Book of the Fallen

There are some slot genres that seem to pop up time and again, with studios never tiring of taking their creativity to new depths. That's certainly the case with Egyptian adventure, and we're back again for Book of the Fallen from Pragmatic Play. Indulge your Indiana Jones fantasy as you face the suspense head on…with the hope of collecting the top payout of x5000. 

If you're a regular slots player, you'll soon start to recognise a few things because it's not just a familiar theme. It's the return of a well-known protagonist. John Hunter, the star of slots such as Book of Tut and Tomb of the Scarab Queen, is back to familiar territory once again in his latest escapade. There are plenty "Book of…" slots around, and this one isn't entirely unique, so is there enough to keep players interested? 

You'll be playing on a standard board set up as a 5x3 configuration which includes ten fixed paylines. Betting stretches from 0.10 to 50, which is a touch on the low side for the big money players - but there's more available with the Ante Bet, which we'll explain in more detail below. Volatility is extremely high, which also might help to counteract the disappointing max standard bet with a top prize of x5000 available to win. 

Most players will have seen an Egyptian themed slot before, and this game rolls out everything you’d expect. With Anubis guarding the reels at the top, hieroglyphics in the background and golden pillars, it’s an opulent setting showing off the very best of Egyptian riches. 

On the reels, the low pays are the usual playing card symbols from 10-A while the big guns roll for the premiums with Ankh crosses, Tutankhamen, Anubis and John Hunter himself. If you land five along a payline, you could win as much as x500, so it's an excellent lineup for prizes. 

Books are both the wild and the scatter, so they perform multiple functions in this game. As a wild, they can substitute for any of the regular symbols. However, land three or more and you'll unlock the free spins bonus round. This gives you ten free spins, but before you start, you'll get to choose a special expanding symbol. If this symbol lands during the free spins, any payout takes place as usual before the symbol expands to cover the full reel. Even better, expanded symbols pay from any position and all lines; they don't need to run from the left to right, nor be adjacent like normal.  

If you can’t seem to land the scatters to play the bonus round, you can buy your way in. This costs x100 but will give you instant access with 10 free spins.  

There aren't any other prize pots or bonus rounds, but one final extra is the Super Spin Ante Bet that we mentioned above. This is an option extra to the main play and costs x10 more per spin. However, in return, players will be granted the special expanding symbols in the main game. Any wins are based on the original bet and not the inflated amount. 

Book of the Fallen from Pragmatic Play is a simple slot with quite basic features, even though there is a free spins round. However, the addition of the Super Spin Ante Bet pushes things up a notch, giving players the chance to gamble for a better chance to win. An ever-popular theme with fun features, this is a good slot for all players.