Book of Golden Sands

Book of Golden Sand by Pragmatic Play is an online slot based around the popular 'Book of' theme. But Pragmatic Play obviously wanted to do something a little different. So as well as all the regular bonuses you would expect from this type of slot, including Expanding Symbols, there are a few unexpected elements.

The first is the grid, which has an unusual 6x3 set-up. And with wins being formed by landing three or more matching symbols anywhere on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost, this provides 729 ways to win.

The low-paying symbols are various hieroglyphs like Ankhs set in gems. The premiums are decorative objects and three character symbols, awarding 2 to 5 times the bet for landing six-of-a-kind winning combinations. The betting range is from 0.20 to 100.00 per spin.

Unusually for a Book of slot, Book of Golden Sands actually has a dedicated Wild symbol. This can appear on reels 2 to 6 to stand in for regular symbols and help form wins. And in an added bonus, it will also apply a random multiplier of 2 x or 3 x to any win it is involved in. 

The Scatter is, of course, a book. This can appear on any reel and will trigger the Free Spins with three or more anywhere on the reels, as well as giving generous payouts of 2, 10, 50, or 500 times the total stake for three to six.

The Free Spins starts with ten free spins. Before the round kicks off, a random pay symbol is selected from the Book. When three or more of these land, they expand to cover the reels they are on, which can help land some potentially juicy payouts.

And to make things a bit more interesting, every time a reel is covered by the expanding symbol, one is added to the space above that reel. The next time an expansion occurs, all the collected symbols are also added, creating extra positions on the reels, up to a maximum of ten. This expanded grid offers lots more ways to form winning combinations. The round can be retriggered an unlimited number of times when three more Scatters land simultaneously, but the expanding symbol remains the same as the initial round for the respins.

With the Book of Golden Sands, Pragmatic Play has shown that it is possible to put a fresh twist on the whole 'Book of' genre. Read our reviews of Book of Charms and Book of Shadows to learn more. The inclusion of a separate Wild, and the lack of any explorer-type symbol on the reels, both make a refreshing change. But one thing that is the same as other 'Book of' slots is the volatility, which is very high. So remember to gamble responsibly and set a loss limit before playing. Good Luck.