Da Vinci Diamonds Dual Play Pokie Machine
One way for casino games developers to keep players flocking to their pokies is to update a classic, and that’s exactly what IGT have done with Da Vinci Diamonds Dual Play. Anyone who has visited a casino that features software from this famous company will have seen the original version of Da Vinci Diamonds, as it’s been one of their biggest hits for several years.
This Dual Play version takes all of the features and gameplay that made it so popular in the first place and doubles them up, with 2 sets of reels, one on top of the other, and symbols that tumble down through them both to give lots of winning potential.
It’s one of those simple concepts that works incredibly well, and hopefully someone at IGT received a big bonus cheque for thinking it up.
About Da Vinci Diamonds Dual Play
As soon as players clap eyes on this game they will see that it’s something out of the ordinary. While most pokies have symbols arranged over 3 or maybe 4 rows, this has them stacked 6 high, and although they are technically on 2 sets of reels, in effect they act as one big set.
To make sure they fit across a computer screen, the 5 reels are placed to the right side of the game and on the left players will see the title and a bit of information about how it works. To add to the theme of fine art, the reels and title are all contained in decorative frames, with a rich red backdrop to the whole game to make it look like The Louvre.
Each set of reels has 20 paylines running across, for a total of 40, with all being permanently activated, so there’s no placing tiny bets on a couple of lines just to see what happens.
It makes the minimum stake 0.40 per spin, and those with larger bankrolls can go all the way up to the limit of 200.00. Wins come from having 3, 4 or 5 of the same symbols stop across a line, on adjacent reels running from the left side.
At the lower end of the payscale, those symbols start with various colourful diamonds, with orange, green and red jewels paying up to 100 coins for the right combinations.
Bigger wins will occur when the paintings land across a line, and while they may not be up to the standard of Leonardo Da Vinci’s works of art, they still look quite effective and the most valuable of them is of course, the Mona Lisa.
This enigmatic lady will reward players with 50, 200 or 1000 coins when she lands on 3, 4 or 5 reels at a time, but the game logo is worth even more, paying out 100, 500 or 1000 coins.
Da Vinci Diamonds Dual Play
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Bonus Features
Da Vinci Diamonds Dual Play features IGT’s Tumbling Reels format, which can land any number of extra wins from a single spin. Symbols that become part of a winning line will disappear, leaving empty spaces for the ones above to fall down into, and for new symbols to tumble down from above the reels.
This can lead to further wins being created which will repeat the whole process, potentially several times over, but more realistically, once or twice. It’s still a nice feature though, and can be found on a number of other pokies from IGT.
A bright pink wild symbol, in an ornate frame will replace all others except the Extra Paylines Bonus that we will cover in a bit. The wild can complete winning combinations, or create longer lines and therefore higher payouts when it stops across a line, but isn’t worth anything on its own.
The Extra Paylines Bonus will trigger 6 free spins when it stops across a line on reels 1,2 and 3 at once. An extra 20 paylines will be activated, on top of the 40 already in play, so there’s extra chances to get a win, at no risk.
The round can be re-triggered, with a maximum of 300 free games possible for anyone lucky enough to start them over 50 times. Pretty unlikely really, but any free spins are better than none.
The Verdict
Da Vinci Diamonds has been around for ages and it does tend to show in the fairly basic design of the symbols, even if some of them are based on great works of art.
But it still looks acceptable and with the two reel sets, the gameplay is more than acceptable, which is what matters in the end. Tumbling Reels, free spins, wild substitutions and extra lines should ensure that this pokie continues the success of the Da Vinci Diamonds theme.