Book of Shadows (Nolimit City) slot review

Book of Shadows is a spooky and, quite frankly, fantastic Book of Ra-style slot

Nolimit City has been on an astonishing roll since the end of 2019, delivering classic after classic.

We‘ve only just recovered from stunners like Punk Rocker, Barbarian Fury and Deadwood.  

Book of Shadows is a must-see slot, and indeed not an ordinary Book of Ra slot. 

For starters, you can choose whether you want 3, 4 or 5 rows of symbols (called shadow rows).  

And there are many other features, such as the Lucky Slots Feature, Gamble Feature and (of course) the Buy Free Spins Feature. Nolimit City loves the latter. And so do I! 

And last but not least, this slot has an ENORMOUS win potential. Hold on to your hats, my fellow hipsters…  

The top win on Book of Shadows is over 30,000 times the stakes

30,338x, to be exact. 

So, make yourself comfortable, and get ready for our review of Book of Shadows.

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Software: Nolimit City 

Number of paylines: 5 reels with 3, 4 or 5 rows of symbols and 10, 15 or 20 paylines 

RTP and variance: 96.01% to 96.19% (96.20% to 96.43% for Free spins feature buy), Extremely high variance 

Maximum win: 30,338x the bet 

Betting range: $€0.10 – $€100 

Bonus features: Free Spins, Free spins feature buy, Shadow Rows, Lucky Slots, Gamble Feature and Gamble Wheel of Bonus  

Pasadena Pinot Fest Casinos verdict: Hot and one of the best Book of Ra slots

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Book of Shadows slot – Gameplay and Features

In this game you can choose to play with either: 

• 3 Shadow Rows (3 rows of symbols) and 10 paylines.  
• 4 Shadow Rows (4 rows of symbols) and 15 paylines.  

• 5 Shadow Rows (5 rows of symbols) and 20 paylines.  

The minimum bet is 10 cents if you play with 3 shadow rows. If you choose 4 or 5 shadow rows, the minimum bet is 15 cents and 20 cents.  

The 6 premium symbols are (from most to least lucrative): the Book of Shadows symbol, a Gothic Girl, a Purple Cat, a Brown Goat, a Green Butterfly and a Blue Bottle.  

A 5-of-a-kind of Book of Shadows symbols or Gothic Girl symbols is good for 500x the bet. 

The Book of Shadows symbol also functions as a Wild and as a Scatter symbol.  

The low–paying symbols are A, K, Q, J and 10.  

Lucky Locks feature

With the Lucky Locks feature (a kind of locked reels feature), you have the option to lock reels, for which you need to pay.  

It comes in handy if you have a couple of Scatters. In that case, you have good odds of landing the third Scatter. 

Gamble Feature: 50/50

If you get a winning combo, you can double the win up to 5 times (and up to half a million).  Alternatively, you can choose to stake your bonus winnings to try and win an new bonus feature. 

The higher your winnings, the bigger your chance of winning. 

How do you get the free spins?

There are 3 ways to get your hands on the adrenaline fueled free spins bonus. 

The regular way: Spin 3 scatters (Book of Shadows symbols). On average, it happens once every 150 spins. 

The Gamble Wheel of Bonus:. If you get a win (less than 60x the bet), you can try to can exchange it for the free spins. The odds are higher if you have a bigger win. The risk is that you lose the first win. 

The Buy Free Spins Feature: You buy the free spins for 60x the original bet.  

If you play with 3, 4 or 5 Shadow Rows, you get 6-10, 8-12 or 10-14 free spins.   

Free Spins – Like a Book of Ra slot, but better

Before the free spins start, you will be assigned a special symbol via a giant compass. If you don’t like the symbol (e.g. you have a 10 or a J), you can request a free symbol shuffle once.  

This special symbol expands (unfolds) on one of the reels, if it appears on the reel AND if it leads to a winning combo.  

The same applies to the wild symbols (Book of Shadow symbols). 

Another significant advantage of the free spins is that the symbols do not necessarily have to be adjacent from reel 1 onwards, to be part of a winning combo.  

For example, if you have 3 identical symbols on reels 2, 3 and 5, that’s also a winning combination.  

The free spins session becomes increasingly lucrative if the Gothic girl is the special symbol. If you manage to spin at least 1 Gothic girl symbol and/or a Wild symbol on all 5 reels, they will expand.

Now, you’ll get a full screen of the highest paying symbols and a win of blistering 10,000x. 

Payout Rate (RTP)

• With 3 shadow rows, the RTP is 96,01% in the main game and 96,20% with the Bonus Buy Feature. 
• With 4 shadow rows, the RTP is 96,07% in the main game and 96,29% with the Bonus Buy Feature.  
• With 5 shadow rows, the RTP is 96,19% in the main game and 96,43% with the Bonus Buy Feature. 

In short, in terms of RTP, it is most appealing to play with 5 shadow rows. 

Book of Shadows slot – the variance (volatility) is extremely high

According to Nolimit City, the variance is extremely high (score of 10 out of 10).  

The score matches that of Deadwood, Harlequin Carnival and Immortal Fruits. And that implies that top wins exceed 5,000x the bet. Easily!  

The top win of 30,338x the bet is the highest recorded win out of 10 billion simulations.  

Pros and Cons

Advantages:  

• Animations are great. 
• The gameplay has much more to offer than a run of the mill Book of Ra slot.  
• Brutal win potential.
• The Buy, a Bonus Feature, always comes in handy. 

Disadvantages:  

• The slot is extremely volatile, and can drain your balance at lightning speed. 

So, who’ll like the slot? And who won’t?

All Book of Ra lovers will enjoy this slot, as there are many additional surprises. 

The slot is incredibly volatile, with insane win potential. Ultimately, for the happy few only.  

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