RISING DIAMOND

HOW THE ADVANTAGE WORKS

• Rising Diamond features diamond symbols that land in reels two, three and four. Whenever a diamond symbol lands, the reels expand in height by one level. The player is then given three more spins to land additional diamond symbols. If a diamond symbol does not land within those three spins, the reels drop back down one level. The ways-to-win increases every time the reels expand and a bonus feature is triggered once the reels reach the top

WHEN TO PLAY

• 16807 ways.
• 7776 ways, with at least one spin remaining (this is displayed below the reels).
• The reels don’t expand until the next spin after the diamond symbol lands, so you can also play at 7776 ways or 3125 ways if there is currently a diamond symbol on the reels (even if there are zero spins remaining on the counter). If there are two diamond symbols, you can play at 1024 ways, and if there are three diamond symbols, you can play at 243 ways (this is rare).
  
  

Additional notes​

• Other hustlers don’t seem to know that the diamond symbols only expand the reels on the next spin. So even if it shows zero spins remaining, it can still be a play if there is a diamond symbol on the reels.
• Keep in mind that the reels only drop down one level if you don’t land another diamond symbol during the three spins. So it can drop from 16807 ways down to 7776 ways and still be a play.
• There are five levels in the base game: 243 ways, 1024 ways, 3125 ways, 7776 ways and 16807 ways.
• This is an all-ways-pay game, so the expanded reel height gives much better line pays.
• Up to three diamond symbols can land at once, so it’s possible to expand multiple levels in one spin.
• The diamond symbols also double as wild symbols.
• This game comes in pink and blue themes. There are differences in the bonus feature, but both versions play the same for advantage purposes.
• Rising Diamond has an RTP that ranges from 87.09% to 94.06%.

The maximum ways-to-win in the base game is 16807. Only one diamond symbol is needed to trigger the bonus feature from here. There are two spins remaining before the reels drop back down one level (notice the counter below the reels).

This might not look like a play with the ways at 3125 and zero spins remaining. However, the diamond symbol in reel four will expand the reels on the next spin, raising the ways to 7776. It’s common to find plays like this that other APs overlooked.

This is also a play, even with the ways at 1024 and zero spins remaining. The two diamond symbols will expand the reels two levels on the next spin, all the way to 7776.

The bonus feature is fairly volatile, but it can lead to nice wins, especially with multiple retriggers (which are easy to get).