Dice Dice Baby

Created by the Booming Games studio, this new game has been designed to harness the last drop of popular social cache that the song "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice still has (if it has any left). Indeed, this is a desperate affiliation that is barely worth the work. However, every slot needs a theme, and this is certainly a fairly unique one. Mechanically this is a six-reel, four-row game with 25 pay lines and an RTP of 95.45%. Dice Dice Baby offers a top payout of 5,000x the stake and is available to play on multiple platforms.

Dice Dice Baby Overview

There are a few features of this game. The first is called the Dice Dice Baby feature, triggered randomly on any spin. When activated, between one and six di are rolled on a new green game board. They will land on a number between one and six. The corresponding reel for each of these numbers then turns wild. If you throw two or more of the same number, that reel will benefit from a multiplier in addition to becoming wild. You will then play out a set of spins with these modifiers earnt in the first part of the bonus applied. There is also a free spins bonus and a bonus buy option. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Dice Dice Baby Theme and Symbols

This game combines the classic look of a slot machine from the 90s with a little bit of Vanilla Ice flavour. Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Matthew Van Winkle, if you didn't know, is an American rapper most famous for his song "Ice Ice Baby", which sampled a Queen riff. Although his first album, on which this single appeared, was wildly successful, follow-up projects from the Dallas-born rapper failed to receive much attention or radio play. Later in life, Van Winkle went on to become a TV host and a media personality known mostly for being a presenter. This game may carry the name of his most famous musical contribution, but that's about where the association stops. The background for this game is one of those standard classic slot backgrounds. It is just a perfect red background with a crystal pattern radiating from the middle. The playing board for this game is a golden rectangle with a deep purple interior topped with dice.

The symbols are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying icons are cherries, oranges, plums and watermelons. On the other hand, the more valuable icons are the lucky 7s, BAR icons, golden bells and diamonds. The lucky 7s are the most valuable regular symbol you'll find on the board. The specials here are the wild icon, which can only appear in a stack of four here, or the free spins bonus star symbol.

Game Play

Dice Dice Baby is played on a 6-reel, 4-row machine with 25 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. The betting range for Dice Dice Baby is 5p to £25 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stakes up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen. Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen. Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage for Dice Dice Baby is 95.4%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,000x your stake.

Dice Dice Baby Features

As explained in the introduction, the first feature here is the Dice Dice Baby feature, triggered randomly on any spin. When activated, between one and six di are rolled on a new green game board. They will land on a number between one and six. The corresponding reel for each of these numbers then turns wild. If you throw two or more of the same number, that reel will benefit from a multiplier in addition to becoming wild. You will then play out a set of spins with these modifiers earnt in the first part of the bonus applied.

The second feature is the free spins feature, triggered when players land three or more scatter icons on the reels simultaneously. This will give the player eight free spins, with every spin guaranteed to trigger the Dice Dice Baby feature. Sadly, you cannot re-trigger the free spins from within the feature. Finally, Dice Dice Baby also has a bonus buy option that allows you to purchase access to free spins. However, depending on the jurisdiction in which you are accessing this game, this option may not be available to you.

Conclusion

Who knew you could still find products being produced that hung their cultural relevance on a dodgy version of Ice Ice Baby? Not us, for sure. Looking into the nuts and bolts of things here, you'll quickly realise that this game hasn't much to offer. Even though the features are quite generous, the low RTP, poor top payout, and very high volatility don't make for a rewarding playing experience. Indeed, there are much cheaper ways of enjoying 90s music and playing slot games out there.