Play Metal Detector for Free

Just imagining uncovering Golden Chalices that might have been there from Roman Times, and you can trade them into the Treasury at up to 500x your line-bet. Or how about some nice Rolex Watches that the local pawnbrokers will snatch off your wrist at the same price. Other items that players have been known to find include Diamond Necklaces and Pirate's Pistols worth up to 800x your line-bet. They've also found Bejewelled Rings and Gold Coins worth up to 1,000x, and even full Treasure Chests worth 2,000x your line-bet.

You may also stumble across 3 to 5 Treasure maps on the beach, and these will trigger an undisclosed number of free spins and a prize multiplier combination. Simply choose one of the triggering maps and it will reveal a free spin and multiplier combination that could win you a small fortune.

Let's face it, do any of us really know what could be buried just below where we're standing. I was pretty sure I did until I spun-in 3 Detector Dudes (he’s the dude in the shades, shorts and Hawaiian Shirt) and triggered the Bonus Round. In the Bonus Round you'll find yourself on a secluded part of the beach where you'll be given the option of going left or right, which you can do by pressing the red arrows. As you move, the gauge on the metal Detector will go wild when you get near something important, so press the dig button and find out what's down there. I couldn't believe it when I found an alien spaceship worth 1,200x my line-bet – so who knows what else might be down there!

You do have to pay a fee to hunt for treasure on the beach, but these start from just 0.01 coins a go. Choose to play 1 to 15 lines, then place matching-bets of 1 to 5 coins on each line, before finally applying a coin value of 0.01 to 1 to each of your coins. This allows a minimum bet of just 0.01 coins a spin in a penny slot style, and a maximum bet of 75 coins a spin.

This is a typically fun and imaginative slot game from rival Gaming and, as such, the animated graphics reflect the fun tone of the game. But you can certainly take finding the buried treasure very seriously indeed as there’s some seriously decent prizes to bank. Throw-in the excitement of not knowing how many free spins you’ll get, or the size of your prize multiplier, or what you might find next time you get to play the bonus round – and I know I’m definitely going back to do a bit more metal detecting!