Edward Recently updated on December 10th, 2020 at 11:20 am
Developer
As with a lot of other Microgaming slots lately, Book of Atem is also a collaboration of theirs, this time with All41 Studios. It’s the third game that this studio has created for Microgaming as an exclusive slot, and if you enjoy it, then you might want to give Lock a Luck or Le Kaffee Bar a try.
How To Play It
A smaller number of lines is in play, so the wagers that you start with tend to be lower as well. Only $0.10 will be required for a spin in Book of Atem, sending $0.01 to each line as a result. At the higher end of the betting range, you are able to spend up to $25 per spin ($2.50 per line).
You are looking at a 5-reel slot machine, which has 10 fixed paylines. You create the usual combinations, and the mechanics are the same ones that all Book of Ra-style slots have been using over the years. It’s pretty much a clone with a more modern design, so a lot of players will know exactly what they’re getting themselves into.
Special Features
The Book of Atem will show up in the only feature symbol that the game delivers. It’s used as a wild usually, since even when landing once it can be part of a combo, acting as a substitute. It also gets the role of the scatter though, so have it show up three times or more, and you win 10 free spins.
As the free spins are about to start, you find that the book opens up, to reveal a randomly chosen symbol. This will become the special symbol for the upcoming feature. It gains the ability to expand on its reels, if this ends up helping you form more wins.
For these symbols to create wins, you just need them landing enough times, they don’t have to line up in just the right way on a line. The potential is there, and you could be looking at screens filled with matching symbols. The best chances of the 5,000x payouts coming will be here.
Maximum Payouts
The game will pay as much as 5,000x the stake, or $125,000. It looks like the usual return that most Book-style slots will have, and it’s part of the reason why players like them.
Another thing that these Book games have in common, is the High volatility. These are slots that don’t trigger their free spins easily, and so a lot of the time you’re stuck in the low paying base game. Still, people have been doing great with these games for a long time now. RTP ends up at a healthy 96.45% as well, so we know that Microgaming isn’t trying anything fishy here.
Summary
Book of Atem is not an original game, it’s just Microgaming’s own Book-style slot, and a clone of the original which adds better graphics, but that’s pretty much it.
