Book of Atem WOWPOT slot review

About Book of Atem WOWPOT

Several slot machines make use of WOWPOT, among them the very popular Sisters of Oz and Queen of Alexandria. Book of Atem is perhaps the most popular of all the slots offered by online casinos, and this is also the one we write about in this review.

Atem's Book from the game developer Microgaming is, in many ways, a typical "book" slot. These are slot machines that take players on enthralling journeys of discovery to Egypt. This type of game has become very popular and is produced by several game developers, but Play N' GO was the most successful in doing so. Indeed, the Book of Atem has a very standard Egyptian theme, very much like the now-defunct Pharaoh's Fortune from IGT, filled with pharaohs, pyramids, and other common associations with ancient Egypt.

For instance, a free play mode makes gambling more enjoyable, in addition to the progressive jackpot. You will read all this and much more in this review of Book of Atem.

Theme

The book of Atem has an Egyptian theme but seems to draw inspiration from other sources as well. The pyramids in the background are not in a desert but are located in a jungle. They remind me more of something in South America than anything in Africa. The music is also not very Egyptian-inspired. It is quite typical of the music you hear in any adventure film. The design looks pretty good, though. It will hardly remain memorable, but it looks good in the moment.

Reels & paylines

Apart from that, the game mechanics are fairly standard. You engage with 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines. This isn't a very large game format. You also spin the reels in a complete manner that's just as you would expect, and there are no peculiarities about it.

Bets & winnings

Beneath the spin button is a button adorned with a few coins. This is the button you use to change the stakes, and therefore the selection of coin values this game features. You can set it to use between 1$ona and 250$Onor per spin. You don't need to change the actual value of any of the coins, since they are all set to whatever value you need to make your selection of 1$ona up to 250$Onor meaningful.

Book of Atem WOWPOT RTP

Book of Atem carries a payback percentage of 96.45%. Maximum wins can reach 5000 times the bet, but don't forget about the almost limitless possibilities for a win when you take the progressive jackpot into account. The biggest wowpot (that's short for "what a payout!" and not an editor's misspelling of "pot") of all like we've seen so far happened and surpassed $180 million. It's a certainty that in a timeline stretching to infinity and beyond, future wowpots will be even heavier than what has come before. A jackpot slot is expected to have high volatility, and that is exactly what this one has.

Functions

The Book of Atem does not have many bonus features, but it has the same features as the other book slots in the game; in fact, it is identical to the Book of Death, which is a book I also covered for this very reason.

To start with, there is a wild symbol that also acts as a scatter. It replaces the other symbols in the slot to help you get winning combinations, but it also serves the purpose of starting the Free Play mode.

Free Play mode begins when you land 3 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. You are awarded exactly 10 free spins. We've seen a similar free play mode in slots like Book Of The Dead and Legacy Of The Dead. Landing scatter symbols can also give you some cash prizes, according to the following table:

• Four times the bet is paid for getting three scatter symbols.
• Four scatter symbols reward you with 40 times your bet.
• Five scatter symbols award 400 times the wager.

Prior to the initiation of Free Play mode, one of the 9 symbols from the slot will be chosen as an expanding symbol. Whenever this chosen symbol appears at least 3 times, it will expand and yield winnings. This chosen symbol does not have to appear next to itself; it may appear anywhere on the playing field. These chosen symbols function similarly to scatter symbols in that they combine to form winning combinations that pay out on 10 paylines simultaneously. If you happen to land 5 of this expanding chosen symbol, it will not just engender a win, but it will fill the entire playing field with its own likeness—a feat that should and does accomplish an impressive visual and monetary effect.

The volatility in the Free Play mode varies depending on the symbol you choose. A low paying symbol will show up more frequently but offer less in the way of winnings. A symbol that pays high but appears rarely in the base game will show up more often in Free Play, and when it does, the winnings are greater. This variation is something we have seen before and gives us no unique thrills.

The jackpot discovered in this WOWPOT slot appears to be granted entirely at random. You simply have to spin the reels, and if they align just so, you could be the fortunate one to win it. The minimum payout for the jackpot we won is always guaranteed to be 2 million euros, and that translates to 20 million Hong Kong dollars at the time we won.

Summary

Atem's Book has actually turned out to be a pretty faithful replication of other book slots that have been launched over the years. The theme is the same and also the bonus features are similar. We have seen exactly the same free play mode many times now and although it is relatively entertaining, we would like to see some more unique ideas from the developer.

What makes this online slot distinct from the rest is its progressive jackpot. To our knowledge, there are no other book slots featuring a jackpot—at least not one as substantial as this. So, we see Book of Atem as trying something novel, with its main offering being a dynamic jackpot that will attract fans of book slots and fans of jackpots. Thus, this launch has a not-unreasonable shot at picking up some steam and growing a cult following.