Check Out The New Book Of Dead Slot That Is… Strangely Familiar?

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No we haven’t had a stroke and written a massive typo in the title.

That’s literally the name of this new mobile phone slot; Rich Wilde and The Book of Dead.

We’d like to think that the designers over at Play’n GO are being incredibly clever and literally translating the title from some ancient Egyptian scroll, but we suspect someone simply forgot to add a simple ‘the’ to “the Book of the Dead”.

Either that, or someone has a very sneaky sense of humour, which we’ll explain why in a moment.

For now, let’s have a sneak peek at what you can expect from Play’n GO’s latest slot, and whether it’s worth getting excited about.

What we know about Play’n GO’s Book of Dead slot

This is actually, technically the third in a series of Play’n GO mobile slots.

New Book of Dead Mobile Slot Game Preview

The first, the Rich Wilde and The Aztec Idols, took you deep into the Amazon jungle chasing idols.

The second only came out last year, in the Rich Wilde and the Pearls of India slot.

But now we move away from the Asian mountains and head somewhere a little more traditional; the mystical Egyptian lands.

It is not, by far, the most original of slot themes, but that’s not to say that it doesn’t look good.

Especially when you consider that Egyptian slots are some of the most popular ones around.

Is it us, or is Rich ageing well?

In Aztec Idols, Rich looks like a 30 something with botched plastic surgery. In India, he clearly found the fountain of youth and went back in time to his cool 20s period.

Move on to Rich Wilde and Book of Dead slot machine and he’s now a rugged 40 year old, chasing down the golden Book of the Dead.

Maybe next time we’ll get Rich Wilde cryogenically frozen in space?

The relevance of the Book of Dead

Back to ancient Egypt, and what you have here is a simple 5 reel, 10 payline video slot with big wins.

Why do we know that? Because Play’n GO have said so, with 5,000 times max bet.

How do you get to that sum? By chasing after the golden book of course, which is both a scatter and a wild symbols.

Get 3 and you start 10 free spins, where one symbol will be randomly chosen to act as an expanding scatter.

So if you get 5 of those symbols on screen, you’ll get 10 five of a kind wins that will potentially blow you away.

Why does this sound so very familiar?

Play’n GO have never created a video slot like it. The only other Egyptian themed game, the Riches of Ra slot, is 5 reels with 15 paylines and stacked wilds.

And about the only thing this Book of Dead has in common with the other Rich Wilde slots is that they all have some decent top wins to be had.

Now, if you found the description of this game slightly familiar is because it ‘borrows’ heavily from one of Novomatic’s most famous sons.

Can anyone say… Book of Ra Deluxe?

If you’ve ever been to a land based casino in the US or Europe, chances are you’ve seen the Book of Ra Deluxe slot somewhere on the casino floor.

It’s a classic, in the way that everyone should probably play it at some point in their lives.

And when we say that Book of Dead ‘borrows’ heavily from Book of Ra, we really mean… it’s got the exact same paylines and features.

There will no doubt be some differences

Play’n GO do things their own way, so the mathematics behind the Book of Dead slot will no doubt be slightly different.

But to anyone but the most avid statistician, you won’t be able to tell much of a difference.

• Rugged Indiana Jones hero? Check.
• Traditional slot symbols and 10 paylines? Check.
• Expanding scatter symbol during the free spins? Check.
• Book symbol that acts as both wild and scatter? Check and check.

But you see what we mean about someone in the Play’n GO office having a sneaky sense of Humour? Book of Dead is closer to Book of Ra, than if it had been the Book of ‘The’ Dead.

That or someone really needs to start spell checking in their offices.

Why getting the Book of Dead Slot is good news

The problem with Novomatic slots and casinos, is that good ones are hard to find. Good ones in the UK, or Australia, are even harder.

It’s a little easier if you’re in Europe, we’ll grant you.

The point is, Play’n GO slots, on the other hand, are at every good mobile casinos we can name.

Which means that, if this game studio have done their work correctly; a great game, with great mechanics, will become much easier to find.

A Mobile slot only to begin with

Best of all, this Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead game will be out only on mobile only on the 14th of January.

It will eventually make its way to online casinos, but until then the only place you’ll find them is on your Android, iOS or Windows phones and tablets.

Why is that a good thing? Because it was made for mobile first; which means you know it’s going to be awesome to play on the go.

At all good Play’n GO Casinos

Of which, we’ve mentioned, there are many. Personally, we think somewhere like Vera&John is a good place to start.

You get 10 free spins no deposit on Sparks when you register plus an exclusive bigger deposit bonus of 100% up to £€$200 welcome.

Don’t know which machine to pick? If you love high risk traditional games, the Golden Legend slot is exactly what you’re looking for.

Want something with easier winnings to help you play a little longer till payday? The Tower Quest slot is wonderfully different with bonus game features you can trigger at will.

These should keep you busy till the 14th of January.