Book of Dead slot review
It’s Rich Wilde’s first outing, and still his best known.
Rich Wilde’s Egyptian tomb raid comes down to one bonus round. In Book of Dead, three Tombs get you 10 free spins and a random symbol that expands to pay across all ten lines.
It’s high volatility, so expect long, quiet stretches in the base game between triggers.
Highlights
- Provider: Play’n Go
- Volatility: High
- RTP: 96.21%
- Min. bet: $0.50
- Max bet: $200
- Max win: 5,000x
- Paylines: 10
- Features: Free spins with a special expanding symbol, Tomb wild/scatter, gamble feature
Pros and cons
Gameplay
Wins pay left to right across ten lines. The Tomb is both wild and scatter. It subs for every symbol and pays wherever it lands.
Rich Wilde pays the most, followed by Osiris, then Anubis and Horus. The card ranks 10 through A fill out the bottom. Picture symbols pay from two in a row, and cards need three.
Three or more Tombs start 10 free spins. The book flips and lands on one symbol, which becomes your expanding symbol for the round. When it hits enough reels for a win, it stretches to fill those reels and pays across all ten lines. Three more Tombs add 10 spins with the same symbol. Outside the bonus, you can take any win to the gamble screen: call the colour to double it or the suit to quadruple it.
Book of Dead RTP
Play’n GO builds Book of Dead in five RTP versions, from the top tier down to 84.18%, and each casino picks one. Betty runs the top version.
RTP is an average over millions of spins, not a forecast for one session. On a game this volatile, most of the return sits in the free spins, so short sessions land well above or below it.
Book of Dead bonus: how the expanding symbol works
Rich Wilde, Osiris, Anubis and Horus expand once they’re on two reels. Card ranks need three. If the book picks a picture symbol, it expands more often and pays more each time.
Every expansion pays on all ten lines, so even a 10 across three reels adds up. If Rich Wilde is the pick and he fills all five reels, that’s the 5,000x max win. A retrigger keeps him for another 10 spins.
Book of Dead paytable and max win
Multiples of your total bet:
- Rich Wilde: 1x (2), 10x (3), 100x (4), 500x (5)
- Osiris: 0.5x (2), 4x (3), 40x (4), 200x (5)
- Anubis / Horus: 0.5x (2), 3x (3), 10x (4), 75x (5)
- A / K: 0.5x (3), 4x (4), 15x (5)
- 10 / J / Q: 0.5x (3), 2.5x (4), 10x (5)
- Tomb (pays anywhere): 2x (3), 20x (4), 200x (5)
There’s no progressive jackpot. The top prize is a fixed 5,000x, and it only lands in free spins, with Rich Wilde expanded across all five reels. The best line in the base game pays 500x.
Book of Dead gamble feature: collect or flip the card
Every base game win comes with a choice. You can collect it or send it to the gamble screen, where one face-down card decides what happens next.
Call red or black, and a right guess doubles the win. Call the suit, and a right guess quadruples it. A wrong call on either loses the whole amount. The colour call is a 50/50 shot and the suit is 1 in 4.
Other games from Play’n Go
- Book of Dead GO Collect: the 2026 follow-up with a collect mechanic and four fixed jackpots
- Legacy of Dead
- Legacy of Egypt
You may like
- Eye of Horus (Blueprint Gaming)
- Hand of Anubis (Hacksaw Gaming)
- Cleopatra (IGT)
Final verdict
Ten years on, this is still a popular slot that holds its weight in terms of gameplay. You get one bonus, one expanding symbol and one clear route to 5,000x. The interface hasn’t exactly aged well, but not a big deal if aesthetics aren’t important to you.
Play it if you know what you’re waiting for and don’t mind the quiet stretches of a high volatility slot. If you want something happening every few spins, the 2026 GO Collect sequel adds four fixed jackpots and a collect mechanic to the same tomb.
FAQ
What is the RTP of Book of Dead?
It’s 96.21% on Betty.
Is there a Book of Dead jackpot?
No. The top prize is a fixed 5,000x your bet. You reach it in free spins when Rich Wilde expands across all five reels.
How do you trigger the Book of Dead bonus?
Land three or more Tombs anywhere on the reels. You get 10 free spins with one random expanding symbol. Three more Tombs during the round add another 10.
Can I play Book of Dead online in Ontario?
Yes. Book of Dead is on Betty for real money, on desktop and mobile.
Are there any Book of Dead tricks?
No. Every spin is random. The one thing you control is your bet size. On a slot this volatile, a smaller bet gets you more spins while you wait for the bonus.
