The slot opens up in the golden sands of Egypt, inside a hidden vault of stored treasures. The vault is filled with sarcophaguses of eminent rulers of the past and contains precious gold statues of high worth. In the center of the screen is the rich red scroll-like reel with carved pictorial symbols. The smaller symbols have engraved icons in semi-precious stone amulets which feature symbols of Wadjet, Ankh, Lotus, Scarab, and Pschent. The symbols of Uraeus and icons of Cleopatra, Tutankhamun, and Horus are also found in the game. The icons have payouts of 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 50x, and 500x for regular symbols and 2x to 3x wild bonuses with 10+10 free spins. The game’s worth is amplified with the max win of 10,000x. The given RTP of 96.46% adequately furnishes the game with frequent rewards. However, the bonuses are not plenty and the high volatility can interfere with game wins. All the features of the slot can be luckily tried out in the Book of Golden Sands demo game. More such free slots that have ancient themes are cataloged by the same provider. For more options try Zeus vs Hades with a 15,000x top win and 100x top bonus, or Gates of Olympus 1000 with a 15,000x top win and 1,000x bonus multiplier.  

Bonus Features

The main bonus of the game involves the Scarab Wild and the Golden Book Scatter which produces the multipliers and free spins in the game. 

Wild

The golden Scarab Wild appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The Wild carries a 2x to 3x multiplier which is rewarded to the game every time a wild appears on the screen.

Free Spins and Expanding Symbol 

3 or more of the Golden Book scatter generates 10 free spins and triggers the free spins round. This round also features one random symbol that transforms into an expanding symbol and fills the reel. It can expand to a max value of 10 after which it stops expanding. 3 more scatters can appear after expansion and reward 10 more free spins. The free spins number after the retrigger cannot be determined as they increase after 10 fixed free spins.

Buy Spins

Free Spins can be bought in the base game with 100x the placed bet through the Buy Spins feature. 

The Book of Golden Sands real money game not only gives access to Buy Spins but also the wild multipliers and free spins in the game.  

RTP and Payouts

The RTP of 96.46% is fair while the volatility is too high. However, the RTP is decent enough to counter the high volatility.   

The small amulet-like precious stones with symbols of Wadjet, Ankh, Lotus, Scarab, and Pschent constitute the low-paying symbols and pay 0.25x - 1.5x for 3 - 6 occurrences. The golden scarab, pale blue stone, Uraeus, Cleopatra, Horus, and Tutankhamun icons are high-paying symbols and offer a range of 0.45x - 5x for 3 - 6 occurrences. The Golden Book Scatter is the highest-paying symbol and provides a payout of 2x-500x for 3 - 6 occurrences. A max bet value of $100 is used to determine the payouts. Book of Golden Sands free game has the option where players can check the multipliers before opting to invest real money.  

Max Win and Top Multiplier

The slot offers a max win of 10,000x and a top regular multiplier of 500x for Golden Book Scatter.