Book of Ba’al Slot Review

Book of Ba’al Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Book of Ba’al slot uses a classic format as it’s played with 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 fixed paylines. 3 or more matching symbols from left to right across any of the paylines will grant you a winning outcome. Wins need to begin on reel 1 too. For the 4 higher value symbols, you only need 2 to land a winning combination.

Playable from 10p to £50 a spin, there’s a Coin icon which allows to you to change your stake by click on the plus and minus buttons. There are 2 other plus and minus buttons which, when pressed, will give you the minimum and maximum stakes.

In the Settings tab, you can enable or disable sound effects, background music and the help screen when you load the game. With the ability to display your stake in coins, there is a Quickspin mode for faster spins. In Advanced Settings, there’s an Autospin function which allows up to 99 autospins with win and single win limits. Both the latter 2 options are not available to UK players though.

The Book of Ba’al RTP is 96.14% which is just above the 96% average for online slot games. There is no hit frequency rate advertised yet but I’ve found a winning combination lands every 4 spins or so on average. The volatility is high with the bigger wins coming from the free spins.

When it comes to payouts, the maximum win is 5,100 x your total stake. A screen full of the male adventurer character will result in a 5,000 x bet win.

Theme – join the Egyptian deity on a quest for riches

With an ancient Egyptian theme, the Book of Ba’al slot is based on the Set deity that is a god of deserts, storms, disorder, violence and foreigners. Set in at the balcony of an Egyptian palace, it’s a colourful game with high-definition graphics and symbols.

With a traditional soundtrack, symbols include A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. Then, in order to value, you’ll see ankh crosses, Eyes of Ra, scarab beetles and a male adventurer. The male adventurer is the top paying symbol with 2, 3, 4 or 5 across a payline awarding 1, 10, 100 or 500 x your total stake.

The book is the wild symbol and substitutes for all symbols mentioned in the paragraph above. 3, 4 or 5 will pay 2, 20 or 200 x your total bet. The book is also the scatter and the key to triggering the free spins.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 4 or 15 x stake
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 4 or 15 x stake
Ankh Cross	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 3, 10 or 75 x stake
Eye of Ra	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 3, 10 or 75 x stake
Scarab Beetle	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 4, 40 or 200 x stake
Male Adventurer	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 1, 10, 100 or 500 x stake
Book Wild/Scatter	Substitutes for all symbol + triggers Free Spins feature

Book of Ba’al Mobile

Using the latest technology, Iron Dog Studio deploys HTML5 for all their slot games. Things are no different with Book of Ba’al as it’s available to play on mobile, laptop, PC and tablet devices. The 5×3 layout works well on mobiles with the same experience available on whatever device you opt for.

Book of Ba’al Bonus Features

The Book of Ba’al slot has 3 bonus features. The main offering is the Free Spins feature where you can get unlimited free spins with a randomly chosen special expanding symbol. You can also collect wild/scatters to get 1 free spin with a special expanding symbol.

Free Spins feature

To play the Free Spins feature, you need to see 3, 4 or 5 book wild/scatters anywhere on the reels. 10 free spins are then awarded. Before they begin, a special expanding symbol is chosen at random.

This special expanding symbol is clearly marked on the reels and expands to take over the whole reel. If you landed this special scatter on 3 reels for example, you’d benefit from 3 full reels on that symbol. The payouts are scatter style meaning they don’t need to appear across traditional payouts to form wins.

The higher the value of the special expanding symbol, the bigger your win potential per free spin. For example, a screen full of 10, J or Q symbols will pay 100 x your total stake. On the other hand, a screen full of the male adventurer symbol will give you 5,000 x your total bet. Here’s a table showing your win potential per symbol:

Furthermore, landing 3 book wild/scatters on the reels will give you 10 additional free spins. You can do this infinitely which could lead to unlimited free spins.

Outside the UK, there’s a Buy Free Spins feature. For 80 x your total stake, you will play the Free Spins feature with 10 free spins plus a random special expanding symbol. You also have a 100 x stake option where you get 10 free spins with a higher value special expanding symbol (not a Royal). If you use this, the RTP increases to 96.4%.

Collection Bonus feature

Book wild/scatters that do not award free spins are collected. The Collection Bonus feature is triggered when you collect 25 books. A special expanding symbol is randomly chosen which transforms all symbols on the same reel of that symbol. Basically, you get 1 free spin with a special expanding symbol.

Book of Ba’al Review Summary – more classic ‘Book of’ action with a tiny twist

On first impressions, the Book of Ba’al slot is very typical of a classic Book of game. Set in ancient Egypt, the symbols are very common as to is the gameplay and payouts.

The added extra here is the Collection Bonus feature. Landing 25 book wild/scatters will basically give you 1 free spin with a special expanding symbol. This isn’t exactly exciting but it’s better than nothing in my opinion.

It’s all about the Free Spins feature where a high value special expanding symbol can lead to 5,000 x bet wins on each free spin. Like with games like Book of Dead or Book of Ra Deluxe, landing the male adventurer character will be the key to winning the maximum advertised payout.

In summary, Book of Ba’al is just another ‘Book of’ slot with nothing to differentiate it from countless others that have come before it. I prefer Iron Dog Studio’s take on Megaways with Rock the Reels Megaways and 1 Million Megaways BC pushing traditional boundaries with unique features and combinations.