What is Mines?
Mines is BGaming’s grid-based crash alternative. On a 5×5 grid (25 tiles), you choose how many mines to hide (between 1 and 24), then flip tiles one by one. Each safe tile reveals a gem and multiplies your potential win. Flip a mine and you lose. Cash out at any point to lock in your current multiplier.
The core tension is identical to crash games: the longer you continue (the more tiles you flip), the higher the potential win, and the higher the risk. Mines adds a unique element: you control the mine count, which directly controls the game’s volatility.
How Mines Works
- Set your mine count (1–24). More mines = higher risk, higher potential multipliers.
- Place your bet.
- Click tiles on the 5×5 grid. Each safe tile multiplies your win.
- Cash out at any time to lock in your current multiplier.
- If you click a mine and haven’t cashed out, your bet is lost.
With 1 mine on a 25-tile grid, each flip is low risk (1 in 25 chance of a mine). With 20 mines, each flip is extremely high risk (20 in 25 chance of a mine), but safe flips produce enormous multipliers.
The Mathematics of Mine Count
The multiplier after each safe flip is calculated based on the number of remaining safe tiles. BGaming publishes the full payout tables, giving Mines a mathematical transparency matched only by provably fair crash games.
| Mines | Max Tiles Revealed | Approx Max Win |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | ~240x |
| 3 | 22 | ~400x |
| 5 | 20 | ~1,000x |
| 10 | 15 | Several thousand x |
| 20 | 5 | Very high (very rare) |
Mines vs Crash Games: The Strategic Difference
In traditional crash games, the only decision is when to cash out. In Mines, there are two decisions:
- Setup: How many mines?
- Execution: When to cash out (how many tiles to flip)?
This double-decision structure is why Mines has a higher strategic ceiling than most crash games. Experienced players can model the expected value of each additional flip and make mathematically-informed decisions.
Optimal Mine Count for Different Goals
Long sessions / entertainment: 3–5 mines. Moderate risk, regular safe flips, gradual multiplier build.
Balanced approach: 8–12 mines. Each flip is meaningful, multipliers grow quickly after a few safe tiles.
High-variance hunting: 20+ mines. One or two safe flips can produce very high multipliers. Most rounds end immediately.
Provably Fair
BGaming’s Mines provably fair system determines the mine positions before the round starts, using a cryptographic commitment scheme. You can verify after each round that the mine positions were not changed after your bets were placed.
Verdict
Mines is the most strategic crash-adjacent game available. The ability to control volatility through mine count, combined with 99% RTP and provably fair mechanics, makes it exceptional value for analytical players. If you’ve been playing crash games and want a game with higher skill expression, Mines is the obvious next step.