Book of the Fallen slot
Book of the Fallen is a Pragmatic Play slot released on 25 November 2021, played on 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines. Its book symbol is both the wild and the scatter, and three or more books start 10 free spins. Rather than leaving it to chance, the game lets you pick the special symbol that expands during those spins.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Book of the Fallen 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 the Fallen: key facts
| Studio | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 November 2021 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 fixed paylines |
| Volatility | High |
| Top line payout | John Hunter: 500x stake for five on a payline |
| Symbols | John Hunter, a pharaoh, Anubis and an ankh; card ranks A, K, Q, J and 10 |
| Wild and scatter | The book is both; 3 or more anywhere in view start the free spins |
| Free spins | 10, for 3 or more books |
| Expanding symbol | Chosen by the player before the free spins; it expands to cover its reel when it lands |
| 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.
How Book of the Fallen plays
The setting is ancient Egypt, and the paytable climbs from five card ranks, 10 up to A, through four themed symbols. An ankh and Anubis form the lower of the two premium tiers, a pharaoh sits above them, and John Hunter pays the most of all. Wins are counted on 10 fixed paylines across the 5x3 grid, so a spin only pays where matching symbols line up along one of those lines.
There is no separate bonus symbol. The book covers both jobs in the base game, completing line wins as a wild and collecting towards the free spins as a scatter. Two books on a payline can help a line win, but the free spins need a third book somewhere in view.
The Book of the Fallen symbol
The book is the one symbol on the reels that ignores the usual rules. As a wild it takes the place of any of the paying symbols to complete a line. As a scatter it does not need a payline at all: three or more books anywhere in view trigger the free spins, whether they sit on the top row, the middle or the bottom.
Free spins with a chosen expanding symbol
Three or more books award 10 free spins, and before the first one is played you choose which of the regular symbols will act as the special expanding symbol for the round. From then on, whenever that symbol lands, it grows to fill all three positions on its reel, turning one symbol into a full column. The choice is fixed once the spins begin, so the round plays out with the same expanding symbol from the first spin to the tenth.
Book of the Fallen compared with John Hunter and the Book of Tut and Book of Dead
Two other book games show what is different here. John Hunter and the Book of Tut shares the John Hunter character and a 5-reel, 10-payline layout, and Book of Dead uses the same 5x3 grid with 10 paylines. In both, the expanding symbol for the free spins is picked at random before the round starts. Book of the Fallen keeps that structure, a combined wild and scatter book, 10 free spins and one expanding symbol, but hands the selection to the player instead of leaving it to chance.
| Game | Grid and lines | Expanding symbol |
|---|---|---|
| John Hunter and the Book of Tut | 5 reels, 10 paylines | Picked at random |
| Book of Dead | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines | Picked at random |
| Book of the Fallen | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines | Chosen by the player |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Book of the Fallen at Fortune Games
Book of the Fallen appears with the slots in our lobby (18+). It is the first tile above, followed by other book games, among them two John Hunter titles and Book of Dead. 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 the Book of the Fallen slot?
It is a high-volatility book slot from Pragmatic Play with an Egyptian theme. Like other games of its type, it uses one book symbol as both wild and scatter and builds its free spins around an expanding symbol, but the player, not the game, decides which symbol expands once the round has been triggered.
Do you choose the expanding symbol in Book of the Fallen?
Yes. When three or more books land, the game asks you to pick one of the regular symbols before the 10 free spins start, and that symbol expands across its reel for the whole round. Book of Dead and John Hunter and the Book of Tut both make that selection at random, so this choice is the main difference between them and Book of the Fallen.
Which symbol pays the most in Book of the Fallen?
John Hunter, the same character who leads John Hunter and the Book of Tut. Five of him on a payline is the top line payout, shown in the key facts. The pharaoh is the next premium symbol, followed by Anubis and the ankh, while the five card ranks make up the lowest-paying group.
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