This 5-reel 20-line slot is loosely based on Leonardo Da Vinci’s legacy with the modern addition of a gem theme. Smooth graphics and interesting gameplay come with a Tumbling Reels feature that gives you more chances of hitting winning combos in a row. The slot has a wild symbol and retriggerable free spins with excellent cash rewards. Given the total bet is nearly limitless, the slot is highly recommended for heavy punters.

Da Vinci Diamonds is designed with dark colors at the background and behind the symbols. The reel set is encased in a richly decorated wooden frame that makes the screen look like a valuable painting at a museum. Generally, the graphics are far from modern standards and lack some sophistication and exquisiteness but in all other aspects including features the slot is OK.

Tumbling Reels format

Normally, reels spin downwards in order to reshuffle the visible symbols and show them arranged in a new way. In the reviewed game, the vendor has put in place a Tumbling Reels feature, which many slot fans know by other names, for example Cascading Reels. The same feature is integrated into some slots from NetEnt, Microgaming and other manufacturers. The idea is that the reels do not spin; instead, they just fall down beyond the bottom edge of the game board, and new symbols fall on the screen from above.

The Tumbling Reels feature has an enticing and profitable addition to it that works as follows. When the reels stop, the symbols involved in a winning combo (if any) explode and leave spaces that are then filled in by upper symbols. This chain reaction continues until there are no more winning combos created as a result of the Tumbling Reels feature. The most exciting thing about it is that winning combos are evaluated and get paid with each new wave.

Non-feature symbols, bet options and payouts

Paytables in base game and free spins are different. When you get a free spin bonus triggered, you will see that a brand new symbol set is used there. The imagery used in base game includes various gemstones, which award 10 to 100 coins and three Da Vinci’s paintings such as Lady with an Ermine (300 coins), Portrait of a Musician (500 coins) and Mona Lisa (1000 coins). There is also another non-feature pic with the slot logo and a massive diamond on it, and it pays out the game’s highest win of 5000 coins.

Now to have an idea of how much you can earn in real-money terms, let’s review the bet sizes available in Da Vinci Diamonds. The minimum stake is $1 per line ($20 per spin). The top stake is not limited and is dependent on player’s money balance in the online casino they are playing. For example betting $1000 per spin, the top prizes will be $250k, $50k and $25k, all for five of a kind. Interestingly, the feature symbols presented in the slot do not pay out anything – they just perform some bonus functions but you will earn no money the instant they appear.

Wild symbol

The wild substitution symbol is represented in its most basic form, with just a single embedded feature, an ability to replace other pics. No win multipliers and no independent payouts are attached to the functionality of this symbol. It is a mere substitute for all non-feature images.

Free spins

This game mode is very profitable thanks to three scatter symbols that appear during free spins. To start the bonus you need to hit three Bonus symbols on reels 1, 2 and 3. You get six free spins that use new richer symbols. During the bonus, all gem pictures such as a six-sided sapphire, a drop-shaped ruby, a pearl and the slot’s logo create normal combos from left to right on active paylines. The max prize for five of a kind is 5000 coins.

Besides, there are three different female portraits, which are attributed to Da Vinci and act as scatters during free spins. Whenever three of the same women appear scattered over the board, you are awarded x2 to x30 times the total bet.

You are given the chance to win extra free spins in addition to the currently running ones. To do this just hit:

• 3 scatters and win 2, 3 or 4 free spins
• 4 scatters and win 4 to 10 spins or
• 5 scatters and win 6 to 15 spins.

Summary

Da Vinci Diamonds is a 5-reel 20-payline video slot with the Tumbling Reels feature underpinning the inherent structure of the gameplay. With Tumbling Reels, you have the possibility to enjoy a few consecutive wins during one paid spin. The slot has a wild symbol and retriggerable free spins during which three Painting scatters are active. IGT allegedly consider high rollers to be the target audience of the slot because of very high bet sizes on offer.