Quickspin: Book of Duat

The famous Anna the Explorer is back and she has a new mission in this game. Powered by Quickspin, Book of Duat is a 5-reel video slot set with the Ancient Egyptian theme that has 10 fixed pay lines. Packed with a versatile special symbol, Bonus Spins, Multipliers, and even a Bonus Buy feature and other extras, this is one interesting game.

You can even take advantage of expanding symbols that offer huge winning potential. Aside from having an average RTP, Book of Duat allows a high maximum win for a better gaming experience. So, come along as we face another adventure in this no ordinary “Book of” slot with Anna the Explorer.

Book of Duat slot design

Similar to other slots that are inspired by the “Book of” game series, Book of Duat has that Ancient Egyptian theme. In search of the precious treasures, you have to accomplish your mission in this game together with Anna the explorer. After landing in the territory of the Egyptian gods, they will do everything in their power to stop you from accomplishing your mission. Thus, you and Anna the Explorer should hunt for the valuable relics while taking down demonic pharaohs on the way.

After being featured in Ark of Mystery, Anna’s mission this time is to get the Book of Duat. However, the God of Death Anubis and the God of Nile Sobek. Book of Duat has that Indiana Jones feel while set in an ancient tomb and traditional background sound effects. The reels are filled with the usual Royal symbols that consist of J, Q, K, A, and 10 symbols. There are also the premium symbols that include Sobek, Anubis, Pharaoh, and Anna the Explorer who gives the highest payout.

Of course, we can’t miss the Book of Duat that has a double purpose in the gameplay. Instead of having separate symbols to function as a Wild and a Scatter symbol, Quickspin used a single symbol only.

Book of Duat features

This gaming adventure with the Egyptian gods will offer you a bunch of features that can help you in the quests. Since there are no significant features during the base game, the goal in this slot is to hunt for more Book symbols. This can lead to the Bonus Spin round that is one of the major features.

Along with the Wild and Scatter symbols, there are other features that can be triggered in its 5 reels and 3 rows.

Book Symbol

The Book symbol represents the Wild and Scatter symbol in the game. As the wild symbol, the Book can help you create more winning clusters by replacing other symbols. Therefore, the chances of landing a winning cluster are higher with the help of this Book symbol. But as a Scatter symbol, the Book can also trigger the bonus round once you land 3 or more matching Book symbols.

Bonus Spins

Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols on any position can activate the Bonus Spins round that will welcome you with 4 Bonus Spins. But depending on the exact number of Scatter symbols you land, the number of picks on the Pick and Click varies as follows:

• 3 Scatter Symbols = 3 Picks
• 4 Scatter Symbols = 6 Picks
• 5 Scatter Symbols = 12 Picks

At the same time, you will receive 1 expanding symbol and a 1x Multiplier. If you land 3 or more Bool symbols again during the Bonus Spins, you will get 2 extra Bonus Spins. This time, the picks you will get will vary according to the following:

• 3 Scatter Symbols = 1 Pick
• 4 Scatter Symbols = 2 Picks
• 5 Scatter Symbols = 4 Picks

As mentioned above, the Pick and Click feature occur within this feature once it is triggered which we will discuss more below.

Pick and Click

As the Bonus Spins round starts with 1 random expanding symbol and a 1x Multiplier, the Pick and Click can be triggered too. You just need to land 3 or more Scatter symbols to take part in this feature. You will also get a chance to choose from a huge mix of tiles that can give you extra Bonus Spins. But that’s not all since you can also get Multipliers and expanding symbols if you are lucky.

Once you pick a tile, you will no longer get that specific kind of tile again. If you successfully get all tiles, each tile that will follow will give you 3 extra Bonus Spins. Depending on the random tile that Book of Duat will reveal any of the following:

• 6 Tiles = +2 free spins
• 3 Tiles = +3 free spins
• 2 Tiles = +5 free spins
• 1 Tile = +10 free spins
• 2 Tiles = +1 expanding symbol
• 1 Tile = +2 expanding symbol
• 1 Tile = +4 expanding symbol
• 2 Tiles = +1x multiplier
• 1 Tile = +2x multiplier
• 1 Tile = +5x multiplier

Once you reveal your reward, it will be removed from the pool to prevent picking them again. You can only pick the same reward if it appears in the pool with multiple copies. Once all rewards are picked, each remaining pick will give you additional 3 Bonus Spins.

