Scroll of Dead

Scroll of Dead Review

It’s the latest in what feels like a long line of ‘Book of’ video slot releases from the hard-working team at Play’n GO. This time Rich Wilde is nowhere to be seen, with his daughter Cat leading the charge into yet another unexplored temple.

The Egyptian theme is here, as are the trusty gamble feature and free spins round complete with randomly selected expanding symbols. The addition of a 6th ‘locked’ reel that becomes active during free spins has helped to boost the overall potential here to a mighty 7,500x your stake.

But is that enough to make this latest version of the ever-popular slot series worth your time? Read our review to find out now.

SLOT FEATURES	Gamble Feature, Free Spins, Expanding Symbols
RELEASE DATE	20th May 2021
GAME PROVIDER	Play’n GO
SLOT TYPE	Video Slot
THEME	Egyptian
REELS, ROWS, PAYLINES	6 Reels, 3 Rows, 10 Paylines
BET LEVELS	£0.01 to £100
MAXIMUM WIN	7,500x your stake
SCATTER SYMBOL	Yes
WILD SYMBOL	Yes
BONUS GAME	Yes
FREE SPINS	Yes
RESPINS	No
MULTIPLIERS	No
JACKPOT	No
RETURN TO PLAYER	96.28%
VOLATILITY	High

Scroll of Dead Bonus Features

Any fan of the ‘book of’ series from Play’n GO will be pretty familiar with the bonus slot features on offer. The good news for purists is that there’s no dramatic departure from the existing formula, with the gamble feature giving you an extra boost on any winning spin in the slot’s base game.

The free spins round has also stayed true to form with a randomly selected special symbol expanding to cover any reel it lands on during the feature. However, a mysterious 6th reel has appeared in this version. Read on to find out exactly how it works and if it will impact your gameplay.

Wilds and Scatters

The turquoise and gold scarab plays the role of both wild and scatter in Scroll of Dead. As a wild, it will substitute for all other symbols and can land anywhere across the 5 regular reels to boost your active payline wins.

Acting as scatters, landing 3, 4, or 5 or more scarabs will award you 8 free spins and a very welcome payout of 2x, 20x, or 200x your bet, respectively.

Gamble Feature

Fans of the ‘book of’ series will be pleased to see that the ability to gamble after each win in the base game has been included in the Scroll of Dead slot. You can double or quadruple your win value by correctly guessing the colour or suit of the face-down cards. Keep guessing correctly, and you can gamble your win 5 times in a row for a mighty potential return.

Free Spins

Once you’ve landed 3 or more scarab scatters to trigger the free spins feature, they will merge together and blast open the padlock that protects the 6th reel. Then, as with other ‘book of’ titles, 1 paying symbol is randomly selected as a special expanding symbol for the round.

The special selected symbol will always expand to cover any reel it lands on during the free spins round and pays both ways in the process. The chosen symbols don’t need to be adjacent to each other for this to happen, which helps to boost your win potential with every spin.

It’s not possible to get any additional free spins during this feature, so you’ll find yourself back in the base game after all 8 spins have been played.

Scroll of Dead Jackpot

If you’re searching the ancient Egyptian tombs for a progressive jackpot, you’ll not find one here. However, with a max win potential of 7,500x your stake, there’s more than enough to track down in this slot.

RTP and Volatility

In line with the other slots in this series, Scroll of Dead is a highly volatile game. The best possible RTP you can expect is 96.28%, but it could be lower at some online casinos, so be sure to check before playing.

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Scroll of Dead on Mobile

Start tomb raiding from any location thanks to the full mobile compatibility of Scroll of Dead. All you need to do is load up your chosen mobile casino on any iOS or Android device, and you’re good to go.