Hot Diamonds slot review (Amatic)

Amatic’s Hot Diamonds is an uncomplicated video slot with straightforward gameplay and a lucrative bonus feature

The theme revolves around wealth and riches.

Despite the simplicity of this slot, you can win a very sizable amount of money with it. The main prize, for a full screen of diamonds, is a smashing $€ 25,000. Sure, you can only win this amount if you play with a maximum bet of $€ 10 per spin, but that still comes down to a staggering 2,500 x your stake.

Not bad for just a “simple” video slot.

So it’s a no brainer. We love Amatic’s video slots. Although they’re not the most cutting-edge or technically advanced slots, they have the potential to award you handsomely.

Not to mention those alluring ‘ka-ching ka-ching’ sounds when pressing the collect button, always making you hungry for more. Just a psychological trick, of course, but it sure works.

Hot Diamonds gameplay and features

Hot Diamonds has 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols, and there are 10 fixed paylines.

The betting range is set between $€ 0.10 and $€ 10 per spin.

This slot has a medium variance; it can land you very desirable payouts without breaking your account balance and making it disappear like a puff of smoke. However, the game can be volatile; you could be grabbing excellent profits 3 out of 4 spins, only not to win anything during the next 10 spins.

Unfortunately, Amatic does not publish official payout rates for its slots. We know from reliable sources within the casino industry that the theoretical RTP of their slots lies between 95% and 96%. That is if you play the online versions of their slots. The land-based versions are much less lucrative.

Once again, this shows that playing at an online casino has its advantages.

Symbols and payouts

The symbols all have to do with wealth. Think bars of gold, diamonds, rings and jewels. All symbols are stacked, except for the scatters, making it possible to spin a full screen with the same symbols. Believe us when we tell you, that’s a sight to behold.

Three consecutive symbols on a payline form a winning combination, no matter where the symbols are located on the payline. Therefore, you can hit winning combinations in 3 ways:

• From right to left
• From left to right
• Down the middle of the reels

The highest paying symbol is the diamond. You can grab 250 x the total bet if you spin 5 of these shiny gems. A full screen of diamonds gets you 10 x 250 = 2,500 x the wager.

The premium symbols are the gold bars (75 x the bet for a five-of-a-kind) and the rings (50 x the bet).

The lesser value symbols are the four jewels, and they are worth between 10 x and 25 x the total bet if you spin a five-of-a-kind.

Free spins bonus

If you manage to spin 3, 4 or 5 scatters, you have won the free spins bonus.

You always get 10 free spins, with the scatters acting as an extra wild symbol.

Also, winning combinations don’t have to appear on consecutive reels but can form at any position on the reels on an active payline.

It is possible to re-trigger the free spins.

Gamble Feature

If you feel you’re not cashing out fast enough, you can try to double or even quadruple your winnings with the Gamble Feature.

To double your prize, you have to predict the correct card colour. Predict the right suit of the playing cards (hearts, diamonds, clubs or spades), and your money will be multiplied by x 4.

Our verdict on the Hot Diamonds slot

Amatic’s Hot Diamonds is an entertaining yet pretty unremarkable video slot.

However, it can award you nicely, and if you are a fan of the traditional, land-based slot machines, this slot will undoubtedly appeal to you.

3 out of 5 stars.

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