- The game has a multiplier feature of up to 4 times the wager and the payout percentage lies between 85 and 98 percent. Double Diamond is among the simplest of slot machines designed by International Game Technologies. The slot machine features a classic 3-reel game with a single payline.
- Vegas slot fans will be familiar with the Double Diamond slot machine, another popular title in the series by IGT. The game is a 3 reel, 9 payline slot that features multiple lines such as straights, diagonals, and V styles. The game features classic slot symbols with the Triple Diamonds symbol, various color bar symbols, and 7’s.
Triple Diamond is the sort of game that I’d expect to find in a bar, an older slot machine with classic action and symbols, which hasn’t gotten with the times and so it looks quite dated. There are some good things going on here, but only if you really insist on playing this sort of game, and you have no better alternative. IGT is the company responsible for its release.
The free Triple Diamond slots are free to play and belong to the “Diamond” category – the series produced by International Game Technology by IGT.If you remember the “Double Diamond” slot from this series, triple one is almost the same – it has the same graphic illustration (CGI), color palette, and soundtrack.
The game has been released with 3 reels and with a total of 9 active lines, while for the best possible rewards it offers, you could get as much as 1199x from each combo that is formed. Even though this is considered a classic, you’re looking at the option to use wilds with up to 9x combined multipliers, something that should make the action exciting.
Betting
You get to pick the amount that goes into each line, while at the same time you can decide on how many lines will be active. There are 9 lines at most to use, and for each one you spend between $0.10 and $3. That allows for a complete betting range of $0.10 to $27.
Triple Diamond Jackpot
The game gets rather exciting through the multipliers which can be applied, and you will learn all about them below, but ultimately they don’t influence the top jackpot’s value. Three wilds will pay the 1199x top jackpot, when they form a combination.
For a classic slot machine, the RTP that’s been announced by IGT isn’t that bad. It’s at 95.06%, below average for an online slot, but decent for a 3-reels title.
Special Features
When you’re playing a classic, you shouldn’t be expecting any huge features from it usually. Triple Diamond is a bit different from the classic of a couple of decades ago, but its look remains a dated one and there isn’t that much variety in gameplay to make it truly special. Still, expect for its multipliers to make things exciting.
Wilds With Multipliers
This is the only feature that has been implemented in Triple Diamond, yet it’s also very exciting. We’ve seen something similar in other slots with 3 reels, sometimes even with bigger multipliers, so this isn’t 100% unique.
The feature adds the Triple Diamond logo to the reels as a wild symbol, though it will be used in this role only when it appears once or twice on an active line. Should three Triple Diamonds land together, they form a combination and they pay 1199x the line bet.
Having one wild take part in the formation of a combination will triple the value of that win. The 3x multiplier that’s applied by one wild is multiplied from the one from the second, should two such symbols contribute to a combo. The total multiplier would reach 9x in that case.
While 9x multipliers can make wins a lot more exciting, with their help you get at most 900x from a regular combo of Red 7s. The better payout is still the 1199x which comes from three wilds forming their own combo.
Design
The classic slot machine is called that way for a good reason, it’s been around for more than a century. Many of the symbols which were used in that initial period are still used today. It’s not an exciting look for a slot machine, offering things like logos, red 7s or different types of Bar logos (1, 2 or 3 stacked and colored in teal, pink or yellow). If you’re looking for a good looking classic, there are some out there, but Triple Diamond is not one of them.
Summary
Triple Diamond mixes the classic slot experience with some exciting wild multipliers, but I’m not sure that it will be enough to get it on the radar of most players.
Other Popular Online Slots
Not too long ago, we took a closer look at the Double Diamond slot from IGT, a basic slot game with one payline across three reels.
It was an online version of one of the more popular retro-styled slots you can find in brick-and-mortar casinos.
So what could possibly be better than Double Diamonds? Well, how about triple?
The Triple Diamond slot boasts a very similar look to the Double Diamond game, and this time you can play on up to nine paylines and win up to 1199x your line stake.
Overview: Triple Diamond
Like the Double Diamond slot, the Triple Diamond slot is a direct port over onto a digital format from a very popular real-world casino game.
Unlike the Double Diamond slot, the Triple Diamond slot boasts more paylines (up to nine can be in play at any one time) and the slot features a number of symbols, bars, cherries, and 7s, which are common on retro-style slots.
The Triple Diamond symbol acts as the in-game wild symbol and is also the highest paying symbol in the game.
Who will the Triple Diamond slot appeal to?
If you are a fan of the real-world version of Double or Triple Diamond slots, then there is no doubt that you will like this game. The added option of having up to nine paylines in play gives the game a little more flexibility.
Triple Diamond is most certainly a vintage-themed slot, and it is essentially a slightly upgraded version of the Double Diamond game.
Retro fans will certainly like the three-reel throwback styling, but those who enjoy New Jersey online slots with a few more features and bonuses may find that the Triple Diamond slot is lacking in this department.
Where to play the Triple Diamond online slot in New Jersey
Like its counterpart Double Diamond, the Triple Diamond online slot is included in the rosters of a wide number of online casino sites in NJ.
