Brilliant Diamonds: Hold and Win

Brilliant Diamonds: Hold & Win Overview

Hold and Win slots we are slowly realising are beginning to dominate a large proportion of new games being put on the market. This might be considered a good thing for many, as the Hold and Win mechanic seems to be popular, and there are seldom any surprises with this type of slot. On the other hand, these slots are all very similar and, in most regards, if you have played one, you’ve played them all. We just wished that providers might try a little harder with the features or at least the themes to offer a little novelty. This new game from iSoftBet certainly does nothing of the sort and is the poorer for it.

The features for this game unsurprisingly centre on the Hold and Win bonus, triggered by landing five or more platinum or golf diamond symbols on the reels simultaneously. These triggering symbols are then locked in place on a new screen where only more diamonds can fall onto the reels. The game then awards players three re-spins. The objective of these spins is to land more diamonds and eventually amass enough for a big payout at the end. This feature also offers the chance of winning jackpots. The other features are the random diamond modifiers and the bonus buy option, allowing players to buy their way into the features.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for Brilliant Diamonds: Hold and Win is overt or monetary wealth. The reels are plastered with classic symbols representing the wealthy lifestyle, starting with a private jet. The screen is also graced by diamond-encrusted watches, champagne and what looks to be a Bentley saloon car. Let’s just say there is no subtlety in the message that this game is trying to impart. Brilliant Diamonds: Hold and Win is desperately trying to hook players in with a glimpse of a lifestyle familiar only to the rarefied celebrity and the powerful oligarch.

Considering the choice of opulent treasures or settings they could have used, the background for this game is rather dull. Instead, the scene is just a deep blue rectangle fashioned in the style of a diamond’s gleaming head. The radiance lines from the centre of the board give a small indication of the diamond’s shine. However, this is a poor use of space and probably just another indication of the lazy clone that this game is.

The playing board is a diamond-edged mirror with a white interior setting off the various trappings of the high-flying lifestyle.
The symbols are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The A is the most valuable of these paying out at 4x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the more valuable symbols are champagne, the wristwatch, the sports car, and the private jet. The jet is the most valuable of these paying out at 16x the stake for the top combination. The specials are the various diamonds on the board in different colours. These represent scatters and special jackpot amounts. There is also a wild which comes in stacked formation.

Game Play

Brilliant Diamonds: Hold and Win is played on a 5-reel, 3-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 Brilliant Diamonds: Hold and Win is 25p to £25 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake 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 medium range. The return to player percentage for Brilliant Diamonds: Hold and Win is 96%, which is average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,440x your stake.

Features

The first bonus available here is the range of Diamond modifiers. Randomly on any spin during the base game, diamond modifiers might come into play. You will either be awarded an instant cash win or automatically gain entrance to the Hold and Win feature when they do. Diamond symbols on the reels might also be upgraded to the next level in value.

However, the main feature here is the Hold and Win bonus, triggered when players land five or more of the platinum or gold diamond symbols on the reels simultaneously. All triggering diamonds are locked in place, and the game awards players three re-spins. If any new diamonds hit on the reels, your re-spin count will be reset to three. This special round will either end when you run out of re-spins or when the entire board is full of symbols.

Each of the symbols collected on the board during this feature has a cash value. These are all added up at the end of the round and paid out to you in one cash lump sum. However, you may also win bonus jackpot amounts by landing special jackpot diamonds in multiples.
Gold diamonds also represent a multiplier, and for every gold diamond, plus one is added to the multiplier, helping boost your final payout.
The final bonus is the bonus buy option, allowing players to buy their way into the Hold and Win feature. However, this option is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

Hold and Win slots are, we have to say, very popular, so if you enjoy these types of games, this is a decent example. However, the theme and features are a little dull, and the top payout isn’t particularly exciting either. There are better Hold and Win slots out there that offer a better win potential, so there isn’t much point playing this one unless you really want to.