlocks the ×5,070,292.50 max win, giving the game enormous upside for players who like to push their luck.

Small touches make it player friendly too. You can cancel a round for a full refund before your first tile, the whole board is revealed at the end of every round, and Space To Bet lets you play and cash out quickly from your keyboard.

Auto Play lets you pick your tiles once and repeat the same pattern for up to 1,000 rounds or infinite play. There are no profit or loss limits to stop auto play automatically, so keep an eye on your balance during longer sessions.