Slot developer BGAMING once again recycles the ‘book of’ mechanic and takes players on a treasure hunt to Egypt with its flashy Dig Dig Digger slot. Deeply inspired by the Russian comic show, the game utilizes familiar gameplay and features but comes with a joking theme that makes it stand out in the niche.
The Dig Dig Digger slot originates from the amusing performance at Comedy Club, a popular Russian stand-up show that’s been on TV for over 15 years. Vadim Galyn, who played the hilarious archeologist, is the game’s main character’s prototype, so don’t get surprised hearing a strong Russian accent when you hit wins and bonus features. Humor takes place in the game also, and the reels are set on an archeological site, where the researchers managed to excavate a tiny copy of the Sphinx pyramid, a TV, and a prehistoric slot machine. The backdrop showcases colossal Egyptian pyramids, and Russians left a message on one of them, meaning something like ‘henlo’ in English slang.
BGAMING didn’t attempt to reinvent the wheel when producing its ‘book of’ slot, and Dig Dig Digger plays out on a standard5x3 reel set with 10 ways to play. Offering bets from$0.1 to $20 per spin, the stats laid down here are similar to those found in other ‘book of’ games. Thevolatilitytends to thehighside of the spectrum, while theRTPis slightly beneath the average at95.5%. As for the wins, players can hope for payouts ofup to 5,500x the stakeon a single spin here.
The joyful archeologist dominates the paytable in the Dig Dig Digger slot, and the rest of the regular symbols are pretty familiar across the Egyptian niche. He is followed by pots, scarabs, and ankhs, while the lower section is made up of classic A-10 royals. Landing at least two matching premium symbols adjacently starting from the leftmost reel is needed to score a win, and lower symbols pay for three-of-a-kind and more. 5-of-a-kind royal symbol wins are worth from10x to 15x the bet, while premiums pay from75x to 500x. The gold shovel symbol with the word ‘dig’ on it acts as both Scatter and Wild. It substitutes for any other regular symbols and pays up 500x the stake for line wins, plus plays into the feature, explained below.
The slot makes use of standard ‘book’-of’ features, and central to the gameplay here is theFree Spinsfeature. Whenever 3 or more Scatter symbols appear anywhere in view during the base game, players receive10 free spinsas well as a payout of2x,20x, and200x of the bet. Before the free round begins, a random symbol is chosen to become the specialExpanding Symbol. Special symbols expand to cover the reels entirely after they land and pay anywhere on the grid, meaning that they don’t need to land adjacently to award wins.
In the base game, players can double their winnings via theGamblefeature. It’s a classic gamble round, where the aim is toguess the correct card suit color. Guess correctly and your win will be doubled, otherwise – you’ll lose your winnings. The feature is repeatable, so, with a certain dose of luck, you can scoop pretty impressive wins here.
We’ve seen dozens ofBook of Deadcopies, and Dig Dig Digger, much like any of them, doesn’t deliver anything new or extraordinary to the genre. Well, it should appeal to the CIS audience, as intended, but Dig Dig Digger doesn’t have a thing to let it into the big leagues. The straightforward ‘book of’ gameplay isn’t something terrific like it was 10 years ago, and unless you’re a fan, you won’t find anything here to keep you hooked.
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