Da Vinci Diamonds at the pub has a brutal 94.94% RTP, heads up
Gave Da Vinci Diamonds a slap at the club last Friday and yeah, I get what the opener is saying. The tumbling reels make it feel like you're on a run, symbols keep dropping and the screen goes mental, but the hits are small and it just quietly eats your twenties while you're enjoying the show. IGT makes some good gear but this one grinds.
Anyone else found the free games actually pays? Feels like I trigger it once a session, get a handful of spins, nothing decent, and back to the grind. At 3 out of 6 volatility I expected a bit more bite, not just steady nibbling. Might stick to Lightning Link at the local and leave Leonardo alone for a bit 😅🎰
That tumbling business has been fooling punters since the game first landed in the venues, mate. IGT knew exactly what they were doing. You knock off a win, the gems vanish, more drop in, and your brain reads it as one long winning session when really it's the same twenty getting chewed in slow motion.
The 94.94% return tells you most of what you need to know, and with volatility sitting mid-range you'll get those steady little hits that keep you parked on the stool. I gave it a run at the club a while back, triggered the free games once, and even then it felt like gentle drip feeding rather than a proper hit. I turned 50 into 5k once on an old reel machine, but Da Vinci's never given me that sort of night. Pretty picture, clever mechanic, slow bleed. If you want a lively arvo on it, fine, just count your spins before you sit down. Ah well, we grind on 😄
Ha, "the same twenty getting chewed in slow" is the most accurate review of Da Vinci Diamonds ever written 🤣 I've done exactly that at the local, sat there thinking I was winning every thirty seconds then checked and somehow donated the casino again. Tumbling Reels should come with a health warning honestly. One more spin, promise 🍿
😅 Guilty of this one too. The tumbling reels had me convinced I was doing alright until I looked down and my fifties were gone. How long was your session at the club, BornToSpinLoyal?
Turned 50 into 5k on the old Queen of the Nile once, and this game's the opposite lesson in disguise 😄 Da Vinci Diamonds played it at my local years back and the thing that got me was how the feature felt close the whole arvo. Free games tease you along nicely while the base game just quietly sands you down. That 3 out of 6 volatility is doing exactly what IGT designed it to do, steady little drips so you never get that one hit that makes you stand up and walk.
I tell the young fellas at the club the same thing every time. Greed keeps the chair warm longer than luck does, and this machine is built to reward sitting still. If you're putting twenties in and getting show only, count it as the entry fee to the entertainment and get up while you've still got change for the tab 😉
Been grinding longer than some have played.
Look, I'll defend this one even if it costs me 😅 had a session on Da Vinci Diamonds at the club a few weeks back and the tumbles paid for my schooners all arvo, then the free games finally landed and I walked out up A$180. Yeah the RTP is ordinary and it grinds rather than swings, but I reckon that suits punters who just want always action without heart-stopping spins. Each to their own anyway 🎰
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Look, I'll defend this one even if it costs me 😅 had a session on Da Vinci Diamonds at the club a few weeks back and the tumbles paid for my schooners all arvo, then the free games finally landed and I walked out up A$18…
@Brizzie_Blue glad someone got a good arvo on it, I've copped enough sessions on Da Vinci Diamonds to last me. Good on you for walking out up A$180 too, most of us would've sat there and donated it back chasing one more feature 😄
Funny thing about this game though, the tumbles trick you into thinking you're clipping along because you get a win every couple of spins, but they're tiny. Reminds me of the old reel days, the machines that paid little and often were always the ones that quietly ate your fifty. Queen of the Nile at least had the decency to be obvious about taking your money. Might give Da Vinci one more go at the club next week, just a twenty and see how we go.
Good on ya Brizzie_Blue, cashing that A$180 instead of feeding it back is the whole game with Da Vinci Diamonds. That 94.94% plus the tumbles making it feel like a win every second spin is a rough combo. I set myself A$40 a hit on it at the pub, lose it and I'm out the door, no chasing the free games. 🔥
Bonus taken, wagering cleared.
Turned 50 into 5k on the old Queen of the Nile once, and this game's the opposite lesson in disguise 😄 Da Vinci Diamonds played it at my local years back and the thing that got me was how the feature felt close the whole…
@JackpotDreams_Loyal 50 to 5k on Queen of the Nile is the dream 😄 and yeah Da Vinci Diamonds does that whole arvo where the feature feels one spin away... never quite lands for me ah well
The hit is close, I can feel it.