Expanding Symbol

You can get an expanding symbol once you enter the Bonus Spins round and even trigger the Pick and Click feature. The expanding symbol can be selected randomly among the non-expanding symbols that remain on the screen. What’s more interesting in this feature is that any symbol can be an expanding symbol except for the Book Wild and Scatter symbol.

Moreover, each expanding symbol will be evaluated one at a time after the normal evaluation of each spin in the Bonus Spins round. These symbols don’t have to be on the adjacent reels and only the right number of symbols can expand and form winnings anywhere. As the pay evaluation is processed, the symbols expand to cover the entire grid and get a paid symbol anywhere. Since all Book symbols can’t be an expanding symbol, all Wild/Scatter symbols are not included in the evaluation of payments.

Multipliers

Another extra feature that you can encounter during the Bonus Spins round is the Multiplier. Activating the bonus round will give you a 1x Multiplier that can increase using the Pick and Click feature. Therefore, all winning clusters during the Bonus Spins are multiplied by the current Multiplier.

Buy Feature

Whenever you want to take advantage of the Bonus Spins round in an instant, you can opt for the Bonus Buy feature. This feature can be activated during the base game only by paying a minimum of 150x the bet on each chance. Depending on the specific number of picks, these are the 3 options that you can choose from and enter Pick and Click:

• 3 Picks = add 3 Book symbols on the reels that cost 150x the stake
• 6 Picks = add 4 Book symbols on the reels that cost 500x the stake
• 12 Picks = add 5 Book symbols on the reels that cost 1,600x the stake

Any Pick and Click that you buy is triggered by the spin during the base game. This awards a random number of Wild/Scatter symbols as you have bought.

Book of Duat RTP, betting and prizes

Book of Duat is played with 10 fixed active lines and winning combinations are formed with 3 or more matching symbols. The winning symbols are paid from the leftmost reel on any of the pay lines starting from the 1st reel. This slot is playable with as low as £0.20 and up to a maximum of £100 per spin. You can easily adjust the bet level by clicking the – and + buttons below the reels or the coins icon.

In some territories, there is also an available Turbo mode button that allows players to experience faster spins. In the AutoPlay mode, players can also select up to 1,000 AutoSpins to experience fast-paced gameplay. Regardless of the game mode you prefer, Book of Duat can be played with the default RTP that is set at 96.27%. However, other operators may offer this slot with a lower RTP that can be as low as 94% or even 90%.

If you don’t want to end up playing with these lower RTPs, make sure that you check this detail first. There is a 56.69% chance on average to hit winnings during the base game while the bonus round offers 39.59% of hit frequency. When it comes to the game’s variance, Book of Duat has a high level of volatility. Thus, don’t expect to hit wins as often as they come in low and medium variance slots.

The maximum jackpot on each spin can increase up to 32,760x with the help of the bonus round and its extra features. Depending on the amount of your win, you can hit either a Big Win, Megawin, Super Win, or an Epic Win. The paytable consists of lower-paying Royal symbols that pay 0.5x to 15x the stake for 3 to 5 matching symbols. The higher-paying symbols with the Egyptian gods, Pharaoh and Anna pay 0.5x to 500x the stake for 2 to 5 matching symbols.

The Book symbol that functions as a Wild and Scatter symbol doesn’t have its individual value. However, it comes in handy in triggering the bonus features and creating more wins. 

Conclusion

We’ve already seen a lot of games that are part of the “Book of” series from different software providers. Since Book of Duat is the first one from Quickspin, they made sure that is packed with exciting features to complete your experience. Just like other popular games that are part of this series, it is great that Quickspin added expanding symbols in Book of Duat. However, Book of Duat took this feature to a higher level by offering better potential with the expanding symbols and bigger Multipliers.

More than the Bonus Spins, the key to winning big in this game is through the expanding symbols and Multipliers. Most importantly, the maximum win in Book of Duat is higher than most “Book of” slot games if not all which is cool. Therefore, Quickspin launched a successful attempt at the “Book of” game that offers high potential and thrilling features.