About Diamond Heist
Developed by Scientific Games (SG), Diamond Heist offers 4,096 ways to win and has been developed in coordination with Core Gaming. The slot is unique in that it features five “Must Go Pots”. These are, in effect, must-win jackpot prizes. As you might imagine, thematically, Diamond Heist is all about a robbery, but there are elements of Deal or No Deal woven into the release, including a pick and win round featuring red boxes. The slot won’t let you tinker with the 4,096 lines, but that’s to be expected. The six-reel game does give you a bit of leeway when it comes to stakes, though. Expect to wager anything from 0.10 up to 10.00 a pop here. Prizes worth up to 500x a bet can be won if you strike it lucky. Land six Diamond Heist symbols to pocket that tasty prize. However, as we’ve said, there are progressives to be won, so let’s look at those in the rest of our Diamond Heist review.
Special Features
Diamond Heist’s wild symbol also doubles up as its best-paying icon. This appears as the game’s logo. When it shows up six times on a line, you can expect to win at least 50x your bet. Wilds can replace all save for scatters, as is customary in most video slots.
The Mystery Safe Deposit Box Bonus is the one feature that closely resembles Deal or No Deal here. It is triggered at random, so there isn’t anything specific you can do to activate the round. Once triggered, you can choose one of five boxes displayed on the screen to win something from the paytable. The amount you can win will be based on the symbol that appears.
The masked robber or bandit is the game’s special symbol. When this appears, you can trigger a free spin bonus. You’ll need it to appear at least three times, but the more times he shows up, the greater the number of spins you’ll start the bonus round with.
The Must Go Jackpots (there are five) are won at random. Once they start to flash, you can try to input a four-digit code (at random) to unlock the vault. The code is random and changes each time. If you guess correctly, you will unlock one of the jackpot prizes. This is an interesting take on progressive jackpots and one we haven’t seen in many slots before.
Bonus Feature
If you trigger Diamond Heist’s free spin bonus with three scatters, you’ll begin the round with eight free spins under your belt. This will rise to ten free spins if you manage to land four bonus symbols and reaches a maximum of twelve free spins if you find all five scatters on a single slot spin.
During the bonus round, any wins will trigger a cascading symbols mode. This can, in turn, move along a conveyor belt closer to Flash Freddie (the robber). He can potentially grab a Mystery Deposit Box that offers mystery cash, an increasing multiplier, or extra free spins. If Freddie grabs a Gold Mystery Deposit Box, you’ll get to play with random wilds, multiplier increments, or extra free spins.
