Blood Diamond Slot Review

The Blood Diamond Slot Game

Blood Diamonds are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, terrorism, an invading army’s war efforts, or warlords. And, while Nolimit City introduces this game as:

It is painful to know the ‘conflict diamonds’ phenomenon exists.

This video slot delivers you deep into the desert, where stones that fetch a fortune tell a story of sweat, tears, and plenty of blood—sad.

The background looks lamentable, with several rusty metallic objects hanging off destroyed walls. You can also see chains, mining signs, and warnings scattered throughout the screen. A sombre soundtrack infused with rattling chain sounds tops off the sorry design

Symbols and Payouts

The action unwinds on 5 reels and 4 rows in the middle of the screen. It uses 1024 ways to win, making it a familiar configuration for most online slot enthusiasts.

The design’s prowess extends to the paytable, where only theme-based visuals act as the symbols. The Blood Diamond has 10 regulars, split into low and high-ranking categories, depending on their payouts.

A winning combination of the same symbol happens when it appears on adjacent reels from the furthest left column to the right.

The low-paying symbols are the Walkie-talkie, Shackles, Whip, Pistol in a Holster, and Diamond in a Clenched Fist. These pay 0.15-0.5x, 0.15-0.55x, 0.2-0.6x, 0.2-0.65x, and 0.2-0.7x the bet for 3+ of the same, respectively.

Then, the high-ranking symbols are characters patched onto Blue, Green, Brown, Purple, and Red Frames. These are worth 0.3-1x, 0.3-1.1x, 0.35-1.2x, 0.35-1.3x, and 0.5-2x the stake for 3+ OAK, respectively.

All the wilds in Blood Diamond substitute for all the regular symbols and pay 2x the bet when five wilds complete a way.

Blood Diamond Slot Bonus Features

When playing this video slot, brace for Chained Reels, xNudge Wilds, xNudge Desire, three types of free spins, bonus boosters, and bonus buys.

Stacked Symbols

All the character symbols can appear multi-sized, with stacked symbols extending up to 4 positions high. The Stacked symbols represent the number of positions they cover on the Blood Diamond reels.

Chained Reels

These are randomly activated on any spin, linking 2+ reels. The linked reels will have the same symbols landing adjacent to each other.

xNudge Wild

This wild symbol always nudges up or down to become fully visible. Every nudge increases the xNudge Wild Multiplier by one. Multiple xNudge Wild multipliers are additive, and the xNudge Wild multiplier is the win multiplier.

xNudge Desire

This feature is randomly activated in any Blood Diamond base game, adding 1-5 xNudge Wilds to the reels. If an xNudge Wild is added to a Chained Reel, all the Chained Reels will have the xNudge.

Oppression Spins

Land 3 Bonus symbols to trigger 5 Oppression Spins. The third Bonus, a Big Bonus symbol, awards one of the following upgrades during the bonus trigger:

• Additional spins.
• An additional win multiplier.
• Additional guaranteed Chained Reels.
• A guaranteed xNudge per spin.
• A guaranteed xNudge Desire per spin.
• The Max Win.

At least 2 reels will always be chained per spin during this feature, and any xNudge Wild multiplier will persist throughout the feature. At most 3 Big Bonus symbols can appear per spin during the bonus, each awarding one of the upgrade features.

Every additional xNudge Wild from the Big Bonus symbol guarantees an extra xNudge Wild on every Blood Diamond spin.

Domination Spins

This feature starts with 5 free spins after you hit 4 Bonus symbols. Each of the 2 Big Bonus symbols will award an upgrade feature during the bonus trigger, in addition to the Oppression Spins features.

Enslavement Spins

Landing 5 Bonus symbols triggers 5 Enslavement Spins. Besides the Oppression Spins features, each of the 3 Big Bonus symbols will award an upgrade feature during the bonus trigger.

Nolimit Boosters & Bonus Buys

Not everything in Blood Diamond comes for free. Instead, you must part ways with a chunk of your bankroll to reap some added advantages.

The Nolimit Boosters include:

• xBet - guarantees a bonus symbol on reels 1 and 2 for 3x the bet.
• Chained Reels Booster - guaranteed Chained Reels for 7x the bet.
• xNudge Booster - guarantees an xNudge Wild for 35x the stake.
• xNudge Desire Booster - guarantees to activate the xNudge Desire for 500x the bet.

Meanwhile, the Bonus Buys guarantees an instant entry to the picked feature, as follows:

• Oppression Spins for 85x the bet.
• Domination Spins for 200x the stake.
• Enslavement Spins for 500x the bet.
• And a Lucky Draw of the free spins for 261x the stake.

How to Win at Blood Diamond Slot

Despite its randomness, winning in this video slot isn’t a complicated mission. Instead, spin the 5 by 4 grid and hope that 3 or more identical symbols appear on adjacent reels, from the outermost reel to the right.

The default bet is €1. But you can pick another amount from the €0.20 and €100 range before spinning the reels.

You fire up the Blood Diamond reels for a single game using the Spin button (clockwise-pointing arrow). You can also use the Autoplay function to gamble many preselected spins automatically. You can also speed up the reels using the Lightning Bolt button.

Blood Diamond Slot RTP & Volatility

It’s not unconventional to encounter a high-volatility release from Nolimit, which this game offers. However, its RTP is a decent 96.14% while the maximum win is 14,780x the stake!

The Concluding Thoughts

I wonder what inspired Nolimit City to venture into such a delicate subject as ‘conflict diamonds’. But I hope it was motivated by the urge to bring to light the negative effects of the diamond trade in certain areas, especially Africa.

If that’s the case, then the Malta-based developer deserves an iGaming award for bringing awareness to the sad reality of mining diamonds to sponsor inhumane acts of war and insurgency. Having recognised that, let me share my thoughts on this eye-opening release.

The desolate design and sad soundtrack in Blood Diamond ideally reveal the tragic reality, as this game isn’t intended for giggling moments. However, the nice selection of features, from stacked symbols to synced reels, xNudge Wilds with multipliers, three bonus rounds, and multiple booster and buy options, makes it hard to quit playing.

However, the features aren’t new, as most, if not all of them, have appeared in other Nolimit slots. The 14,780x bet win cap isn’t the best from this developer either. Even so, I credit the design team for hacking into a sensitive subject while providing eye-catching action!