Hope Diamond is yet another promising slot from Blueprint, offering players to go digging in search of riches. This time taking place to a diamond mine, Blueprint as always implements loads of terrific extras to keep players in the right mood during the session as well as to deliver insane payouts as much as 50,000x of the bet.
Blueprint is known for producing an uncountable number of hit slots, which became fun favorites thanks to delivering new experiences. Hope Diamond is no exception and is the next title on the list to take an honored place in the developer’s portfolio. One thing the developers have never been famous for is the design. As alluded to earlier, the actions take place deep in the underground, where the diamond mine filled with precious stones is located. The overall design is simple and looks a bit outdated honestly, though, not without a special charm, making it fairly appealing even despite the simplistic Blueprint’s approach to the game’s appearance.
Hope Diamond is played across a 5×4 grid with 40 ways to play. Compatible with any device, it’s powered by a medium-high volatile math model to suit mainstream masses. The payback percentage is higher than the average level at 96.51%, providing that you’ll get your returns rather often. The stakes go from 0.2$ to 500$ per spin, while the maximum potential is a whopping 50,000x of the bet.
As we head over to the paytable we see that it’s a bunch of J-A royals making up the low pays, followed by 5 premiums. The more valuable symbols include in ascending order lanterns, carts, horses, female miners, and the game’s logo. Helping you to form winning combos is the Wild symbol, represented by dynamite sticks. It acts as a substitute for any other regular symbols and is worth the same as the top-paying regular symbol. You’ll require at least 3 symbols on a line to score a win, while full combos involve 5 instances of the same symbol on a payline. Landing a 5-of-a-kind combination of premiums will award from 10 to 25 times the bet.
Those looking for tons of fun and came to the right place. Hope Diamond boasts a great variety of things to do, including random modifiers and two bonus games. It might seem complicated at the first glace, though, thus let’s sort everything out in order.
On any spin during the base game, one out of 4 random modifiers can come into play. Once triggered, 3 shiny diamonds will appear on the screen to determine the modifier you’ll get on the next spin. Choosing one will reveal one of the following features:
The Diamonds Forever feature can also be triggered in a more traditional way by landing 6 or more Scatters anywhere in view during the base game. When triggered, all the Scatter symbols lock in place for the duration of the bonus and 3 Repins are awarded. During the bonus round, those bonus symbols land with a random cash value attached to them, and each new Scatter landing becomes sticky too and resets the number of Respins back to 3. The feature continues until players run out of Respins or the grid is entirely filled. At the end, all money values are added together and paid to the player.
With the help of Bonus Symbols, you’ll trigger another bonus game, namely Diamond Trail. There is a meter sitting on the left side of the screen, and any time a Bonus Symbol lands during the base game, it’s collected to fill the feature trail, and once you collect 100 pieces, the Diamond Spins feature is activated, which is pretty similar to the above-mentioned one. You also get 3 Respins and bonus symbols are the only symbols that are available to land, though, resetting spins is not possible, plus bonus symbols don’t get sticky and pay instantly after landing.
Hope Diamond manages to provide a bit of entertainment, but not specifically enough to get overwhelmed about it. While we can overlook the theme and design, which are not obviously everyone’s choice, the same cannot be said about the features. We really appreciate Blueprint’s efforts of mixing up some lucrative modifiers with other bonus features, but they actually struggle to impress. The first bonus game is a common Hold and Win feature, while the second doesn’t differ a lot. Adding a Free Spins feature with some modifiers active would have been a much better option.
Anyway, there’s nothing to complain about when it comes to the figures. Hope Diamond features a decent RTP value and a stunning potential of 50,000 times the stake, which can be claimed with the help of the above-mentioned features. However, they still fail to be as exciting as the Wild modifiers, which can really enliven the base game and not let you have a dull moment during the session.
All said and done, Hope Diamond might be enjoyable in case you’re OK with not the most original features and weird design. However, the maximum potential will be the main reason why players will feel drawn to spin the reels on it.
