Step 1: Set Your Bet
Open Book of Dead at your casino. Find the bet controls — usually +/- buttons or a slider. Set your coin value based on your budget: for a $50 budget, use $0.10–$0.20 per spin. Keep all 10 paylines active (do not reduce paylines to cut costs — lower your coin value instead).
Step 2: Understand the Goal
Your goal is to trigger the free spins bonus by landing 3 or more Book scatter symbols anywhere on the 5 reels. The base game produces occasional small wins from the paytable but the vast majority of Book of Dead's value comes from the free spins round.
Step 3: Free Spins Trigger
When 3+ Book symbols appear, free spins begin. The game immediately displays which symbol has been chosen as the Special Expanding Symbol. This is random — you cannot influence it. Rich Wilde is the most valuable choice; card royals are the least valuable. Then 10 free spins play automatically.
Step 4: Watch the Expanding Symbol
During free spins, whenever the chosen symbol appears as part of a winning combination, it expands to fill the entire reel. If this happens on multiple reels in one spin, the potential payout is very large. If 3+ Book symbols appear during free spins, you receive 10 additional spins.
Step 5: Know When to Stop
Book of Dead is high volatility — it can go 200+ spins without a bonus trigger. Decide your loss limit before starting (e.g., "I will stop if my balance drops by 50%"). Stick to that limit regardless of how close a bonus trigger feels. There is no "almost triggered" in a slot machine — it either triggers or it doesn't.
Key Things to Remember
- Always play all 10 paylines
- Check the RTP in the paytable before playing (should show 96.21%)
- The Book symbol is both wild and scatter — it is the most important symbol
- High volatility means long waits between bonuses — budget accordingly
- Play the demo first if you are completely new to slots