“It’s hard to say no to the magical sparkle of a diamond. After all, there’s a reason they’re called the girls' best friends. While there’s not an empire full of diamonds like the title would have you believe, there are still some decent scores to be found in this Microgaming release”
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While nostalgia is a powerful thing, if there’s one thing we don’t miss from old slot machines, its their horrendously boring gameplay. The act of continuing to push the lever over and over with little in the way of features gets dull really quickly – there’s a reason a great deal of slot developers decided to spice up gameplay by including big bonuses. You might argue wins were better back then, but then again, slot makers could also count on people falling asleep from boredom playing those titles in hopes of a jackpot. This game tries to strike a happy medium between the two sides.
Launched in April 2018, Diamond Empire is a 3-reel, 3-row video slot with 15 fixed paylines. The game has two simple special features –you have diamond Wilds which appear on the reels and bring multipliers to any wins they are a part of, and winning three Scatters activates a wheel bonus on which you can win several cash prizes.
Of course, surrounded by diamonds, you might be tempted to simply throw your money around – but those diamonds aren’t yours just yet, so you’ll have to balance your budget until you win them. The coin denomination goes from $0.01 up to $0.10 per spin, while the wager itself goes from $0.15 at its lowest to $15 at its highest, which may not appease some high rollers, but the lowest bet per spin being merely $0.15 is no doubt a good way to attract low end gamblers who are hoping for a few small wins to increase their betting budgets.
The nostalgia factor doesn’t count only for the size of the reels, but also the symbols that populate them. You will one bar, two bar and three bar icons, some cherries and lucky sevens. On top of this, you can find Wilds, which are represented by a pair of diamonds and bring a multiplier with them, and Scatters, which have a large word Bonus written on a large wheel. Collecting three Scatters is required to win the feature.
Once you collect three Scatters, you are taken to a bonus wheel on which there are several cash prizes. The wheel will spin and on the place it lands, it will reward you with that cash prize. The biggest score you can get from this is a 888x your wager, which is also the highest single win in the game.
There are also Wilds, that multiply every winning combination they are a part of by 2x. If there are two Wilds, it will give a 4x multiplier on that single win, and three Wilds will reward a proper win of 666,66x the wager, which is the highest non-feature jackpot you can win. Wilds and their multipliers only count on the paylines they are part of.
Software:Microgaming
Reels:3
Play Lines: 15
Bonus Feature:Yes
Extra Feature:Yes
Progressive Jackpot:No
Gamble Feature:No
Variance:High
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Rating: 4/5
"It’s a good offering from Microgaming, providing you with a far better experience than most other 3x3 titles. It offers a nice in between the nostalgic desire for more old style games and the modern things we’ve gotten used to. For us, this is a solid title, and one we recommend you should give a few spins."
- Reviews Editor, Soccernews.comSoftware: Microgaming
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Cashout Time: 24 Hours
Uk License: 0
Software: Microgaming
Games:
Cashout Time: 24 Hours
Uk License: 0
Software:Microgaming
Reels:3
Play Lines: 15
Bonus Feature:Yes
Extra Feature:Yes
Progressive Jackpot:No
Gamble Feature:No
Variance:High
Autoplay | ||
Free Spins | ||
Multipliers | ||
Bonus Rounds | ||
Progressive | ||
Mobile |
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