It's time to don your safari hats and crack out the machete for a trip to the jungle in search of Aztec gold! Diego Wild, the great new slot by Blueprint Gaming, is an explorer themed slot set in the jungles of South America.
The base game features a 5 reel, 3 row grid. Thanks to the mechanics of the game, there are no paylines. All you need to do is land three or more matching symbols anywhere on adjacent reels, starting at the outside left of the grid. This means there are a total of 243 ways to win. And that’s just the base game!
If you hit the Free Spins round, you could end up with as many as 3,125 ways to win, but more about that later. This high volatility slot has a betting range between 0.20 and 40.00. The max possible win is a staggering 50,000 x the stake.
The wood-framed reels are set against a background of deep jungle, which fades to a view of the Aztec pyramids during free spins. The soundtrack is relaxing. Although it doesn't seem connected to the rest of the game, there are suitably dramatic sound effects after every win.
Card ranks from 9 to Ace are the lower paying symbols on the reels. A combination of 3, 4 or 5 of any of these will get payouts of 5 x, 10 x and 20 x the bet.
Then we get to the Aztec treasure. This consists of a bracelet, a vase and a statue, all made of gold, of course, and a treasure chest. Like the lower paying symbols, the first two, the bracelet and the vase, have the same value, paying 50 x,100 x and 200 x the bet for 3, 4 or 5 in that order.
The statue pays 100 x, 200 x, and 500 x the bet for 3, 4 and 5. And the treasure chest is the highest paying symbol of all at 200 x, 500 x and 1000 x the bet.
The Scatter is the key to unlocking the riches of the Free Spins round so appropriately enough; it's a treasure map. This can land anywhere on the reels, and three or more landing on the same spin will trigger Free Spins.
Diego is the Wild. He won’t give you any treasure in his own right, but he’ll help you get to the Aztec gold by standing in for all symbols except the scatter.
There’s also an Aztec coin that can appear on top of the treasure map in Free Spins, and when it does, you’ll be very pleased.
The Free Spins bonus comes into play when 3, 4 or 5 scatters land anywhere on the same spins. This will get you 5, 10 or 20 free spins, respectively.
Once the Free Spins are activated, two more rows will appear on top of the reels. However, all the positions are locked. To open them, you need to land the Aztec coin Scatters. Each of these will unlock a position on the reel they land on as well as giving you one extra free spin.
If you’re lucky enough to unlock all the positions on the extra two rows, you’ll be playing on a 5x5 grid with an incredible 3,125 ways to win.
The treasure map Scatter landing without an Aztec coin attached during Free Spins will get you one extra spin.
Diego Wild doesn’t offer any multipliers, but thanks to the Superways Engine and its expanding reels, it does offer some pretty huge potential payouts. If you love adventure themed online slots, or Free Spin rounds with added excitement and tension, then this is definitely the game for you. Check it out and take it for a spin today here at PartyCasino.