Book of Shadows is Nolimit City's 2020 take on the classic book style slot. It keeps the familiar expanding symbol free spins but adds Shadow Rows, which let you pay extra for more rows and paylines, and Lucky Locks for targeted respins. The maximum win is 30,338x. It suits you if you enjoy book slots and want more control over how you play them.
How does Book of Shadows work?
The standard grid is 5x3. Shadow Rows let you add one or two extra rows for a higher stake, increasing the paylines from 10 up to 20 and improving your win frequency.
After a spin, Lucky Locks lets you freeze chosen reels and respin the others for a price shown on screen. The book symbol acts as both wild and scatter, as in most book style games.
What are the Book of Shadows bonus features?
Three or more book scatters trigger free spins with a golden special symbol that expands to cover its reel when it lands. You are allowed one redraw of the special symbol before the round starts.
A Wheel of Bonus feature lets you gamble a base game win for a chance at the bonus round, and a 50/50 double or nothing gamble is available on wins. A feature buy is listed for direct entry. The Nolimit Bonus feature buy may be removed in some regulated markets, such as the UK. Gamble features are also often disabled in regulated markets.
Is Book of Shadows worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
The RTP is 96.01%. Nolimit City lists a single RTP on its game page, but casinos in some markets can run lower settings, so open the game rules to confirm the figure at your casino.
Nolimit rates the volatility extreme. The free spins trigger rate is about 1 in 154 spins, which is more frequent than many Nolimit games, but the outcome depends heavily on which special symbol you get.
An RTP of 96.01% is a long-run average measured over millions of spins. In theory about 96.01 units come back for every 100 wagered, but a single session can end far above or below that. Volatility describes how those returns are spread out, and at very high volatility a large share of the return comes from rare, large hits, so long losing runs are part of normal play.
Tips before you play Book of Shadows
- Check the RTP in the game rules before playing.
- Shadow Rows raise your cost per spin, so lower the base stake if you use them.
- Treat the gamble options as optional extra risk, not a way to recover losses.
- Set a deposit or loss limit in your casino account before you start, and stop when you reach it.