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A companion on the job can be a hit and miss experience, especially when you don’t know the person well They can get under your feet and make each task seem like the hardest there is, which is probably why a dog has been selected to help you rather than a human.

This special pooch has been trained to sniff out gold, as much of it as he can dig for, as well as to reward you with between x12 and x120 of your stake. How many people can say that their dogs can do that! It isn’t just your dog that lightens the load, for your donkey is the one shifting all the rumble whenever you part the earth and try to strike it lucky once more. This tired looking creature delivers between x12 and x150.

You need to be careful with the rest of the paytable though, for bandits have been known to prey on those mining for gold, and you happen to be the only one left this evening. They’re easy to spot thanks to their flaming red hair and bright green hats, but that doesn’t make them any less challenging to fight. If you manage to take one of the blighters down, you can get a win up to x200 of what you originally bet.

There are plenty of tools that can get the job done, but your pickaxe is going to prove the most invaluable, particularly for tight spots where TNT is too risky. Oh, and it also has a sweet bonus round attached to its handle, which can begin the moment you line up between three and five of the tiles. It doesn’t matter whereabouts on the reels this happens, as long as it plays from left to right, you’ll be a winner.

As for the dynamite, well that scatters about multipliers as well as earth, blowing up the grid with up to x100 when it lands in a formation of five; the only symbol more exciting than that is of the miner himself. He has the power to grant up to 15 rounds on the house, giving your wallet a much needed break.

Owning part of this land to mine doesn’t come cheap, in fact it can be as steep as 60 credits, however if you manage to talk real nice to Golden Miner, he may see you right and drop the bet down to just 0.50. Show him your soft side and you’ll do just fine. Either of these amounts can be set via the plus and minus buttons found towards the middle of the controls, making spotting them all the easier.

Golden Miner can gift you real gold and quite a bit of it, in more ways than one, but it can also send you on what feels like a wild goose chase to hardly get paid a dime. If you’re happy to risk your money for a medium chance of success, then you’re in good company with this title.