Book of Golden Sands Slots

Some slot game developers immediately pique our interest whenever they announce the release of another game. That's how we felt when we learned of the Book of Golden Sands slot game release. We decided to dig deeper than ever before to discover what's underneath the shiny exterior of this game. Are you prepared to come with us for some answers?

So, who is the developer?

None other than Pragmatic Play, a marvelous source of usually highly volatile slots and ones that have detailed graphics, too. Both prove true for the Book of Golden Sands release.

Make sure you explore every inch of the demo version first

This is the safest way to figure out how it all works, giving you the chance to discover all its features and to see if it suits your preferred way to play.

Book of Golden Sands: Theme information

We are headed back to ancient Egypt, it seems, as we find various Egyptian characters and symbols landing on the reels.

Expect another fine design from this developer

This game studio is famous for its detail, and this bears out again here. Expect to see two bowls filled with flames either side of the reel set, along with steps in the background and glorious golden details around the reels themselves.

Here's how the game works

If you're keen to check out Book of Golden Sands in more detail, expect six reels to arrive when it loads. Each one has three symbols on it. The game offers a highly detailed wild symbol in the guise of a scarab beetle. This appears on every reel apart from the first one and carries a random 2x or 3x multiplier on all prizes it appears in.

The game also has a scatter, shaped like the book of the title. This can appear on all reels and gives the highest prize if you find six anywhere in view.

What about the paylines?

There are winning ways here rather than paylines, and you'll have 729 of them in action.

How much does it cost to play this game?

You'll be glad to hear you don't need to bet 729x your coin value. Instead, you just need to work with a 20x multiplier. The coins go from one cent up to 50 cents, while you can go from one to 10 coins for each spin. Remember that you'll play with the 20x multiplier, so if you choose 10 coins at a penny each, you'll pay two dollars on that spin.

Spend a few moments reading the paytable

This explains how the free spin feature works. While it has some similarities with other book-based slot games, there are a few tweaks, as you might expect from Pragmatic Play.

No bonus in Book of the Golden Sands

There is little else for us to say there.

What about some free spins?

You can play the free spin feature when you find at least three scattered books in view. You get 10 spins to begin with, including a random expanding symbol selected prior to play. The round takes place on a second set of reels.

There is a twist though. Whenever the chosen expanding symbol appears in a winning combination, one symbol is added to the space above each reel involved in that combination. This continues through the spins. If you manage to get another prize involving that symbol on those reels, the collected icons above them are added to the reels. This sounds confusing but it's easy to see in action.

Let's say the first three reels get the special symbol landing on each. It expands, filling all three spaces on each and you're paid those prizes. You then see one icon added to the space above those three reels. If the next spin sees three more expanding icons hit those same three reels, the one above is added, giving four symbols per reel and garnering more prizes. We ended up playing with six symbols on each of three reels on occasion, giving many winning combinations on a spin.

Pragmatic Play is always clear on the RTP value

And in this case we have a value of 96.46% for the return to player percentage.

Our rating for Book of Golden Sands

This must be a 9/10 slot, especially as it adds something to the by now familiar book-based theme we have seen lots of times before. Check it out and see what you make of it.

What is the maximum prize like?

According to the developer, there is a chance to grab up to 10,000x your bet while playing this game. Remember though that the slot game is a highly volatile one, as is often the case with games from this developer.

Load the practice version and try that one first

Book of Golden Sands has a buy feature for those free spins, and you can use this during the demo game. This means you can see the expanding symbol in action, giving you a chance to see what happens when you land it to make up a prize.

Will you play this Pragmatic Play slot game for real?

Lots of online casinos carry their games, and we think this is going to be another major hit in their collection. Remember the cheapest wager is 20 cents to cover all 729 ways.

You can also play this one on your mobile device

And with the sharp attention to detail as always from this game studio, we think you'll love that experience just as much as playing on your computer.