Cash Diamonds Slot Review
A violet backdrop traced with a faint diamond lattice, a maroon reel window edged in orange-gold, and a blue gem set into the gold of the title. Cash Diamonds plays a narrower game than its jewellery-counter looks suggest: it’s a straight five-reel fruit slot whose entire modern half is concentrated on the third reel, because that’s the only place the diamond lands, and the diamond is the only route to the feature. Amatic have built a game where every spin turns on one column, and that single restriction gives it a focus most classic revivals lack.
It runs on a 5×3 grid with 10 fixed paylines and returns 97.02% over time, well above the norm for a five-reel fruit slot. Stakes run from 1 to 500 per spin. The studio’s classic-fruit shelf already holds Fortune Joker 20 and Double Joker 20, and Cash Diamonds sits comfortably beside them as the shiniest of the three.
Sevens, Fruit and a Wild in the Middle
The paytable is pure fruit-machine stock, and the symbols arrive stacked across the reels. Wins are a multiple of the line bet, combinations pay left to right on adjacent reels, and wins from different lines add together. All paytable values are tied to the current bet level, so they scale automatically when you change stakes.
There are five paying tiers across eight symbols, and the gaps between them are wide:
- 7: the top prize, paying 100 for three, 500 for four and 5,000 for five
- Bell: 40 for three, rising to 125 for four and 1,000 for five
- Horseshoe: 30, 100 and 750 across the three combinations
- Watermelon and Plum: 10 for three, 40 for four, 150 for five
- Orange, Lemon and Cherry: the citrus tier, at 5, 20 and 100 respectively
The shape of that ladder tells you how the base game plays. Five 7s at 5,000 times the line bet is a serious prize, but everything below the horseshoe pays modestly, and the citrus tier is essentially small change. A three-symbol line of oranges returns five times the line bet; the same line of bells returns forty. That’s an eightfold difference between adjacent tiers, and it widens further up the ladder.
Stacked symbols do the work of closing that gap. Because the symbols arrive in stacks, a full reel of any premium symbol can put several winning lines on screen at once, and that’s where the mid-tier wins actually come from. A stacked bell run across reels two, three and four is worth more than any single line suggests, since each of the ten fixed lines through those reels pays separately.
The WILD substitutes for every symbol except the diamond, and it can stand in for the top-paying 7, which is where the base game’s biggest line wins come from. The diamond ignores the wild entirely. In the main game it appears only on the third reel, so the middle of the five is the one to watch.
That single-reel restriction is the game’s central design choice. Because the diamond never lands anywhere else, every spin carries the same small question: did the third reel deliver? Everything else on screen is classic fruit-machine business, and the game doesn’t dress it up as anything else.
The Diamond Spin Feature
Three DIAMOND symbols on the third reel start the Diamond Spin feature, and everything about the game changes for its duration. The diamonds that triggered it stay locked in place until the feature ends. Every other symbol disappears, and three spins are awarded.
Diamonds can now land on all five reels rather than the third alone, and each one carries a random value from a fixed ladder:
- x1, x2, x3 – the common rungs
- x5, x10, x25 – the middle of the ladder
- x50, x100, x250 – the top tier
The round then runs a simple loop. Each spin, the value of every diamond on screen is added to the total win. Land at least one diamond during a spin and the remaining spins reset to three. Nothing lands, and one spin comes off the counter. The feature ends when the spins run out with no new diamonds arriving to refresh them.
That reset is the feature’s engine. A single round can roll on for a long time if the diamonds keep arriving, and the x250 value at the top of the ladder is the prize every sequence of resets is building towards. It’s a hold-and-win structure in all but name, with the trigger reel doing the holding.
The locked trigger diamonds matter more than they first appear. They carry their own values into the feature’s opening tally, so the round always starts with something on the board rather than from zero, and their values are added to the total win before the first respin even lands. From there, every diamond that sticks extends the round and swells the count in the same motion.
One thing to hold in mind: Cash Diamonds publishes no maximum win figure. A finished round is worth whatever its diamonds add up to, and the size of the best possible round sits in the game’s maths rather than in any printed number.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.8/10
Cash Diamonds is a waiting game with a payoff on the middle reel. Most spins are honest fruit-machine business: stacked fruit, the odd wild standing in for a 7, and a long wait for three diamonds to line up. That wait is the whole reason to choose it, and the 97.02% return keeps the balance honest while it goes on.
The strength is the round itself, and specifically the reset. Every new diamond buys three more spins, so one hot streak of sticking diamonds can carry a round far beyond its opening three, with the ladder climbing to x250 as it goes. The weakness is everything either side of it: one feature deep, no second gear, and a base game that plays it straight the whole way through.
It’s one for players who like the old cabinet look and a single round that can run and run; anyone after variety will find it thin. But the diamonds are cut well, and against that violet backdrop a long reset streak is a genuinely good time. For a classic-fruit revival, that’s the whole job done.
Cash Diamonds FAQs
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What is the RTP of Cash Diamonds?
The RTP of Cash Diamonds is 97.02%, which is well above the average for a five-reel fruit slot. -
How do you trigger the Diamond Spin feature in Cash Diamonds?
Landing three DIAMOND symbols on the third reel starts the Diamond Spin feature. In the main game, the diamond only appears on the third reel. -
What values can the diamonds carry during the Diamond Spin feature?
Each diamond that lands during the feature carries a random value of x1, x2, x3, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100 or x250, and every diamond’s value is added to the total win on each spin. -
Does the Diamond Spin feature retrigger?
Yes. Landing one or more diamonds during a spin resets the remaining spins back to three, and the feature only ends when the spins run out with no new diamonds. -
What does the wild substitute for in Cash Diamonds?
The wild substitutes for all symbols except the diamond. It can stand in for the top-paying 7 symbol. -
Do the triggering diamonds stay on the reels during the feature?
Yes. The three diamonds that triggered the feature stay locked on the third reel until it ends, and all other symbols disappear. Their values are added to the total win at the start. -
Can diamonds land on reels other than the third?
Only during the Diamond Spin feature. In the main game the diamond appears exclusively on the third reel, but once the feature starts it can land on all five reels. -
How many paylines does Cash Diamonds have?
Cash Diamonds has 10 fixed paylines, with line wins paying left to right on adjacent reels. -
What are the minimum and maximum bets on Cash Diamonds?
You can stake between 1 and 500 per spin, and the paytable values adjust automatically to your bet level.