Here are a few places we recommended visiting if you care to give it a whirl:
Gameplay: Triple Diamond
Triple Diamond will be very familiar to you if you’ve played the physical Double or Triple Diamond version in a land-based casino. The layout of the slot is virtually the same as Double Diamond, and the only real difference is the Triple Diamond wild being updated, plus the additional paylines.
Those added paylines do make a difference. They mean you can play from one payline up to nine paylines per spin, although your total bet will increase with every additional payline you play.
As always, on any variable payline slot it pays to have the maximum number of paylines in play at any one time. So it is a sensible strategy to wager a smaller amount per payline and have more paylines in play, rather than wager a larger amount on a smaller number of paylines.
Players can wager from $0.10 up to $100 per payline, giving a very wide scope to play for smaller amounts of money, up to a maximum of $900 per spin.
The cheapest bet to have all paylines in operation is $0.90. Other than this, the slot plays out as many three reel slots do, with one slight exception in that reels can show either three symbols or two symbols across the reels.
Occasionally, some of the symbols you land are blanks, which don’t pay out anything. The good news is that some of the nine paylines pay out even if you have different numbers of symbols on each reel, which isn’t the case on the Double Diamond slot.
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Payouts start at 2x your payline bet for landing a single Triple Diamond wild symbol anywhere on the reel. Any three bar symbols on a payline pays out 5x your payline. Any two Triple Diamond wilds or three single bar symbols pay out 10x your payline bet.
Three double bar symbols pay out 20x your bet, and three of the triple bar symbols pay out 40x your bet. Three of the ‘7’ symbols pay out 100x your bet, and land three Triple Diamond wilds on a payline and you hit the jackpot of 1199x your payline bet.
The Triple Diamond wild can also be used on any payline to complete it, and when used in this way, it will triple the usual payout for that win.
Special features: Triple Diamond
Triple diamond wilds
The Triple Diamond wilds are key to the bigger wins in the game, including the jackpot. They offer a 3x multiplier on all completed payline wins, and just a single wild offers a 2x payline payout anywhere across the reels.
Additional paylines
The addition of extra paylines (nine in total) means players can select between one and nine paylines to play on every spin. Tailoring the amount they bet on each payline and the number of paylines gives flexibility on how much to wager.
Classic styling
Triple Diamond is based on a real-world casino game, and so it has the same retro styling as the original, plus the same sound effects akin to many you will have heard if you have listened to the sounds of a typical Vegas slot floor.
What works?
Presentation
The vintage style of the game works nicely. The sound effects are particularly evocative initially, but over time they get a little repetitive.
Regular wins
You will enjoy regular wins in the base game, but most of these are the 2x and 5x your payline stake wins. That means if you are playing more than five paylines, you still lose money.
However, you will hit occasional bigger wins to help boost your balance.
Triple Diamond wilds
The wilds trigger relatively frequently in the game to complete paylines and also as a single payout wild.
Triggering all three is a rarity, but then again, that is the jackpot so it is understandable.
What doesn’t?
No variation
The gameplay on Triple Diamonds is very simple: Pick your number of paylines, pick your payline bet, and then hit the spins.
Alas, with no bonus features and no sub-games or free spins, the gameplay is a tad repetitive. If you aren’t winning, it isn’t too long before your mind starts to wander.
No free spins
One of the biggest problems retro games (or games that are ported over from real-world casinos) face is that many don’t offer free spins. It has now become a sure thing that most online slots offer a chance at a free spins round.
Small base game wins
Most base game wins in the slot are very small and less than your bet (if you are playing the full number of paylines). This means that even with regular wins, you can still lose money as you play Triple Diamond.
The scores
[wp-review id=”6731″]Graphics and soundtrack: 5/5
IGT has captured the feeling of the offline version quite beautifully, especially in the sound effects. It really does sound like the noises you’d hear in a Vegas slot room.
Nevertheless, after a while those effects can get a little irritating.
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Originality and creativity: 2/5
Any slot that is a copy of an offline slot is unlikely to score a huge amount for originality or creativity, but IGT has ported this version of the game to the online arena quite well.
Play value: 5/5
A lack of a cherry symbol impacts the value here, but the fact any bar pays out at 5x your payline and the Triple Diamond wild awards a 3x multiplier gives decent value. But those low base game wins can hurt at times.
Jackpot potential: 5/5
We’ve bumped up this score from the Double Diamond slot because you can win 1199x your winning payline. With nine paylines in operation, you have a chance of doing so.
Repeat play: 3/5
If you were a fan of the original offline games, or just enjoy retro slot gaming, then there’s plenty to keep you spinning the Triple Diamond reels.
But fans of more modern slots may find the gameplay a little too simplistic and repetitive.
Total score: 20/25
Triple Diamond is essentially a reworking of Double Diamond, and that is reflected in its similar scores. It lacks many modern slot features, but the additional paylines and an increased jackpot just put this game ahead of the other in my view.
If you’ve a hankering for even more diamonds, you might want to have a look at our Da Vinci Diamonds online slot review.