About Book of Dead
Book of Dead by Play'n GO has been the benchmark Egyptian-themed slot since 2016 and remains one of the most played games in any European casino lobby. It is a 5-reel, 10-payline game with straightforward mechanics: three Book of Dead scatter symbols trigger 10 free spins with a randomly chosen expanding symbol. When the expanding symbol appears in the bonus, it stretches to fill entire reels and pays across all 10 lines simultaneously — a single set of five reels covered in the expanding symbol can pay hundreds of times your stake. Maximum win is 5,000x stake. RTP is 96.21%, but the extreme high-volatility profile means most sessions will end below the stated return with rare large wins pulling the average up.
Strategy Tips
Book of Dead free spins have a single mechanic — the expanding symbol. Landing it multiple times per spin sequence is how the big wins happen. The symbol is chosen randomly before the bonus starts; you cannot influence the selection.
Book of Dead is inspired by Novomatic's Book of Ra but is a separate game by Play'n GO with its own certified RTP. Ensure you are playing the Play'n GO version, as variants with similar names may carry different RTPs.
A Book of Dead session almost always ends with either a mundane loss or a disproportionately large win. The mid-range return sessions are actually rare in practice. Plan your bankroll for many losing sessions interspersed with infrequent large hits.
Book of Dead has exactly 10 paylines and they cannot be changed. The bet you set covers all 10. The simplicity is intentional — focus on stake size relative to your session budget.