Red Tiger’s Diamond Blitz 3: The Descending Wild Rises Back to the Top
A rundown of Red Tiger’s new release Diamond Blitz 3. Its core is a 5×4, 20-payline grid with wilds that descend each spin while the multiplier rises, Wild Ryze that sends them back to the top, and Blitz mode. RTP 96.04%, max win 1,592x.
Key takeaways
- On July 16, Red Tiger released the third game in the Diamond Blitz series.
- On a 5×4, 20-payline grid, wilds move down one position each spin while the multiplier rises.
- Wild Ryze returns a wild about to leave the bottom back to the top.
- In Blitz mode, Wild Ryze is guaranteed. RTP is 96.04% and max win is 1,592x.
In April 2020, Red Tiger released Diamond Blitz, a game with an old-school pub slot feel. Instead of flashy bonuses, it was a simple game where a single diamond wild moved down one position each spin. The second game, released four years later, widened the grid to 1024 ways. Then the third game arrived on July 16. This time, what they reworked is the moment a wild leaves the grid.
The Three Games Differ Starting with the Grid
All three games use a 5-reel, 4-row grid, but they count wins differently. The first and third games use 20 paylines, and only the second uses 1024 ways. Below are the basic stats for the three games as listed on our game pages.
| Games | Release | How wins work | RTP | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Blitz | 2020.04 | 20 lines | 95.75% | 560x |
| Diamond Blitz 2 | 2024.08 | 1024 ways | 95.71% | 4,055x |
| Diamond Blitz 3 | 2026.07 | 20 lines | 96.04% | 1,592x |
The third game returned to 20 paylines, and its max win is less than half of the second game’s. In exchange, its RTP is the highest of the three. The bet cap also rose tenfold, from €50 to €500. It is a sequel that refines what happens on the grid rather than growing one big hit.
The way Blitz mode activates has also changed. In the second game, a Blitz scatter landing on reel 3 opened the mode. The third game has no such scatter. Each time a new wild lands, there is a chance to trigger Blitz mode. The wild itself is the key to the bonus.
Wilds grow the multiplier as they descend
A wild that lands stays attached to its reel and moves down one position each spin. Each move raises the multiplier by 1, and that multiplier applies to wins the wild takes part in. If two or more multiplier wilds are part of one win, their multipliers are added together.
A wild that lands on the top row stays on the grid for several spins as it descends to the bottom row. Meanwhile, the multiplier keeps rising. Since the value grows as the wild descends, a wild near the bottom is the most valuable.
With 20 paylines across 5 reels and 4 rows, a single wild easily covers several paylines at once. The same wild stays on the grid for a few spins, so a wild that has landed often takes part in multiple wins across different spins.
Wild Ryze revives wilds that seemed finished
The third game’s new mechanic is Wild Ryze. At the moment a wild is about to leave the bottom row, it triggers at random and sends that wild back to the top of the same reel. The multiplier rises by 1 on the way up, and the descent starts over from the beginning.
In the first game, a wild was done once it passed the bottom. In the third game, a wild that is about to disappear shows up at the very top again. Wilds stay on the board longer, and the multiplier keeps rising the whole time. That is why Red Tiger introduced this release as “wilds that keep coming back.”
In Blitz mode, wilds never leave the grid
Each time a new wild lands, there is a chance to trigger Blitz mode. Blitz mode starts with 5 Blitz spins, and each additional wild that lands during a spin adds 1 more. As long as wilds keep landing, the round does not end.
More importantly, Wild Ryze becomes guaranteed here. During Blitz spins, a wild about to leave the bottom never disappears and always rises to the top. What was left to luck in regular spins becomes a rule here. When Blitz mode ends, all wilds on the grid are cleared.
There is only one bonus buy that goes straight to Blitz mode. Blitz God Mode costs 80x your bet, guarantees a wild on one of the first three reels, and starts Blitz mode immediately. Blitz spins then play out automatically.
53% hit frequency, a number that suits long sessions
According to our game page, hit frequency is 53.4%. You win more than once every two spins. The official volatility index is 4.02, lower than 6.92 for the first game and 19.93 for the second. It is the calmest game in the series.
RTP is 96.04%, max win is 1,592x, and bets range from €0.1 to €500. The screen keeps classic symbols like cherries, sevens, bells, and horseshoes. If you liked Red Tiger’s other classic-style games, you can enjoy it in a similar vein to Mystery Reels. In the demo of the third game, you can see for yourself when Wild Ryze triggers.
Source: Red Tiger official news