Whenever I hear of a new diamond-themed slot, I sigh and think: “Diamonds and Egypt - are they ever going to stop making up new games with these themes?” However, like most of us, I get tempted to give such slots a try and see whether they’d be any different and stand out in the crowd. And finally, in a new IGT title dubbed “Diamond Queen” I’ve found what I’ve been looking for - a breath of fresh air that makes this game unique despite its over-exploited theme.
“Diamond Queen” Characteristics
Apart from its theme which is exploited in a different, fairytale-like way, with all the wizards, wizard apprentices, magical diamond scepter, and the diamond queen herself, this five-reel, 20-payline slot also includes some fantastic, full-color graphics and dreamlike sounds, which make the game ever so enchanting.
Another proof that “Diamond Queen” is not one of those ephemeral slots that will evaporate from players’ minds as soon as they finish playing it is the generosity you may encounter in its special features. Among these you’ll find wilds, a magical bonus round with free spins and random multipliers, all of which will see you significantly richer should you be so lucky as to get them.
Also, if you’re financially able to do so, it’s worth playing on higher stakes in this great video slot, because if you manage to trigger the bonus round, your prizes will be significantly higher.
Special Features
In “Diamond Queen” winning sometimes seems very easy. The least you’ll get in this game are constant, regular small wins that will keep your balance alive for quite long. And occasionally, thanks to its special features, one of them in particular, this game becomes a real money-maker!
Namely, three Mystical Diamond Bonus symbols anywhere on three middle reels will start the corresponding bonus round. We agree that this is not an easy one to score, but it’s far from impossible as these symbols appear quite often. Once you’re in the bonus round, you ‘ll be awarded with starting 3 free spins. These spins involve interesting side features, such as additional free spins, locked wild reels (it starts with reel 2, then makes reel 3 wild as well, and finally reel 4 if you reach a greater number of free spins during the bonus round), so winning odds in this bonus become really great.
In addition to this one, there’s the wild symbol which replaces all other symbols, except the scattered bonus symbols, bringing an additional winning potential to the base game.
Conclusion
IGT has presented us a really surprising release this time. It’s not only surprising in terms of its interesting twist on the commonly not so interesting a theme, but it has also captured our attention with its occasionally very lucrative payouts. These two characteristics of “Diamond Queen” promise that it will have a bright future in the world of slots where it’s becoming very hard to meet the ever-increasing player expectations.
Slot data and features
- 5Reels
- 20Pay lines
- NoWild Symbol
- NoMultiplier
- $1 - $4000Betting Range
- 4.00 - 200.0Coin bet range
- 1Coins per line
- NoProgressive
- 20Max coins
- NoScatter Symbol
- NoFree spins available
- NoBonus Game
- NoBuy feature
