Book of Dead

How Book of Dead works

Book of Dead is a 5-reel, 3-row slot with 10 paylines from Play'n GO, released on 14 January 2016. It has a 96.21% RTP, high volatility and a max win of 5,000x your bet. In the free spins, one expanding symbol can cover an entire reel.

You win by landing matching symbols on a payline, from left to right starting on the first reel. Only the highest win on each line is paid. The Tomb is the exception: it pays anywhere on the reels and also substitutes for every other symbol.

A lines selector lets you play fewer than 10 lines, but that only gives you fewer ways to win. Our library lists a bet range of 0.10 to 100 per spin.

Book of Dead in Ireland

Book of Dead is one of the slots Irish players go looking for. About 170 searches a month in Ireland are for the name on its own, and another 140 add "slot", "slots" or "demo". In our check of Irish casino lobbies in early November 2026, it appeared in PlayOJO's Popular Games row and in the first row of LeoVegas's slots page, and it was the second most common slot we found across the lobbies.

Book of Dead symbols and payouts

Pays below are in multiples of your total bet with all 10 lines active, for 3, 4 and 5 matching symbols. The in-game table shows them per line, ten times higher.

With 2 matching symbols, Rich Wilde pays 1x and Osiris, Anubis and Horus pay 0.5x. On a €1 spin, which is 10 cent per line, three Rich Wilde on a line pay €10 and five pay €500. Three card As on a line return 50 cent, half your stake. The Tomb is the only symbol paid on your total bet: five Tombs pay €200 on a €1 spin.

Book of Dead bonus features

Free spins

3 or more Tombs trigger 10 free spins, and 3 or more Tombs during the bonus add another 10. It is the usual free spins feature, with one change: before the round starts, the game chooses a special symbol.

Expanding symbol

One ordinary symbol is chosen at random and stays the special symbol for the whole bonus. Once the normal wins are paid, it can expand to cover all three positions of its reel, but only when that adds a win on an active line. The expanded symbols do not need to be next to each other.

It works like other expanding wilds, except the special symbol is not always a good one. If Rich Wilde is chosen, a full line pays 500x your bet. If a 10 is chosen, it pays 10x.

Tomb: scatter and wild

The Tomb pays anywhere (2x for 3, 20x for 4, 200x for 5 on your total bet), replaces other symbols and opens the bonus. The 5,000x cap needs all 15 positions filled with Rich Wilde, which is the best case of the expanding symbol.

RTP, volatility and max win in Book of Dead

Play'n GO does not publish the RTP on the game page. OLBG gives 96.21%, so over a very long run €100 staked returns €96.21. OLBG also lists versions at 94.25%, 91.25%, 87.25% and 84.18%, and the casino decides which one runs. On the lowest, you lose about €12 more per €100 staked than on the standard one, so check the game info before you play.

The studio does not publish volatility either; reviewers call it high or very high. Without the bonus, the lines pay little, and a free-spins round can start with a low-value expanding symbol.

The max win is 5,000x your bet: €5,000 on a €1 spin, €1,000 on 20 cent. The in-game panel shows it as 250,000 coins on a 50-coin bet. OLBG puts the chance of reaching it at 1 in 3.75 million spins.

Theme and design

The game is set in ancient Egypt: its in-game title is Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead, and the best symbols after Rich Wilde are Osiris, Anubis and Horus. It is one of the Book of slots, where a book unlocks the free spins.

How to play the Book of Dead demo

1. Open the demo on this page. It loads with free credits and needs no account.
2. Set your bet and, if you like, lower the number of lines with the selector.
3. Spin, and watch which symbol the game picks when 3 Tombs trigger the free spins.
4. Open the paytable. It shows pays per line, ten times higher than the table above.

The demo does not show which RTP version a casino runs, or the wagering on its welcome bonus.

Book of Dead and Play'n GO

On 26 February 2026 Play'n GO released Book of Dead GO Collect. It keeps the Tomb and the expanding symbol, with up to 80 free spins in total. A meter fills in the base game and opens the Treasure Vault, a coin bonus with 3 respins and Mini, Minor, Major and Grand prizes, plus a gamble option that can double or lose the vault total.

Book of Dead vs similar slots

• Higher max win: Book of Dead GO Collect reaches 10,000x, double the original, with 96.2% RTP and medium-high volatility.
• Same studio, same cap: Legacy of Dead is also from Play'n GO (2020), with 96.58% RTP, high volatility and a 5,000x cap.
• Another studio, same cap: Book of the Fallen by Pragmatic Play (2021) has 96.5% RTP, high volatility and a 5,000x max win.

Playing Book of Dead for real money in Ireland

Under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024, the GRAI has licensed remote betting since 1 July 2026, and online gaming licences are due from 2027. Until then, check which licence a casino holds before you deposit. The casinos on this page and our Irish slot site rankings are where to start, and you must be 18 or over.

Real play differs from the demo in three ways. Wins are cashable, the casino chooses the RTP version, and the welcome bonus carries wagering. On a €1 spin at 96.21%, you can expect €96.21 back per €100 staked over the long run, and with high volatility a long stretch without a Tomb is normal. Set a limit before you start. If gambling stops being fun, GamblingCare.ie runs a free 24-hour helpline on 1800 936 725, and our responsible gambling page lists more help.