There is something about Ancient Egypt that fascinates us. Tales of Pharaohs, Queens, Pyramids and treasure have been the subject of many books, block-buster films and games. The gambling industry has its fair share of Egyptian-themed games, with Book of Dead proving to be the most popular slot/pokie game this decade.
What Makes Book of Dead Slots/Pokies Game so Popular?
Book of Dead might not be a unique combination in slot/pokie machine games compared to others. It has the same structure as most modern video slots/pokies, three rows and five reels with ten pay-lines. What is different about Book of Dead is that the game is jam-packed with special features.
- Wild Symbol
- Scatter Symbol
- Free Spins
- Expanding Symbol
- Gamble Feature
- The Wild Symbol acts as a wild or a scatter and replaces any other symbol on the reels.
- The Scatter symbol pays out even when it isn’t on the pay line (you need to land three scatters).
- You trigger the Book of Dead Free Spins Feature with three or more scatters. This feature gives ten free spins.
- Trigger the Expanding Symbol during the Free Spins Feature (another ten Free Spins). With the Expanding Symbol and win up to 250,000 coins.
- You can trigger the Gamble Feature on any win. This feature gives players the option to gamble their winning amounts or not.
Some sites feature Book of Dead in their welcome offer. When you visit Fruityking.co.nz you can opt into a welcome bonus of up to NZ$ 100 and 20 free spins on Book of Dead (terms and conditions apply).
The main character of Book of Dead is Rich Wilde (based on Indiana Jones down to his fedora hat), and the title of the game refers to a series of papyrus scrolls that describe the funerary process of Ancient Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians believed that when you died, your soul would be weighed against a feather, and if your soul proved lighter, you would pass into the afterlife.
Book of Dead is a well-designed slot/pokie game with fantastic background music. Set inside a Pyramid the card symbols are in hieroglyph style, and masks of Anubis and Thoth, scarabs, the Bood of Dead and Rich Wilde all feature on the reels. Even the betting interface underneath the slot/pokie looks as if it’s carved into sandstone blocks.
Book of Dead Stats
- Developer – Play’n Go
- Release Date – 2014
- Number of Reels – 5
- Number of Rows – 3
- Number of Pay-lines – 10
- RTP (Return to Player Percentage) 96.21%
- Minimum bet amount – 0.01
- Maximum bet amount – 100
Players can choose how many coins they want to bet per pay-line, and how many pay-lines they want to bet on. There is also the option of auto-play.
The auto-feature is for those players that do not want to hit the spin button every time. You can set anywhere from 10 up to 100 spins, and you can set the autoplay to stop on any win, when the balance increases by a certain amount or when a certain amount is won. You can also set the auto feature to stop if the balance in your account decreases by a certain amount.
Exciting, full of fun and entertainment, Play’n Go’s Book of Dead has managed to keep ahead of the game, appealing to new and seasoned players alike, who enjoy helping Rich Wilde discover the secrets of Ancient Egypt.
