Book of Shadows Slot Review

Book of Shadows Slot Overview

Book of Shadows is a casino slot from NoLimit City that offers a unique experience, as players get to decide how the grid is laid out. NoLimit has rapidly become a top player due to its focus on insane potential and unique themes. Tombstone R.I.P has, excluding progressive jackpots, the highest X win that has been won in a slot game, with its 300.000x the bet. Walk of Shame and Karen Maneater might not have the same potential, but instead offers some of the weirdest yet most interesting themes in the industry. So which category does Book of Shadows fall into? Well, the game follows another trend from the provider; horror. This is combined with a max win potential of over 30.000x the bet and some thrilling gameplay. Let’s take a closer look!

Book of Shadows is a video slot from NoLimit City that features 5 reels, 3-5 rows, and 10-20 paylines. The number of rows and paylines can be adjusted because of a “player’s choice” mechanic, but more on that later. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.10 and a Max.bet of 100. The game has an RTP of 96.01%, is played at high volatility, and can net you a max win of 30,338x the bet. 

NoLimit treats us with some intriguing mechanics to help us through these spooky woods. The features are Wild Scatter Symbol, Shadow Rows, Lucky Locks, Gamble, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

Book of Shadows Slot Information

The game features a horror design, in which we travel to some dark woods in search of the Book of Shadows. The environment doesn’t feel that spooky though, much due to a rather stale background, which feels more like a painting rather than a dynamic setting. However, this is made better by occasional ashes (or perhaps fireflies) flying past and a solid soundtrack.

Book of Shadows can be played on all common mobile devices and desktops. A winning combination is created by landing 3 or more matching symbols on consecutive reels within the game’s lines, starting from the leftmost reel. 

The lower-paying symbols consist of 10, J, Q, K, and A. A full line of 5 with one of these pays 10x-25x the bet. The higher-paying symbols include phials, butterflies, ram skulls, cats (ish), and ladies. Five-of-a-kind with these pays 50x-500x the bet. Book symbols act as both Scatters and Wilds, helping you trigger the Bonus Game while also substituting for paying symbols. 

Book of Shadows Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Book of Shadows?

You can win up to 30.338x the bet.

What features are available in the slot Book of Shadows?

The features are Wild Scatter Symbol, Shadow Rows, Lucky Locks, Gamble, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

Wild Scatter Symbol

Landing 3 or more Books triggers the Free Spins feature. These also substitute for other paying symbols. 

Shadow Rows

The game starts of with a grid setup of 5 reels and 3 rows. To spice it up, you can activate a 4th rows at an extra cost of 50% the bet, or 5 rows at an extra cost of 100% the bet. This also increases the paylines to 15 and 20, respectively. 

Lucky Locks

After each spin, you can choose to lock one or more reels. The cost will vary depending on which symbols are present. For example, reels with a Scatter symbol will be more expensive to lock, since it increases the chance of triggering the Free Spins feature. 

Gamble

Each win can be doubled by using the 50/50 feature, where you pick either black or red, and a card is shown. You can also choose to spin the wheel of bonus after each win. Landing in the red part awards the Free Spins feature. The bigger the win, the bigger the red part.

Free Spins

Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols triggers the Free Spins feature. You can change the number of rows to play the feature with after triggering it. More rows equals less spins. Before the bonus starts, a randomly selected symbol will be picked. If you’re not happy with it, you can shuffle it one time to get a new symbol. When you land the selected symbol, it will expand and cover its entire respective reel. This creates a large number of winning combinations since these symbols do not have to be on adjacent reels to pay. If your selected symbol is a lower-paying symbol, it needs to appear on 3 or more reels to trigger the feature. If it’s a higher-paying symbol, 2 are enough.

Bonus Buy

Free Spins can be bought at a cost of 60x, 90x, or 120x the bet, depending on if you want 3 rows, 4 rows, or 5 rows, respectively. 

Book of Shadows Slot Conclusion

Without any data to back it up, we feel comfortable in saying that expanding symbols is the most common feature in the industry. Perhaps sticky wilds and progressive multipliers are up there, but “Book of” slots are released almost daily. Thus, there’s no immediate excitement when seeing another one pop up on our radar, but Book of Shadows changed that quickly. 

Not only is it a thrilling setting, but NoLimit has made sure to innovate on this commonly used mechanic. Allowing players to choose the amount of rows is a brilliant addition, giving us a sense of control in how we want to play the game. Furthermore, it’s great to be able to gamble for Free Spins and not only the standard “double the win”. Nonetheless, the game is, in its core, a book game, so we’re not seeing something completely new here.

Book of Shadows by NoLimit City is a standard book game in its core, but made very interesting by some interesting features.

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