Diamond Doggies - Game Overview
I'll be honest, my first impression of Diamond Doggies was a bit odd. It felt like Red Tiger had the parts of two incomplete games lying about and decided to mash them together - part classic Vegasy diamond slot, part loveable pooch game. The two themes are linked through certain features, so it does make more sense once you play it holistically, but it's still a bit of an unusual mix. The playing area is a standard 5-reel, 3-row grid with 20 paylines paying left to right. You're looking at stakes from 10p to 10 pounds per spin, a default RTP of 95.75%, and high volatility. Hit frequency sits at 49.75%, so roughly one win every two spins, which keeps things ticking over nicely.
Visually, the background resembles wallpaper in two shades of green, which could do with more life honestly. The reels are framed in gold, with the game logo above reel one and four doggie progress bars sitting above reels 2 through 5. The music sounds like something off a family TV show - light, playful, nothing offensive. It's available on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Symbols and Paytable in Diamond Doggies
Low-pay symbols are your standard 10 through Ace card ranks, each decorated with paw prints. Land five of a kind and you're collecting between 2.5x and 3.5x your bet - nothing to write home about. The four high-pay symbols are different dog breeds, ranging from smaller dogs up to a large St. Bernard as the top payer, worth between 5x and 25x for a full line of five. Diamond Wilds and Doggie Wilds both substitute for all paying symbols and can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. Neither substitutes for the scatter.
Symbol Payouts
| Symbol | Payout |
|---|---|
 | 5 → x25 |
| 4 → x10 | |
| 3 → x2.5 | |
| 2 → x0.5 | |
 | 5 → x15 |
| 4 → x5 | |
| 3 → x1.5 | |
| 2 → x0.3 | |
 | 5 → x10 |
| 4 → x3 | |
| 3 → x1 | |
| 2 → x0.2 | |
 | 5 → x5 |
| 4 → x2.5 | |
| 3 → x0.5 | |
| 2 → x0.2 | |
 | 5 → x3.5 |
| 4 → x1.5 | |
| 3 → x0.4 | |
 | 5 → x3.5 |
| 4 → x1.5 | |
| 3 → x0.4 | |
 | 5 → x2.5 |
| 4 → x1 | |
| 3 → x0.3 | |
 | 5 → x2.5 |
| 4 → x1 | |
| 3 → x0.3 | |
 | 5 → x2.5 |
| 4 → x1 | |
| 3 → x0.3 | |
 | Wild |
 | Scatter |
 | Wild |
Bonus Features in Diamond Doggies
The progress bar mechanic is really the heart of this slot. Above reels 2 to 5, each bar has three steps and corresponds to one of the four Doggie symbols, arranged highest to lowest value from left to right. When a Diamond Wild lands, it fills one step of the bar above that reel. Fill a bar completely and the corresponding Doggie symbol transforms into a wild across reels 2 through 5. In the base game, filled bars reset on the next spin.
If a progress bar fills but no Doggie Wilds form part of a win, you get a respin. All Doggie Wilds and Diamond Wilds are held during respins, and if new ones land, they're held too. Respins keep going until a Doggie Wild contributes to a win. Diamond Wilds can also appear during respins, potentially filling another bar and turning additional Doggie symbols wild. If a Diamond Wild lands on a reel where the bar is already full, the multiplier on that Doggie Wild increases by +1. When multiple multipliers are part of the same win, they multiply each other - this is how you chase the 10,000x max win.
Free spins trigger when scatter symbols land on reels 1, 3, and 5, awarding 10 spins. The crucial bit: any progress you've built on the bars carries over, and filled bars persist for the entire bonus round rather than resetting each spin. Multipliers also stick for the remainder of free spins. No retriggers though, so those 10 spins can fly by. There's also a feature buy option - 40x your bet for level 1, or 150x for level 2.
Diamond Doggies Slot Verdict
The features in Diamond Doggies gel together better than the theme suggests. Filling progress bars happens regularly enough to keep the base game moving, and the respins add a nice safety net when wilds don't immediately connect. The real potential sits in free spins where persistent progress bars and stacking multipliers can build properly. Better be hoping you enter the bonus with decent progression already stored, because without retriggers, 10 spins vanish quickly. It's not a slot that works exceptionally well in every department, but it provided genuine moments of interest and could suit players who fancy something a bit different from Red Tiger.
In-Game Screenshots
Diamond Doggies FAQ
Diamond Doggies — Comparison
| Game | RTP | Volatility | Max Win | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95.72% | High | x10000 | 6 | |
| 95.72% | Average | x2176 | 7 | |
| 95.76% | Above average | x3580 | 6.5 | |
| 95.72% | Average | x784 | 6 | |
| 95.71% | Average | x1164 | 7 | |
| 96% | Average | x2000 | 7 | |
| 95.73% | High | x7661 | 7 | |
| 96% | High | x10000 | 6 | |
| 95.72% | High | x30538 | 6 | |
| 95% | High | x20752 | 5 | |
| 95.69% | High | x24473 | 5.5 | |
| 95.68% | High | x35841 | 7.5 | |
| 95.71% | High | x43200 | 7 | |
| 96% | High | x10462 | 6 | |
| 95.69% | High | x20000 | ||
| 95.76% | Above average | x5224 | ||
| Above average | x3425 | 7 | ||
| 95.71% | Above average | x6656 | 7 | |
| 95.76% | Above average | x9999 | 7 | |
| 95.68% | Average | x4602 | 6.5 | |
| 95.75% | Above average | x4055 | 6.5 | |
| 95.73% | 94% | 92% | Average | x1223 | 7 | |
| 95.75% | Above average | x10000 | 9 | |
| 96% | 94% | 92% | Above average | x10000 | 6 | |
| 95.72% | 94.66% | 92.75% | 90.73% | High | x20000 | 6.5 | |
| 96.74% | Average | x800 | ||
| 96.53% | High | x13175 | 6 | |
| 96.40% | Low | x5200 | 7 | |
| 96.19% | Average | x11750 | ||
| 95.75% | High | x10285 |
