How It Pays – Reels / Paylines / Bet Range
this slot runs 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines. Bets span €0.1 to €50 per spin. You win with 2+ matching symbols on a payline from the left (3+ for royals). The Book symbol pulls double duty as Wild and Scatter – it substitutes for all regular pay symbols and triggers Free Spins when 3+ land anywhere.
Wilds pay 2x, 20x, or 500x for 3, 4, or 5 on a payline. The top premium, John Hunter, awards 1x, 10x, 100x, or 500x for 2, 3, 4, or 5 of a kind. Pharaoh follows at 0.5x, 4x, 40x, 200x. Royals (A through 10) pay 0.5x to 15x depending on count and rank.
Paytable
Free Spins – Pick Your Symbol
Land 3+ Book scatters anywhere and trigger 10 free spins. The bonus round opens with your choice: pick a high-value premium (John Hunter, Pharaoh) for maximum volatility, or a lower symbol for steadier payouts. Your chosen symbol expands on every spin and pays from any position – the more instances you land, the bigger the hit.
This is where this slot separates itself. You’re not locked into a random expanding symbol; you control the risk / reward trade-off. Higher symbols are rarer, so picking John Hunter means long droughts and crushing wins. Pick Anubis and you’ll see the feature light up more often with smaller payouts.
Super Spin Ante Bet – Pay Per Spin / Not The Whole Feature
The Ante Bet costs 10x your regular bet and lets you buy individual bonus spins in the base game with your expanding symbol already chosen. You don’t have to wait for 3 scatters – pay the 10x premium, lock in your symbol, and get one free spin. Payouts calculate on your base bet, not the Ante amount, so it’s a pure volatility toggle, not a multiplier.
This is Pragmatic’s fresh angle on the book slot formula. Turn it on when the base game feels flat; turn it off to switch symbols. The catch: RTP drops to 96.49% when Ante is active – a negligible dip, but worth noting.
| Feature | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Ante Bet | 10x | Free Spins initial grant: 10 ## Book of the Fallen Review John Hunter is back with another ancient Egypt ‘Book slot… |
| Bonus Buy | 100x | This awards 10 free spins, and you get to choose your expanding symbol up front |
Bonus Buy – Direct Entry (Non-UK Only)
Non-UK players can skip the wait and buy the full 10 free spins directly for 100x your total stake. You pick your expanding symbol upfront. RTP ticks down to 96.48% – again, marginal. UK players don’t have access to either feature due to gambling commission rules.
RTP / Volatility / Max Win
this slot tops out at 96.5% RTP – well above the genre average and solid for high-volatility slots. Operators can dial it down to 95.5% or 94.5%, so check your casino’s settings before playing real money. The game scores 5/5 on Pragmatic’s volatility scale – this is a grinder with long dry spells and sudden eruptions.
Max win sits at 5000x your stake, standard for the book genre. What’s above-average is the hit rate: 1 in 2,118,644 spins. That’s tighter than many volatility 5 slots, meaning the big win, when it lands, hits harder.
Theme And Design
Another ancient Egyptian tomb, but with brighter gold lighting than the usual dusty catacombs. Hieroglyphs, cryptic stone, John Hunter as the explorer protagonist – it’s familiar territory. The visuals won’t surprise book slot veterans, but they’re clean and warm compared to darker competitors. Theme purists will appreciate the consistency; originality lives in the feature set, not the backdrop.
Mobile And Technical
this slot uses HTML5 – no app download. Plays smooth on mobile browsers. Test the demo at the top of this page to check responsiveness on your device before depositing at a casino.
