Diamond Riches

Overview Diamond Riches

Online slot machines don’t come any more classic in style than Diamond Riches. Even the name is refreshingly old-school, taking us back to the easy gaming experiences of the 90s. There is no pretence, no thematic gimmick, the designers (namely Booming Gaming) have simply made a slot that is about winning big prizes by testing your luck on the reels. That isn’t to say that the game isn’t fun. The visual presentation, jazzy soundtrack and quality bonus features all make sure of that.

Speaking of features, Diamond Riches has a few that are sure to enhance player’s gaming experiences as well as raise their odds. The simplest of which is the game’s use of wilds. As expected, wild symbols can substitute for regular symbols to help players score wins. However, the main action for this game revolves around the diamond symbol. Players can trigger a win with only 2 of these on a pay line. If you are truly lucky and land 9 of these symbols, the game pays out the maximum prize which is 2,000x your stake.

Theme and Symbols

The theme of this game, if it has a distinct theme, is that of old-school fruity gaming combined with a little TV quiz show razzmatazz. Visually Booming Gaming has gone for an overt expression of wealth in the form of diamonds, gold and coins - all being shown gratuitously throughout the feature. The idea being, one assumes, to keep reminding players of the potentially lucrative game they find themselves playing. The background has been kept simple. It is a red backdrop punctuated by lines of bright white circles.

Symbols for this game come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. The lower value symbols for Diamond Riches are the BAR symbols. These come in single, double and triple versions. The value of each one of them grows in relation with the size of the BAR. Next highest in terms of value are the various stacks of gold bullion. The higher the stack, the bigger the payout. Then there is the most valuable symbol in the game- the Diamond, which we have already mentioned is the symbol you need to land to trigger the max win. Lastly, there is the gold coin scatter and the wild sign symbol, each of which is linked to bonus content.

Game Play

Diamond Riches is played on a 3-reel, 3-row board with 10 pay lines. Forming a win playing this game is simple. Landing two diamonds on the reels at once will trigger a win. However, for every other symbol, you have to land 3 of a kind on a pay line starting with the leftmost reel.

The betting range for Diamond Riches is 10p to £50 per spin. To adjust their bet levels players can use the bet tool located at the bottom left-hand corner of the reels. Information about the slot, including the paytable and the autospins options can be found via the small “I” icon on the top right-hand corner of the reels.
Volatility for this slot is understood to be on the higher end of the spectrum. The return to player percentage for Diamond Riches is 95.47%, a little under average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 2,000x their stake.

Features

Booming Games weren’t messing around when they named this slot Diamond Riches, as diamonds are exactly how you achieve the best wins in this game. It is the only symbol on the board which will payout for just 2 on the board. However, it is not just 2 that players should be hopeful for but a magic 9 diamonds. Landing 9 of these perfect white gems triggers the game’s maximum prize of 2,000x your stake.

This isn’t the only feature, however. There is also a free spins round. To trigger this bonus players must land 3 of the gold coin scatters on the reels at the same time. The free spins round starts with a standard 10 free spins, however, the bonus round can be retriggered if players land yet more scatters, adding to the total of your free spins.

If you don’t think this is enough, the game designers have one final temptation for you. When you reach the end of a feature, players will be presented with the Gamble feature. Here players will play one of two card games against the dealer. If they should win, they will double their overall takings for the feature, coming away with a fantastically large prize. However, should players lose, they will forfeit their accrued winnings and go home with nothing.

It is recommended that players who has accrued fairly little might as well go for the gamble feature as the risk to reward ratio is fairly good. However, the choice as always will be with the player.

Conclusion

Online slots as we said in the introduction don’t come more straightforward or classic than Diamond Riches. Having said that, Booming Gaming has incorporated some features which modernise this slot to make sure that it is as fun to play as it is nostalgic to look at. The only couple of downsides are that the RTP isn’t that great and due to the high volatility, it is difficult to know if you’ll ever get very close to landing those 9 magic diamonds.