The Book Symbol / Wild and Scatter
The Book is the engine here. It works as both Wild and Scatter – substitute for regular symbols to complete lines, or land 3+ anywhere to trigger the bonus. One rule bites: if the Book lands first on the payline, it does not count as part of that combination. No more than one Book per reel either.
Outside the bonus, a full line of 5 Books pays 500x total bet. That is standalone value that matters.
Free Spins / Expanding Bonus Symbol
Trigger: 3+ Book symbols anywhere. You get 10 Free Spins. Land 3+ Books again during the feature and another 10 spins stack on – up to 50 total in one round.
Before Free Spins start, the game picks one Bonus Symbol. That symbol expands to cover the whole reel when 2+ premium symbols (or 3+ low cards) land. The symbol stays active through all retriggers, then resets for the next bonus.
Paytable / Symbols
| Symbol | 3 Matches | 4 Matches | 5 Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book | – | – | 500x |
| Explorer | 5x | 50x | 250x |
| Bastet | 4x | 40x | 200x |
| Anubis | 3x | 30x | 150x |
| Horus | 2.5x | 20x | 100x |
| A | 0.15x | 2x | 20x |
| K | 0.15x | 1.5x | 15x |
| Q | 0.1x | 1x | 10x |
| J | 0.1x | 0.75x | 7.5x |
| 10 | 0.05x | 0.5x | 5x |
Bonus Buy / Direct Access
Bonus Buy costs 100x your current bet and awards 10 Free Spins straight away. Familiar shortcut for a game built around one main feature. It works, but it also burns through a balance fast if you lean on it too much.
Layout / Betting Range
5×3 reels, 10 paylines. Bet range: 0.20 to 1000 per spin (displayed as 0.10 to 100 in some regions depending on operator conversion). Medium volatility keeps the session flow manageable – not punishing, not flat. The grid is readable on desktop and mobile alike.
RTP / Volatility / Max Win
96.05% RTP (highest tier). Medium volatility. x5000 total bet maximum win. That profile sits in a measured zone – decent long-term return, controlled swing range, realistic ceiling. PoggiPlay is not chasing headline monsters here; it is building a slot that works for regular play without brutal dry spells.
Theme / Presentation
Egyptian setting. Pyramids in the night sky, golden columns framing the reels, explorer symbol doing the usual dangerous-career-choice bit. The art is clean, reel movement has detail, and the gold frame keeps the interface rich without crowding. Audio fits the motif well enough. Nothing revolutionary – book slots have worn this look for years – but it is done well.
