Book of Golden Sands slot
Book of Golden Sands is a Pragmatic Play slot released in September 2022, set in ancient Egypt on 6 reels and 3 rows with 729 ways to win. Book scatters start 10 free spins with a randomly chosen expanding symbol. What changes the usual book formula is that each expansion leaves an extra copy of the symbol above its reel, so later expansions on that reel cover more positions.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Book of Golden Sands works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Book of Golden Sands: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | 15 September 2022 |
| Reels and ways | 6 reels, 3 rows, 729 ways (the game screen in our lobby shows the 6x3 grid, and page 1 of the Game Rules gives the maximum number of ways to win as 729) |
| Maximum win | 10,000x stake |
| Top regular symbol pay before multipliers | The top symbol pays 5x stake for six of a kind (£4.00 at an 80p stake); Horus pays 4x (£3.20), as page 1 of the Game Rules in our lobby shows |
| Book scatter | 3 or more anywhere start the free spins; six pay 500x stake (£400.00 at an 80p stake), as pages 1 and 2 of the Game Rules in our lobby show |
| Wild multipliers | Wilds substitute for every symbol except the scatter. Page 2 of the Game Rules in our lobby says the wild appears on reels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and carries a random multiplier of 2x or 3x whenever it lands, applied to all winning combinations with it |
| Free spins | 10, for 3 or more book scatters; 3 or more during the round add 10 more with the same special symbol, with no limit on retriggers, as page 2 of the Game Rules in our lobby shows |
| Expanding symbol | One random symbol per round; it expands over its reel and adds a copy above it, up to 10 positions on one reel, as page 2 of the Game Rules in our lobby shows. The page adds that expansion is triggered only if at least 3 special symbols are on different reels at the end of a spin |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 10p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Page 1 of the Game Rules in our lobby, at 80p a spin: six of the top symbol pay £4.00 and six Horus symbols £3.20, while three to six book scatters pay £1.60, £8.00, £40.00 and £400.00. The page gives the maximum number of possible ways to win as 729. Game and artwork © Pragmatic Play.
How Book of Golden Sands plays
Each spin fills an 18-position grid, six reels across and three symbols deep, and wins are counted across 729 ways instead of fixed lines. Matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel, form a win. The board has no paylines to select or track.
Book of Golden Sands in our lobby on 14 November 2026, at 80p a spin: 6 reels and 3 rows of Egyptian symbols, with Horus on the fifth reel. The bottom line shows your net position, £0.00 here, and time played, which UK rules require for online slots. Game and artwork © Pragmatic Play.
Egyptian symbols set the scene, with Horus among the premium pictures and one higher symbol above him. Wilds stand in for any symbol except the scatter, and each one arrives carrying a multiplier. The book is the scatter: it counts anywhere on the reels and pays on its own when enough of them land, as well as opening the bonus.
Free spins and the expanding symbol
Three or more book scatters award 10 free spins. Before the first one, the game picks a regular symbol at random to be the special expanding symbol for the whole round. When it lands on at least three different reels in the same spin, it grows to cover each of those reels, and a copy of it is collected and placed above each one. Landing 3 or more scatters during the round adds more free spins, and the retrigger has no cap.
Page 2 of the Game Rules in our lobby: the wild appears on reels 2 to 6 and carries a random multiplier of 2x or 3x whenever it lands. The free spins start with 10 spins and a special expanding symbol chosen at random, and each reel it expands on collects a copy on top, so later expansions there count as 3 plus the copies, up to a maximum of 10. Game and artwork © Pragmatic Play.
How the extra positions build up
Those collected copies are the feature that sets this game apart. A reel starts with three positions for the special symbol, and every copy gathered above it adds one more, up to 10 in total. The copies count whenever the symbol expands on that reel again. With five copies already collected, for example, the next expansion there counts as eight symbols rather than three, and those extra symbols are added to the ways paid.
Wild multipliers
The wild symbols in Book of Golden Sands are not plain substitutes. Each one lands with a random 2x or 3x multiplier attached to it. They replace every paying symbol but never the scatter. Pragmatic Play describes these multiplier wilds as one of the two features that set the game apart from older book slots, the other being the extra ways added in the bonus.
Book of Golden Sands compared with Book of the Fallen and Book of Dead
Pragmatic Play’s Book of the Fallen sticks to the classic shape, 5 reels by 3 rows with 10 paylines, and hands the choice of expanding symbol to the player before the free spins begin. Book of Dead uses the same 5x3, 10-line layout and picks its expanding symbol at random, which then covers its reel. Book of Golden Sands moves to six reels and 729 ways, and its random symbol can stretch beyond the usual three positions as copies collect.
| Game | Grid and lines | Free spins expanding symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Book of Golden Sands | 6x3, 729 ways | Chosen at random; adds a copy above its reel each time it expands, up to 10 positions |
| Book of the Fallen | 5x3, 10 paylines | Chosen by the player before the round |
| Book of Dead | 5x3, 10 paylines | Chosen at random before the round; expands to cover its reel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Book of Golden Sands at Fortune Games
Book of Golden Sands appears in the slots section of the Fortune Games lobby (18+), in the same lobby as several other book games built around an expanding symbol. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What is Book of Golden Sands?
It is a video slot from Pragmatic Play that takes the familiar Egyptian book format and widens it to six reels with 729 ways. The book works as the scatter that opens the free spins, wilds carry 2x or 3x multipliers, and the expanding symbol in the bonus can cover more than the three standard positions on a reel.
How do you play Book of Golden Sands?
Choose a stake, starting from 10p a spin in the studio’s range, and spin. Wins pay for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, across 729 ways. Three or more books anywhere start the free spins. Inside the round, three or more books landing again add more free spins, with no cap on retriggers.
Is the Book of Golden Sands slot made by Pragmatic Play?
Yes. Pragmatic Play designed and released it in September 2022 as an Egyptian book game. The studio set it on a 6x3 grid with 729 ways, and its launch material highlights two additions to the book format: wilds with multipliers and extra ways in the free spins.
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Checked on 14 November 2026 against Pragmatic Play’s game page and launch release for Book of Golden Sands, its SlotCatalog, casinos.com and PokerListings records, the SlotCatalog and casinos.com records for Book of the Fallen and Book of Dead, Play’n GO’s Book of Dead page, the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards, and the game in the Fortune Games lobby on 14 November 2026. Reviewed by Kay Cheadle on 14 November 2026. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.