The definitive Ancient Egypt slot — Rich Wilde's greatest adventure features expanding special symbols and a 5,000x max win that has cemented its legacy.
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Book of Dead is a timeless classic that set the template for an entire genre. The expanding special symbol mechanic is simple, elegant, and devastatingly effective when the right symbol hits.
Book of Dead is Play'n GO's masterpiece — the slot that defined a generation of high-volatility play and spawned an entire genre of "book" slots. Released in 2016, it remains one of the most popular slots at online casinos a decade later, a testament to the pure effectiveness of its design.
The premise is straightforward: follow Rich Wilde through Ancient Egypt on a 5x3 reel with 10 paylines. The Book of Dead symbol acts as both wild and scatter, and when free spins trigger, a special symbol is randomly selected — and when that symbol expands to fill an entire reel, the payouts can be enormous. Simple, clean, brutally effective.
The Book of Dead acts as both wild and scatter — landing 3 or more anywhere triggers free spins and acts as a wild substitute in regular play.
Before each free spins round, one symbol is selected at random. When it appears during free spins, it expands to fill the entire reel.
Landing 3 or more Book symbols during free spins awards additional free spins, potentially extending a great run indefinitely.
The top symbols — Rich Wilde, Anubis, Ra, and the Sphinx — pay up to 500x for 5 of a kind, and that's before the expanding mechanic applies.
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Book symbols anywhere on the reels triggers 10 free spins. Before the feature begins, one symbol is randomly selected as the "special expanding symbol." During the free spins, whenever this symbol lands — even partially across multiple reels — it expands to fill the entire reel, paying on all active paylines.
The magic happens when you land the Rich Wilde expanding symbol across multiple reels simultaneously. Three fully expanded Rich Wilde reels all paying simultaneously across all 10 paylines is what pushes the win into 5,000x territory. The feature can retrigger multiple times, and with the right special symbol and placement, any single spin can be life-changing.
Book of Dead earns a 8.7/10 from SlotArk — rated Very Good. Book of Dead is a timeless classic that set the template for an entire genre. The expanding special symbol mechanic is simple, elegant, and devastatingly effective when the right symbol hits.
The Book of Dead max win is 5,000x your stake — $5000 on a $1 bet. The maximum is reached when the slot’s peak bonus features align at their best.
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Book symbols anywhere on the reels triggers 10 free spins. Before the feature begins, one symbol is randomly selected as the "special expanding symbol." During the free spins, whenever this symbol lands — even partially across multiple reels — it expands to fill the entire reel, paying on all active paylines.
Book of Dead has a base RTP of 96.21%. Some operators run reduced RTP variants — always check the game information panel at your casino before playing to confirm the RTP on offer.
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