Books and Bounties Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Books and Bounties Review

With the Books and Bounties slot, developer Gamomat combines two of the most popular slot mechanics and presents them in a popular fantasy setting. The game's title hints at its core features - the word 'Books' refers to a 'book of' gameplay, and 'Bounties' to a Fishin Frenzy-like one, and those are offered in the two exciting Free Spins rounds. Why choose one if you can do both?

Books and Bounties - Slot Outlook

Gladly, we ain't going fishing to Egypt, but it's not something we've never seen before. Books and Bounties is set in a mythical medieval world, where you are to help the brave knight Cadoc protect the kingdom from fantasy beasts. That is the backstory that Gamomat provides to the slot, and that being said, everything is quite familiar here. It all plays out on a standard 5x3 reel set that is set somewhere amidst an enchanted forest where the mystical creatures dwell, and players can choose either 5 or 10 winlines to play across. Speaking of the design, Books and Bounties is pretty well done.

Nothing special awaits us in terms of the stats too, though, the betting range is rather weird with stake levels of $0.0.5 to only $6 per spin. Powered by a medium volatile math model, Books and Bounties comes with an RTP of 96.14%, which is a whisker above the average level, so wins should occur fairly often. The maximum potential is also on spot, offering prizes of up to 5,000x the stake, which is somewhat of a standard for the genre.

The paytable in the Books and Bounties slot includes 10 regular symbols that are split into lows and highs. The pay symbols start at the low end with classic A-10 royals, and the latter lot includes is made up of Salamanders, Jade Wolves, Hydras, and Chimeras, while Cadoc is the most lucrative symbol. You'll need to land at least 3 matching symbols adjacently on a single payline to score a win, and the top three premiums pay for two-of-a-kind and more.

Books and Bounties - Bonus Features

As usual, we get a book symbol that is a Scatter and Wild at the same time, and those are the key to triggering the first 'book of' style Free Spins, or how do they call it - Free Spins Type A. Landing 3, 4, or 5 book Scatters awards 10 spins to start, plus players receive a payout of 2x, 20x, or 200x the stake respectively.

The feature kicks off with a selection of a special symbol that will become expanding for the duration of the bonus. In the free games, special symbols expand to cover the reels entirely and award additional scatter wins across all paylines after normal line wins are evaluated. The feature can be retriggered to scoop extra spins, but it's not possible to select another bonus symbol.

The second, Type B option is activated when 3 or more bounty purse Scatters appear anywhere in view during the base game, and you can get 10, 15, or 25 free games for landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatters respectively, as well as cash prizes of 2x, 20x, and 200x the bet. 

Now, Cadoc becomes Wild, and all beast symbols turn into bonus symbols and obtain instant win values that will be displayed above the reels. The rest is clear - when the Cadoc symbol lands on the reels along with any bonus symbol on the same spin, it collects the bonus value and adds it to the total prize counter. Instant win values for the bonus symbols are 1x, 5x, 15x, and 50x. Unlike the first one, this free spins mode cannot be retriggered.

Players can also multiply their winnings except those over 150x via two Gamble features. The classic Card Gamble gives you an opportunity to double up your win value by guessing the correct card suit color.

Books and Bounties - Slot Verdict

Gamomat has put a lot of effort into Books and Bounties, both in terms of the design and gameplay. Not that it falls straight into the big leagues, as Books and Bounties doesn't bring anything new to the slots world, but the exciting mix of 'book' and 'fishin' mechanics is bound to be enjoyed by players.

Pros

• Two exciting Free Spins bonus games
• Immersive Medieval theme
• Win up to 5,000x the stake

Cons

• Lack of features in the base game