Triple Diamond Pokie Machine
What could be better than the original Double Diamond pokie from IGT that’s been popular for a number of years? Triple Diamond of course, a game that takes the original concept and adds another diamond to the symbols and multiplies wins by 3x rather than 2x. That’s about all the difference, but not to worry, as the game remains a classic pokie where 3 reels are crossed by 9 paylines and there’s lots of opportunities to spin up winning combinations along with multipliers of up to 1199x the line bet.
Although this looks like an old fashioned pub pokie, it’s fairly new and while the features may be somewhat basic, that’s OK, because many people are looking for just such as game, and IGT have produced one that’s sure to be a success.
The design is simple and has the 3 reels sitting on a striped black background, with some decorative corner pieces adding a little bit of flair to the appearance. Control buttons are used to adjust the bet size, and those on limited budgets can spin the reels for just 0.10, while a maximum of 27.00 should suit higher rollers, although perhaps not the biggest gamblers.
Playing Triple Diamond
All 9 paylines are active and what players are looking for is to have matching symbols landing across a line. There’s only a few different symbols in this game, and the smallest wins come from the Triple Diamond logo appearing anywhere, which will return 2x the stake, and any combination of the single double or triple Bars which is worth 5x.
If 2 of the logo symbols appear, then players win 10x their stake and a full line of the blue single Bar is worth the same. The purple double Bar will win 20x when it fills a line and then the yellow triple is valued at 40x. Lastly, a big red 7 symbol pays out 100x the bet when it stops across a line, but there are some extra features that can result in even bigger wins with the right combinations.
Triple Diamond
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Bonus Features
The bonuses all revolve around the Triple Diamond logo, as it’s a wild that multiplies any winning line that it completes. By acting as any other symbol, it increases the frequency that players will land wins, for example if the single bar was on a line on reels 1 and 3 and the wild on reel 2, it would count as a third bar and pay out a prize.
The reason this game is called Triple Diamond, and where it differs significantly from Double Diamond is that any time it completes a line, the amount won is multiplied by 3x, so in the same example, players would normally win 10x their stake for a line of 3 single Bars, but if a wild was on the line, they win 30x. If 2 wilds and another symbol make up a winning combination, the amount is multiplied by 9x, or in this example, a 90x the stake prize is awarded.
By far the biggest payout of the game however, is reserved for anyone who sees a full line of the Triple Diamond logo appear, with a huge 1199x their stake paid out. It seems an odd number, but there’s probably a good reason for it, and when a win of this much is awarded, few are going to question why IGT chose this multiplier.
The Verdict
Old-school design meets some up to date features in this pokie, and players who like to spin 3-reel games will want to try this one out. The Double Diamond game is already one of the biggest hits in the IGT range, so this is sure to follow, with even bigger rewards available, but obviously, they won’t just give money away, so players will tend to find that winning combinations are spun up slightly less frequently to compensate for the higher payouts.
It’s still got a good return to player ratio however, so should appeal to a wide range of players, just perhaps not to those who want multiple bonus rounds, free spins or uniquely-designed symbols.