Book of Gold

Truth be told, the Egyptian game theme is used in numerous slots around the market. Despite this, Book of Gold appeals to players with its apparent storyline that keeps them immersed in the experience. You will feel like you are an archeologist who stumbles upon the titular “Book of Gold.” It also resembles Amun’s Book in its thematic execution, which is another great online casino slot.

The game’s visual elements correspond well to the theme with utmost precision. Just like an archeologist would carry a few tools with himself, most of them translate into the symbols you’d find in the game. There is the Book scatter symbol, the adventurer wild symbol, a compass, a hat, a backpack, a whip (another nod to the popular Harrison Ford series), binoculars, and a few royal symbols.

These symbols aren’t animated to a high degree, which is a missed opportunity in our opinion. However, the background features a hypnotic night sky, which makes for a pleasant visual experience. There’s also a cutscene where we see the character finding the book, and thus quickly being thrust into a world full of bonuses and possibilities. We enjoy this aspect of the game and feel that it delivers more than what’s expected of the overall Egyptian theme.  

The music is one area where there could’ve been some improvement. It’s pleasant, hopeful, and grand, which is a great thing for an online slot game. However, it doesn’t correspond to the theme at hand and might make some players feel like it’s a throwaway choice. 

Book of Gold comes with a theoretical Return to Player (RTP) of 96.36% for the base game. However, this changes for an extra bet, where RTP reduces to 96.29%, and for a bonus buy, RTP further drops down to 96.15%. That being said, it is slightly higher than the average RTP capping of 96% across slot games, which is great.

The game’s official rating of volatility is three out of five stars, and we could feel that during our gameplay. There are only ten paylines, and with a relatively limited number of symbols, it’s only natural for the game to have low to medium volatility. This is a huge advantage for beginners, who would initially prefer to have an easier time with little winnings here and there.

Players can get a maximum payout of up to $400,000 and the betting range is between $0.2 to $200.

The gameplay for Book of Gold is relatively straightforward. The betting panel is easy to use, and there is a dedicated autoplay panel that can help you sit back and relax as the bets play out. Other buttons include “Settings” for the sound and rules of the game, “Extra Bet” for adding bets, a “Buy Bonus” button to get more bonus, “Turbo Spin” for increasing the pace of the game, and of course, the “Spin” button to get you started.

Since this is a 5 x 3 grid game, it is highly unusual to see that there are only 10 paylines. These paylines are fixed patterns, ranging from straight lines across the rows to certain other geometric patterns.

While this might make it seem like the possibility of a win isn’t all that strong, the fact that the game features low to medium volatility keeps the player engaged. We found the game’s payout to include only the highest bonus scored from a payline to be great. Furthermore, the game features the maximum winning odds of 2,000x the bet, which could also prove to be highly lucrative for those who turn out to be so lucky.

This is the most impressive part of the Book of Gold game. Several features can turn this simple game into a challenging one, like:

• Wild Symbols – These serve as substitutions for all the symbols in the game except the scatter symbol. Whenever they appear, they cover the entire reel and execute. They also don’t appear with the special expansion symbol in the game.
• Scatter – This symbol appears only in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th reels. With three scatter symbols on the screen, a bonus round is triggered with 10 free spins. This is a great addition, as it helps Book of Gold stand tall against other contemporary online slots. During the free spin, if three scatters appear again successively, the maximum number of free spins is capped at 50.
• Extra Bet Mode – During this mode, the Wild and Scatter symbols become more frequent, increasing the likelihood of a big win.