Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond: Slot Overview

With the sheer number of online slots flooding the market, it’s a little surprising there aren’t more true star characters. There are a handful—John Hunter, Gonzo, Kane and Rich Wilde, to name a few—but not as many as you might expect. Looking to tip the scales is software designer Slotmill, introducing a new adventurer, Lucy Luck. Her first outing is Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond, where the fearless heroine heads into the Amazon rainforest in search of the Crimson Diamond.

On the main screen, Lucy stands in a bold, no-nonsense stance, giving off a mix of Lara Croft, Cat Wilde, Indiana Jones, and a touch of Jinx. From the intro, players are dropped into a jungle setting with a fairly standard—though agreeable—Amazon backdrop. There’s foliage, some carved stone blocks, and not much else, which makes Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond feel closer in tone to Coin Quest than Coin Quest 2, the more atmospheric of the two CQ titles. Since Slotmill has visited this kind of setting before, it was reasonable to expect more striking visuals, yet Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamonds still looks nice overall. It does what it needs to.

Powering everything in the background is Lucy Luck’s highly volatile math model, delivering an RTP of 95.5%. Action plays out on a 6×6 grid that uses a scatter pays system for frequent wins. Land at least 8 matching symbols anywhere on the reels, and a payout is triggered. Stakes can be set from 20 p/c to $/€60, and players also have access to three bonus buys via the Fast Track, along with Burst Mode.

While tracking down the Crimson Diamond, players will see 9 standard pay symbols, plus a Bonus and a Super Bonus symbol. The regular pays include a book, a grappling hook, a compass, binoculars, 4 different gemstones, and Lucy as the top-value symbol. An 8-symbol scatter win pays 0.3 to 1 times the bet, while the largest 16+ scatter wins return 20 to 250 times the bet. There are no wilds in this stretch of jungle.

Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond: Slot Features

In Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond, hitting the good stuff means seeing features such as Avalanches, treasure chests, bonus Bomb symbols, super bonus Bomb symbols, and free spins come into play. On top of the built-in mechanics, there are optional Fast Track bonus modes and Burst Mode.

Avalanche

Any symbols that form a win detonate, removing any blocks beneath them and allowing new or remaining symbols to drop down and refill the grid. This can create additional wins from the same spin, and Avalanche chains stop once no new winning scatter lands.

Treasure Chests

Treasure Chests in different sizes appear in random positions under the reel symbols. When winning symbols explode, some or all of a chest may be revealed by destroying the blocks that cover them. Once a treasure chest is completely revealed, it awards the prize it holds within. The reward is either coins or a diamond possessing a bet multiplier. There are three tiers of treasure chests, and the larger and more valuable the chest, the better the potential contents. Chest size dictates how many coins you receive, and if a chest contains a diamond, only one diamond is awarded no matter the chest’s size. The blue diamond pays between 50x – 200x while the Crimson Diamond pays between 500x – 10,000x.

Bonus Symbol Bomb

When a Bomb symbol is present and no further wins occur, it detonates, removing itself and adjacent symbols to uncover any treasure chests underneath. The bonus Bomb symbol removes 4 adjacent symbols – up, down, left, and right, while the super bonus Bomb symbol clears direct neighbouring symbol locations. After it explodes, the bonus Bomb symbol is added to the Bonus collect meter.

Free Spins

Collecting 3 bonus Bomb symbols grants 10 free spins. In the free spins round, cleared blocks carry over between free spins. Once every treasure chest has been uncovered, the grid reset with new blocks and chests, and 1 free spin is awarded. A multiplier symbol can also land during free spins; when it does, it explodes, clears the block beneath it, and adds +1 to the multiplier meter. This multiplier applies to treasure chest prizes and remains persistent until the feature ends.

Super Free Spins

You receive 10 super free spins when 2 bonus Bomb symbols plus 1 super bonus Bomb symbol is collected. Everything works the same way, except that only Tier 3 treasure chests are concealed beneath the blocks.

Burst Mode & Fast Track

Burst Mode offers a super fast way to play Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond: choose your bet and number of spins, and the math model runs with minimal visual presentation. Through the Fast Track, players can purchase:

• Bonus Boost – 4x the bet for a spin with at least 1 guaranteed Bonus symbol. Very highly volatile with an RTP of 96.02%.
• Bonus – buy the bonus round for 100x the bet. Highly volatile with an RTP of 96.15%.
• Super Bonus – buy a super bonus round for 400x the bet. Very highly volatile with an RTP of 96.29%.

Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond: Slot Verdict

As an opening chapter for what could become a future slot headliner, Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond makes for a noteworthy debut. One of the more intriguing aspects is how closely it echoes NetEnt’s Lost Relics slots. Had Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond launched a little sooner, it would have reached players before Lost Relics 2, and the comparisons might not feel as strong. As things stand, either Slotmill was genuinely inspired by Lost Relics’ treasure-reveal idea, or it’s an unlikely coincidence—one that’s a bit difficult to fully buy. Either way, Lucy is already attracting attention, and this is only her first adventure.

Put simply, if digging up treasure chests in those other titles made you grin, Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond will probably hit the same spot. The scatter pays setup adds a fresh twist to the block-smashing flow, as you scan the grid and line up where you want wins to land—without needing matching symbols to sit next to each other, since scatter wins can connect anywhere. Treasure chest rewards are somewhat restricted because they only grant bet multipliers, though the potential values can still be seriously impressive. The ultimate prize is the Crimson Diamond itself, paying up to 10,000x the bet, which is also the stated max win for Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond.

Even though Lucy Luck and the Crimson Diamond runs smoothly and delivers what it promises, it can feel like there’s something not quite there. It includes a decent set of features, but perhaps not a huge amount of variety, if that’s the right way to put it. That may be because the chests in Lost Relics 2 could hand out a wider range of rewards, rather than only bet multiplier prizes. Still, there’s little to complain about. Lucy Luck handled her debut well, yet it’s hard to shake the feeling Slotmill may already be planning sequels—and saving some of the best ideas for later.