Reel Diamonds

Reel Diamonds Review

As 2021 begins, a developer expands its classic slot series with another fruit-themed game, Reel Diamonds. While said to be an adaptation of the developer’s older slot, Classic Fruits, it seems to be a reskin of the Smoking Hot Fruits slot, with tweaks made to the design and gameplay.

Reel Diamonds - Slot Outlook

Players familiar with the above slots won’t find anything innovative here. As part of the classic series, it offers straight-forward gameplay with an equally simple design. A standard semi-transparent 5x3 grid with 10 ways to play dominates the view, while behind it a blue wallpaper with shiny diamonds on either side of the screen makes up the backdrop.

As for the stats, Reel Diamonds comes with a math model similar to the one found in the Smoking Hot Fruits slot, except the betting range is cut in half, so now players can bet from 0.1$ to 50$ per spin. Other than that, the rest of the figures are more or less average. Thus, the RTP is solid at 96%, while the volatility tends to the middle side of the spectrum. The potential is decent since wins of up to 5,000x of the bet are possible.

The symbol collection includes 7 regular symbols alongside a bunch of specials. In ascending order we get cherries, lemons, oranges, plums, grapes, watermelons, and red lucky sevens. Scoring wins requires landing at least 3 instances of the same symbol on a payline starting from the leftmost reel, while full combos are achieved by landing 5 matching symbols. Individual values are moderate, with 5-of-a-kind fruit wins paying from 10x to 50x the stake, and sevens up to 500x.

Reel Diamonds - Bonus Features

Gameplay-wise, Reel Diamonds is light on features and relies heavily on Scatter Pays and Expanding Wild symbols. What’s more, the developers even omitted the Free Spins feature, so no bonus game to be found here.

As the title implies, diamonds play a crucial role in the gameplay. Those shiny gems are Wild and can appear on any spin on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 to substitute for any other regular symbol and help you form winning combinations. They don’t have any own value, yet whenever they land anywhere on the grid, they expand to cover the entire reel and significantly boost your odds of hitting a decent win.

Reel Diamonds - Slot Verdict

Reel Diamonds does precisely what classic-styled slots are supposed to do - evokes nostalgic feelings and offers utter simplicity both in terms of the design and gameplay. However, when comparing it to other slot machines in the classic series, it sticks out with its more or less balanced gameplay. Take Smoking Hot Fruits for instance. While it boasts a similar design, once you take a peek under the hood, you’ll quickly notice what’s the difference. The developers doubled the number of paylines and implemented Expanding Wild symbols, as well as kept the Scatter Pays feature. As a result, Reel Diamonds appears to be a much better option.