Book of Dead: Rich Wilde and the expanding symbol

The book does two jobs

Rich Wilde, Play'n GO's adventurer, goes tomb-raiding on a 5x3 grid with ten paylines. The golden book is the heart of the Book of Dead slot: it stands in for every other symbol as a wild, and three or more anywhere on screen trigger the free spins. That double role is why a single book on the first reel can make a spin feel promising.

The symbols are split into card ranks for the small wins and Egyptian figures for the bigger ones: Anubis, Osiris, a pharaoh statue and Rich Wilde himself at the top of the table.

How the free spins work

Three books give ten free spins. Before they start, one symbol is picked at random to be the special expanding symbol for the whole round. Whenever enough of it lands, it stretches to fill its reels and pays across all lines, even when the reels are not next to each other. Picking up a card rank is common; drawing Rich Wilde or one of the gods is what changes a bonus completely. Three more books during the round add another ten spins with the same symbol.

What to try in the demo

The Book of Dead demo runs in your browser with 1,000 virtual credits, no sign-up and no download. The game swings hard: long quiet spells, then a bonus that pays a lot or very little depending on the symbol you draw. Give it 300 spins at a stake equivalent to £0.20 and note each expanding symbol you get.

You can also lower the number of active lines and test the gamble feature, which lets you guess a card's colour or suit after a win. Both are worth seeing in virtual credits before you decide how you would play for real.

Why it is still played

Plenty of book slots came later, but this one keeps its pace: no clutter, one feature, and a clear sense of what you are hoping for on every spin. The same game is available for real money at the casinos below.