Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig Slot Review
A wooden trestle bridge crosses a green gorge, two mine carts parked on rails above the reels, clover climbing every timber post and crystals glinting out of the mossy rock. Strip away the Irish dressing on Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig and the leprechaun barely matters, because this is really a game about where things land: a diamond is only worth what the cart above its reel allows it to be. That single spatial idea does more work here than the theme ever does, and it’s the reason to take this one seriously.
Play’n GO have built the whole game around what the carts do rather than around the leprechaun himself. It runs on a 5×4 grid at 96.2% RTP with mid volatility, and the studio has been here before with Leprechaun’s Vault and the gem-hauling Shamrock Miner. The interesting question is whether the collection mechanics underneath the shamrocks are doing enough work.
Diamonds and How They Pay
Diamond bonus symbols can land on all five reels, in the base game and in free spins, and they carry the whole economy of the slot. Any combination of diamonds can form a line win on its own, so they aren’t purely collector fodder. That’s the standard way a spin pays here.
The real prize is the cash value printed inside each diamond. When a Reel Blast or Mega Blast fires, every diamond prize in view is paid out, and each value is a multiple of the total bet:
- 1x the total bet
- 2x the total bet
- 3x the total bet
- 4x the total bet
- 5x the total bet
- 6x the total bet
- 10x the total bet
- 15x the total bet
- 20x the total bet
- 25x the total bet
- 30x the total bet
- 40x the total bet
- 50x the total bet
The ladder isn’t evenly spaced. Six of the thirteen tiers sit between 1x and 6x, the biggest single steps are the jumps from 30x to 40x and from 40x to 50x, and the top four tiers, from 25x up to 50x, are the ones that turn a collected reel into a serious payout. A diamond showing 20x the stake can share a reel with one showing just 4x, which is why a lucky cart over the wrong column can feel like a wasted opportunity.
A single diamond can therefore be worth up to 50x your stake before any multiplier gets involved, and a screen full of them is where the money in this game lives. Below the diamonds sit the regular line symbols, which pay the smaller wins that keep a session ticking.
There’s no wild symbol in this game, which is unusual for a five-reeler. The leprechaun himself is the scatter, and three or more of him trigger the free spins. Everything else is diamonds and carts.
Lucky Minecarts
The two carts parked on the rails above the reels aren’t decoration. On any spin, a leprechaun may peek out of one or both of them, and a cart with a leprechaun in it becomes lucky. The whole setup runs on three moving parts:
- A leprechaun peeking out of a minecart makes that cart lucky
- A lucky minecart collects every diamond symbol on the reel directly below it
- Two lucky minecarts above the same reel trigger the Mega Blast
Because the carts sit above specific reels, where the diamonds land matters as much as how many of them there are. A lucky cart over a loaded reel can clear a cluster in one go, while a lucky cart over an empty reel does nothing but sit there looking cheerful. The leprechaun’s appearance is what you’re watching for on every spin.
Mega Blast and Reel Blast
The Mega Blast is the payoff the carts are working towards. When two lucky minecarts sit above one reel, every diamond prize value in view is awarded at once, and the round pays out through the same 1x to 50x ladder the base game uses.
The Reel Blast works from the same principle, awarding the prize value held in each diamond when it triggers. Both features are pure collection payouts rather than separate bonus screens, so the diamonds you’ve been watching accumulate are the same ones that pay. Nothing is rerolled.
That has a practical consequence for how a spin reads. Every diamond that lands is a live number rather than a hopeful decoration, and a reel with two or three high-value diamonds on it becomes the most valuable real estate on the grid the moment a cart above it turns lucky.
Free Spins and the Lucky Clover
Three or more leprechaun scatters trigger the free spins. The diamonds keep landing as they do in the base game, but the round adds its own collectible: lucky clovers, gathered during free spins, push the Mega Blast multiplier up.
That’s the whole argument for the round. The free spins don’t change the grid or swap in new symbols; they layer a growing multiplier onto the feature you’re already chasing, which means a long round with plenty of clovers is what separates a decent Mega Blast from a memorable one.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
Playing this is a quiet game of watching columns rather than chasing big single wins, and that’s the honest reason to pick it: the gorge is pretty, the leprechaun is charming in a workmanlike way, and every spin asks one small question about whether the right cart woke up over the right reel. It rewards attention in a way most shamrock-and-rainbow releases never bother to.
The Mega Blast chain is what earns the recommendation, because the carts, the blasts and the clover multiplier all feed the same payout instead of running three separate shows. Against that, the prize ladder leans hard on its bottom half: a full collection of 1x and 2x diamonds lands like a rounding error.
It’s for players who enjoy a build and don’t need a bonus screen to feel progress, and mid volatility makes that build affordable. Anyone after spectacle or brutal top-end swings will find the seam here too shallow to mine. For everyone else, the carts are rolling, and the diamonds are worth counting.
Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig FAQs
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What is the RTP of Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig?
The RTP is 96.2%, which sits just above the typical benchmark for an online slot. -
Is Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig high volatility?
No. The game runs at mid volatility, so wins tend to arrive at a steadier pace than in a high volatility slot, with the bigger diamond payouts still requiring some patience. -
What is the grid size of Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig?
The game uses a 5×4 grid, with two minecarts positioned on rails above the reels. -
When is Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig released?
Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig’s release date is 26 August 2025. -
Who makes Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig?
Play’n GO. It’s one of several Irish-themed titles in their catalogue, alongside Leprechaun’s Vault and Shamrock Miner. -
How does the Mega Blast trigger?
The Mega Blast triggers when two Lucky Minecarts appear above the same reel. When it fires, the prize value in each diamond symbol in view is awarded. -
What do Lucky Minecarts do?
On any spin, a leprechaun may peek out of a minecart and make it lucky. Every diamond on the reel below a lucky cart is then collected, with its prize value paid out on the spot. -
What does the Lucky Clover do in free spins?
Lucky Clovers appear during free spins, and collecting them increases the Mega Blast multiplier. The more clovers gathered during the round, the harder the eventual Mega Blast pays. -
Is there a wild symbol in Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig?
No. The game has no wild symbol. The leprechaun acts as the scatter, triggering free spins when three or more land, and the diamond bonus symbols handle everything else. -
Can diamond symbols form winning lines on their own?
Yes. Any combination of diamond symbols can form a line win in addition to carrying its prize value, which is paid out when a Reel Blast or Mega Blast triggers. -
What are the diamond prize values in Leprechaun’s Diamond Dig?
Each diamond carries a prize of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 30x, 40x or 50x the total bet, awarded through the Reel Blast and Mega Blast features.
