Book of Dead slot by Play'n GO

How to play Book of Dead comes down to one decision made before anything moves: the size of the stake. Every figure in the Book of Dead paytable is a multiple of it, so changing the stake rescales the whole table at once.

To read a result in Book of Dead, follow the 10 lines from the leftmost reel: the pay is for identical symbols in an unbroken run, and each line pays its best combination only.

Everything above is stated in full inside Book of Dead itself — the paytable button opens the list of symbols and the rules for Tomb Scatter. The numbers there are quoted against the stake you currently have set, which makes them easier to read than any review.

The Book of Dead grid is 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines. Wins are read left to right from the first reel, and only the highest combination on each line counts, so a second book of the dead further along the same line adds nothing. Payouts climb steeply near the top: the book of the dead is worth many times what Rich Wilde pays, and the card ranks at the bottom exist mainly to keep a losing spin from looking empty.

Book of Dead skips the standard wild entirely and puts its variance into the bonus rounds. Top end on Book of Dead is 5,000× the total bet, and nothing on the base grid gets close to it — the number assumes Tomb Scatter lines up.

Tomb Scatter is the part of the paytable to read twice: the book acts as wild and scatter at once. That is why the base grid on Book of Dead feels quieter than the numbers suggest: the variance is deliberately parked in the feature.

The feature set on Book of Dead runs to three rounds, and it repays reading the paytable once before you spin.

Tomb Scatter — the book acts as wild and scatter at once, which on Book of Dead is where 5,000× the total bet starts. On Book of Dead this is the difference between a flat session and one you remember, so it is worth knowing what Tomb Scatter looks like before it arrives.

Special Expanding Symbol (in free spins the chosen symbol stretches to fill its whole reel). On Book of Dead this is the difference between a flat session and one you remember, so it is worth knowing what Special Expanding Symbol looks like before it arrives.

Free Spins. The paytable entry reads: ten spins that can retrigger themselves. Free Spins is the part of Book of Dead most worth having a balance left for.

Taken together the set is what separates Book of Dead from the rest of its shelf. The base grid is common enough across the catalogue; Tomb Scatter is not, and it is the reason the game has its own page here.

Book of Dead is staked per line: pick a line bet, multiply by 10, and that is what a spin costs; every Book of Dead payout is quoted against that same line bet. That is also why 5,000× the total bet is written as a multiple rather than an amount — the Book of Dead ceiling moves with the stake.

Treat Book of Dead as a high-volatility game — it pays rarely and heavily, so long flat stretches are normal and the bankroll has to survive them. Play'n GO does publish a return for Book of Dead, and that is what the table above quotes, with the date it was taken. Read it as the figure the publisher put on record, not as the setting behind the reels in front of you: those two can differ, and the paytable inside Book of Dead settles it.

There is no reason to ladder the stake on Book of Dead: each spin stands alone, and its paytable scales linearly with whatever you set. If you autoplay Book of Dead, set it to break on Tomb Scatter — the one moment in the game you want to be watching.

On Book of Dead the stake wants to be small relative to the balance: the game can go a long way without paying, and the only protection against that is spin count. Whatever balance you bring to Book of Dead, decide in advance what leaves with you; the limit tools sit in the account area.

Book of Dead counts at the full 100% towards wagering, as every slot in our lobby does, and the conditions live on the bonus page. Book of Dead keeps the loop simple: set the stake, let it run, and watch for Tomb Scatter.

A dry stretch on Book of Dead is not a signal. Tomb Scatter does not become more likely because it is overdue, and betting as though it does is the fastest way to shorten a session. The responsible gaming page collects the limit tools and the independent support contacts in one place, and they apply to Book of Dead as to every other game here.

In short: Book of Dead is for a game that can do very little for a long time and then do a great deal at once. It sits in our lobby alongside Legacy of Dead, which shares the family of mechanics and differs in pace.

Book of Dead and Legacy of Dead sit next to each other in the lobby, and the difference is in the pace, not the paytable. Start with Book of Dead if you are prepared to sit through the quiet. Full specifications for Book of Dead — the 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines, volatility, the top end (5,000× the total bet), the feature list and the release year — are in the table at the top of this page.

Legacy of Dead