John Hunter and the Book of Tut

John Hunter and the Book of Tut is the latest game to be released by Pragmatic Play featuring the daring, dashing explorer, John Hunter. This time we join our intrepid adventurer on a trip to Egypt in search of lost treasures, which lucky players will get to share.

It's true that Pragmatic Play hasn't gone all out to load this game up with new features and bonuses. But since all the other John Hunter games are pretty simple, this keeps the spirit of the series. Nevertheless, the developers have managed to add a twist or two to gameplay, so this does feel like a new game and not a previous release in a new suit.

The game has a classic format with five reels, three rows, and only ten pay lines. The good news is you only need to land two matching premium symbols on adjacent reels on a payline to form a win. Payouts for lower-paying symbols start with three matches.

John Hunter and the Book of Tut can be played on all devices and has a betting range of 0.10 to 100.00.

As John Hunter is chasing pharaoh's gold, the symbols on the reels will be familiar from other Ancient Egyptian-themed slots, such as Legacy of Egypt by Play'nGO. The lower paying symbols are the card ranks 10, J, Q, K, and A. The premium symbols are where we see the theme of the game and include a scarab beetle, a golden cat, Tutankhamun, and John Hunter, the hero of the game and also the most valuable regular symbol.

What's interesting about this title is that it puts a different twist on the special symbols. The Book of Tut is the key to finding the hidden wealth of Ancient Egypt, and, as such, it acts as both a scatter and a wild. When one or two lands, it will act as a wild, standing in for the other symbols to help form winning combinations on one or more of the paylines. Land three or more, and not only will the free spins bonus round trigger, but you'll also get a payout!

There's only one bonus feature in the John Hunter and the Book of Tut slot, but you have two different chances of activating it. You can either wait until you land the necessary number of Book of Tut symbols. 3, 4, or 5 will get you the same ten free spins, but will also pay 2x, 20x, or 200x of your bet, respectively. If you're the impatient type, you can buy ten free spins for the price of 100 x your bet. 

Whichever way you decide to activate the bonus round, before it starts, one of the regular symbols will be selected at random. During the free spins, whenever the chosen symbol lands on the reels, it will expand to cover the entire reel. You can restart the free spins by landing more scatters during this round, but your selected symbol will stay the same.

John Hunter and the Book of Tut is a worthy addition to Pragmatic Play's John Hunter series. The graphics have been given a polish, and the expanding symbols feature during the free spins can help to wrack up the wins. So try it out for yourself today here at bwin!