Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds

What the famous Italian polymath would think of his name being attached to an online slot game involving Bingo is probably not worth pondering. However, at least there are some parallels between the great thinker and the game in that both put value on a relatively high degree of innovation. If you are unaware of how Slingo games work, they combine conventional free vegas slots with Bingo. Mechanically, Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds comprises a five-by-five grid or bingo card underneath which is another spinning reel. The RTP for this game sits at 96.2%, and the top available prize on one spin is 5,000x the stake.

Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds Overview

The featured content included in this game is the same as most Slingo products with a slight twist. As with other games in the developer's canon, you start each round with eight spins to try and cross as many numbers of the grid as possible. Aiding you in this endeavour are wilds, super wilds and free spins. These all increase the likelihood of you creating more matching lines (Slingos) and moving up the prize ladder, where greater cash rewards can be found. The slight variation in this game is that there is also a cascading reel feature that removes winning symbols and replaces them with new ones, helping you to mark off more numbers per spin. All features will be explained in greater detail later in the review.

Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is Leonardo da Vinci and his famous works. Most people will typically associate Da Vinci with his paintings, one of the most famous being the Mona Lisa, currently exhibited in the Louvre Museum and gallery in Paris. The painting features heavily in this game. It is a shame that this amazing man's work has been reduced to the idolisation of one painting, yet as we want to do as humans, we often compress knowledge into memorable chunks. The other main thematic aesthetic here is that of diamonds. This is a more classic slot game visual ploy cutting straight to the player's desire for material riches.

The background for this game is a simple dark blue background. This image has no pattern, illusion or interesting element of any kind. This is perhaps an intentional visual device used because it emulates the simple design of museums and galleries that want the art hung on the walls to stand out. However, this is probably not the case. It is more likely that the developers had little time or inspiration to create anything vaguely thematically relevant. The playing board has been cleverly designed to look like an antique wooden frame.

The icons for this game do not conform to the typical set of low-paying and high-paying icons. Instead, as this is more of a bingo game, players will see a grid full of numbers. It is your job to spin the reel underneath this grid and find numbers that correlate to those in the grid. Find numbers that make lines, and you will move up the prize ladder to the left-hand side of the screen. The further you make it up this ladder, the more money you will earn. There are also a number of special icons to be aware of, these are the wild, the super wild, the cross, the free spins icon and the diamond icon. The diamonds pay out the most in this game.

Game Play

Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds is played on a bingo grid of 5x5 that sits on a spinning reel that picks out the numbers. Players must find numbers on the spinning reel that correlate to those above in the grid to win combinations. Forming lines or Slingos will move you along the prize ladder and boost your payout at the end of each round. The betting range for Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds is 20p to £100 per spin. Players can toggle their stakes up and down to adjust their bet levels 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 low- medium range. The return to player percentage for Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds is 96.2%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,000x the stake.

Slingo Da Vinci Diamonds Features

Each round in this game begins with eight spins. You need at least three slingos to climb to the first rung on the prize ladder. Wild icons, when they land, allow you to mark off any number on the column directly above where the wild landed. Super wilds, on the other hand, will enable you to mark any number on the whole grid. The cross icons just block the position and have no value.

You can also earn free spins in this game by landing special free spin icons. These will award you one extra spin for your tally per icon landed. New to this game is the cascading reels dynamic. Numbers that become dabbed in the grid above are removed from the spinning reel and replaced by new ones. This allows for indefinite extra mark-offs per spin, as long as you keep landing matching numbers or wilds.

If you are lucky enough to get eight slingos you reach the bonus feature tiers of the slingo prize ladder. This awards either a larger cash prize or a smaller cash prize combined with several free spins on the classic Da Vinci Diamonds slot. These special prizes and what you need to acquire them are explained below:

• 8 slingos - 24x your stake or 10x your stake + 6 FS w/ an x1 multiplier.
• 9 slingos - 62x your stake or 25x your stake + 8 FS w/ an x2 multiplier.
• 10 slingos - 165x your stake or 50x your stake + 10 FS w/ an x5 multiplier.
• 12 slingos - 350x your stake or 75x your stake + 12 FS w/ an x10 multiplier.

Landing special combinations of the Mona Lisa or diamond icons also pay out, with the most valuable combination being five diamonds on a payline. Finally, this game also offers bonus buy facilities. However, these may not be available in all territories.

Conclusion

If you like Slingo games, you'll know where you are with this one and should get plenty of excitement and return. The major difference when it comes to this slot specifically is the cascading reel dynamic, which adds a different dimension to the action and a satisfying element of momentum that was not involved in the previous games. With a decent RTP, good top win, and a fairly low volatility rating, payout potential here also looks good. You can also play Blackjack to enjoy something different.