Diamond Mine Megaways Review and Demo

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Diamond Mine Megaways Slot Review

Diamond Mine Megaways is a gold rush-themed adventure from Blueprint Gaming that was launched in 2018. It features the popular Megaways mechanic that offers 117,649 ways to win across a supersized grid and a free spins bonus round.

Blueprint Gaming is a well-respected software developer that provides high-quality games to players across the UK, including many long-time favourites such as Eye of Horus and Fishin’ Frenzy.

Category	Detail
Game Title	Diamond Mine Megaways
Software provider	Blueprint Gaming
RTP	96.43%
Volatility	High
Max Win	£250,000
Theme	Gold rush
Key Mechanic	Megaways, cascading reels, mystery symbols, free spins, multipliers

Diamond Mine Megaways Gameplay

Instead of a traditional grid layout, in Diamond Mine Megaways, there are 6 reels of varying sizes and an additional four reel line above the grid. There are no standard paylines as the number of symbols on each reel changes with every spin. This offers a potential of 117,649 ways to win by landing a certain number of matching symbols.

This mechanic keeps gameplay fresh and exciting, as every spin is different. On top of this, the Diamond Mine Megaways slot uses cascading reels, meaning winning symbols disappear and make way for new ones, increasing the winning potential of a single spin.

The action amps up in the free spins round, which you can unlock by landing four or more Gold scatters across the reels. Win multipliers are introduced, starting at 1x and increasing by +1 with every win.

The minimum bet size is £0.20 per spin.

Here’s a look at what you can expect to win for landing combinations of each symbol with a £1 stake:

Symbol	2 on a payline	3 on a payline	4 on a payline	5 on a payline	6 on a payline
Nine	0.00	0.10	0.20	0.40	0.80
Ten	0.00	0.10	0.25	0.50	0.90
Jack	0.00	0.15	0.25	0.50	1.00
Queen	0.00	0.20	0.25	0.60	1.00
King	0.00	0.20	0.40	0.60	1.75
Ace	0.00	0.20	0.40	0.60	1.75
Mining tools	0.00	0.25	0.50	0.75	2.00
Lantern	0.00	0.25	1.00	1.50	2.00
Miner	0.00	1.00	2.00	2.50	7.50
Diamond	2.00	5.00	10.00	25.00	50.00

Theme and Story of the Diamond Mine Megaways Slot

Diamond Mine Megaways is based on the mid-1800s gold rush across the American Wild West. The story reflects the player’s experience: you’re a miner digging for diamonds and gold, hoping to make your fortune. The background features the wide expanse of the western plains, with a little cactus in the foreground. The grid is set in a large red rock, as if you’re in the mine, and the symbols are placed over rocks that get blown up when you land a win.

The symbols themselves aren’t always on theme, as the lowest paying are the card emblems, ranging from nine to ace. The theme comes back into play as the payouts increase, with mining tools, a lantern and a miner clutching a bar of gold. The highest paying symbol is the large diamond, which awards a payout for as few as two matching symbols on a payline.

The Wild symbol is three sticks of dynamite, which replaces all paying symbols. There is also the mystery symbol: a barrel of TNT, which explodes to reveal any symbol except for the bonus scatter. The scatter is an overflowing bag of glistening gold – the ultimate prize. Four or more of these take you through to the free spins round.

Graphics, Sounds and Vibes

As soon as you load up the game, you’re pulled into the theme. Not only from the beautifully painted background and detailed symbols, making you feel like you’ve landed in the hot American desert, but the jaunty country-style soundtrack also adds to the immersion. This is layered with aptly-designed sound effects of a ground-shaking thud as the reels land in place and exploding rocks as winning symbols disappear to make way for new ones.

Unlike a lot of other online slots, like Rise of Atlantis, the music doesn’t change when you enter the bonus round, but it’s already quite intense anyway. Instead, only the backdrop changes, showing the same scene but at night time, with stars shining in the sky.

Here’s what one of CasinoTopsOnline’s top gaming experts thought about the slot design:

Diamond Mine Megaways Slot on mobile

Diamond Mine Megaways has been fully optimised to function just as smoothly on a mobile device as on desktop, whether you prefer to play in portrait or landscape mode. The spin button is always easy to reach, either to the right of the grid or beneath it.

The landscape layout echoes the desktop experience, but nothing is lost when you switch to portrait mode. The grid fits nicely within the frame, with additional elements like the Megaways payline counter, the bet size adjustor, the paytable and the spin button moved above and below the reels.

Here’s what one of our expert reviewers had to say about the Diamond Mine Megaways mobile play:

Cascading reels

Even if you manage to land a winning combination, there’s still the potential to increase your payout thanks to the cascading reels. The winning symbols are exploded and the reels tumble down to replace them with new ones. This can lead to more wins, and the cascading reels continue until there are no more matches. This feature is even more rewarding in the free spins bonus round, as every win adds +1 to the payout multiplier, with no limit.

Mystery symbols

As well as the traditional Wild symbols you find in most modern online slots, Diamond Mine Megaways features mystery symbols. These barrels of TNT can land anywhere on the reels and detonate to reveal any symbol except the free spins scatter. All mystery symbols on the grid transform into the same symbol, which can significantly increase your chances of landing a winning combination.

Free spins

The free spins bonus round is triggered by landing four or more of the bag of gold scatter symbols anywhere on the grid. Four scatters will award you 12 free spins, and an extra five spins are added for every additional scatter. You can also increase your number of free spins within the bonus round. Here, the scatters only appear in the top horizontal reel. Three of them will grant another five free spins, while four will give you an extra 10 spins.

Unlimited win multiplier

The best feature of the free spins round is the unlimited win multiplier. The round starts at 1x and the multiplier increases by +1 with every win. There is no cap on this multiplier, so as long as you continue to land wins, your payout potential continues to increase.

Here’s the opinion of one of CasinoTopsOnline’s expert writers:

RTP and Volatility

Diamond Mine Megaways has an RTP rate of 96.43%, which is comfortably above the industry standard of 96%. This is paired with high volatility, meaning payouts tend to be less frequent but potentially larger, so it’s something to keep in mind when setting your budget.

Bet Sizes & Variance

The bet size on Diamond Mine Megaways ranges from £0.20 per spin to £100 per spin. However, due to the recent stake limits imposed by the UKGC, players in the UK will only be able to select a maximum bet of £2 per spin if they are 18-24, or £5 per spin if they are 25 and over.

Jackpots & Best Wins

There are no fixed, local, or progressive jackpots in Diamond Mine Megaways – the maximum win is capped at £250,000. According to Slot Tracker, the highest recorded community win at the time of writing is an impressive 718.9x.

Testing the Diamond Mine Megaways Slot with a £50 Bankroll

To give a comprehensive overview of the game, I decided to play Diamond Mine Megaways demo with a hypothetical £50 budget, setting my stake at £1 per spin over 50 spins.

The cascading reels were the most rewarding feature of my session, with the first of which coming as early as my 3rd spin. I landed a payout of £2.60, and then another £1.40 on the tumble, bringing my total up to £51.00 already. I stayed pretty level over the first ten spins, with occasional wins bringing my balance back up, but nothing really big. On my ninth spin, I landed 5 mystery symbols, but they transformed into Kings, which didn’t help me. I landed some decent and quite frequent wins over the rest of my session, with the highest being £6.00 on spin 30, thanks to winning 6 ways with the Queen symbol. This brought my total back up to £50.50. I landed nine more wins over my last 20 spins, but none were high enough to keep me level. Overall, I lost £7.80, ending my session with a balance of £42.20.