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GEMS Mining

GEMS Mining is a dig-and-reveal instant-win game. On the thank-you page the customer picks tiles on a grid to uncover gems — find enough gems before hitting a bomb and the ticket wins. It’s one of the Giveaway Lottery instant-win mini-games.

Requires: WooCommerce and the free Giveaway Lottery plugin (Pro for auto-generated numbers and full prize delivery). See Instant Win Games — Shared Setup for the complete setup process; this page covers what’s unique to GEMS.

The Game

  • Each purchased ticket is one game on a tile grid (minesweeper-style).
  • The customer taps tiles to reveal gems, filling a progress bar.
  • Win/Loss is decided at checkout — the grid is a theatrical reveal.
  • Buttons include AutoPlay All, and Next Game.

Where to Configure It

  • Global settings: Giveaway Lottery → GEMS Mining Game
  • Per-product prizes: the GEMS Game tab on the product

GEMS-Specific Settings

  • Gems to win (General tab) — how many gems must be found to win, 3–12 (default 8).
  • Grid size (Design → Motion) — 4 to 6 (default 5×5).
  • Auto pick delay (ms) (Design → Motion) — speed of auto-play (default 350).
  • Game icons (Icons tab) — the gem and bomb icons (defaults: 💎 gem, 💣 bomb).
  • Theme (Design → Colors) — Dark or Light, plus an accent color.
  • Inside Instant Win toggle: “Enable GEMS inside Instant Win”.

Shortcodes

Show the prize list on any page:

[geg_gems_prizes]

Pro tip: A smaller “Gems to win” target on a larger grid makes wins feel quick and satisfying; a higher target builds more tension before the reveal.

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