Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead review
Theme and Storyline
In this incarnation of the endless Book of Ra imitations, the 6️⃣ player is presented with a main character who is no longer a copyright dodging rip off of movie hero Indiana 6️⃣ Jones. Instead, the hero, Rich Wilde, is a rip off of computer game hero Nathan Drake.
Beyond that, the formula is 6️⃣ much the same – Ancient Egyptian grave setting, hieroglyphics and sarcophaguses on the reels – with updated graphics and bit 6️⃣ more gloss on everything. If you have enjoyed the Book of Ra slot and its many imitators before, then you 6️⃣ will find nothing to surprise you in Book of Dead.
Win in the base game of Book of Dead slot
Graphics, Sounds 6️⃣ and Animations
The graphics are more or less the same as the older games, with a higher resolution and a bit 6️⃣ more polish on the artwork being the main upgrades.
The sound effects and music have also been lifted from the old 6️⃣ Play’n’Go standard skin, but given a little upgrade in sound quality and complexity. The music does a fair job of 6️⃣ setting up a desert atmosphere for the player, but very little else is as well-tailored in the sound effects.
Gameplay video
The 6️⃣ animations are serviceable, but again are the generic Play’n’Go animations with only the font changed. They lack the Egyptian or 6️⃣ adventure movie flare that would hold the game together.
Gameplay
Book of Dead has a base game and a free spin bonus. 6️⃣ Both are played on a five reel slot with three rows and ten configurable win lines. You can set the 6️⃣ game to any number between 1 and all 10 lines.
Gamble function offers a chance to upgrade the volatility
The base game 6️⃣ has very few other features, but does sport a gamble feature for those who want to crank the volatility of 6️⃣ this slot up even further.
Overall, Book of Dead feels like a very standard slot, not doing a lot of different 6️⃣ things but doing what it does competently.
Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins
Among all the hieroglyphs on the reels, one stands out 6️⃣ as special: the Book symbols acts as both a wild symbol and as a scatter.
As a wild, the Book symbol 6️⃣ substitutes for all other symbols. While as a scatter, the Book symbol pays out from anywhere on the reels, regardless 6️⃣ of whether it is on a winline or not.
Special expanding symbol is randomly selected before you start the free spins 6️⃣ bonus game
Three Books will pay out twice your bet per spin, four will pay out twenty times your bet per 6️⃣ spin, and five symbols gets you two hundred times your bet per spin. This is on top of any winlines 6️⃣ it is part of as a Wild.
When one single spin changes your free spins bonus game
Three or more Books will 6️⃣ also trigger ten free spins. During the free spins, a symbol is chosen to expand on any reel where it 6️⃣ will result in an additional win. While regular symbols must run left to right starting from reel one, the expanding 6️⃣ symbol can appear anywhere on a win line to produce a win.
Then you'll win big after the feature ends...
...and then 6️⃣ max-out gamble feature with a few lucky picks
Free spins can be retriggered by hitting three or more Scatters during the 6️⃣ free spins, effectively adding another ten spins to your remaining spin counter.
Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance
The return to player of 6️⃣ this game is 96.21%. This is within the bracket of roughly 96% that we use as our yardstick for average.
The 6️⃣ range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin ofR$/£/€0.01 if you play just 6️⃣ one line orR$/£/€0.10 if you play all ten. The maximum bet on the site we tested wasR$/£/€100.00 per spin.
The volatility 6️⃣ of this game is as great as the pyramids at Giza; Play’n’GO rate it as 10/10 the highest level of 6️⃣ volatility they produce. This ultra-high volatility makes this slot an excellent match for our preferred slot machine strategies.
Top symbols paytable 6️⃣ for Book of Dead slot machine, in coin values
Conclusion
Book of Dead is one of the most popular slots out there. 6️⃣ This is largely because it evokes popular culture figures in a recognisable setting, and does a similar but slicker job 6️⃣ than its direct competitor Book of Ra, which is something of a classic.
On top of these solid fundamentals, we like 6️⃣ it for its high volatility and decent return to player. Both features make it a good match for our slot 6️⃣ strategies.
We strongly recommend this one.
