Dawn of Kings Slot Review

Dawn of Kings Slot Overview

Dawn of Kings drops me straight into a cool, blue-lit Egyptian tomb with Amy Dawn standing guard by the reels, torch in hand. The cartoon style gives the slot a lighter feel than many darker Egyptian games, yet the chamber still looks loaded with coins and relics. Underneath the theme, this is very much a modern take on a classic Book slot, with expanding symbols and a random Book mechanic already active in the base game.

The action plays out on a regular 5x3 grid, but Hacksaw has gone with 13 paylines rather than the usual 10. Wins need three or more matching symbols from the left, and Amy herself acts as the star of the show. Her symbol can go up to 1,000x for a full line, and with the right combination of expanding books, the slot can push all the way to 10,000x the stake.

Dawn of Kings RTP, Volatility and Max Win

From a numbers point of view, Dawn of Kings sits in a very comfortable spot for regular play. The default RTP is 96.24%, though different game IDs can drop that to 94.25%, 92.21% or even 88.07%, so I always check the paytable first. Volatility is rated medium, about 3 out of 5 on the studio’s scale, and the max win clocks in at 10,000x, which is strong for a Book-style medium variance slot.

Symbols and Paytable in Dawn of Kings

Symbol-wise, Dawn of Kings keeps things very familiar. The low pays are 10, J, Q, K and A, paying up to between 5x and 10x for five of a kind. Premiums are a green scarab, Bastet, Anubis and Horus, which can reach 75x or 200x for full lines depending on the icon. Amy Dawn sits on top of the paytable, and five of her across a payline pays 1,000x, double what most Book slots tend to offer.

The Book symbol does double duty as both wild and scatter. In normal play it substitutes for all paying symbols to help complete line wins. When you land enough Books, they flip into scatter mode and open the door to the different free spins features. There is also a special Best of Bonus symbol, which does not pay by itself but upgrades standard free spins into three-round versions where only the strongest result is kept.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x1000
	4	x100
	3	x10
	5	x200
	4	x40
	3	x4
	5	x200
	4	x40
	3	x4
	5	x75
	4	x10
	3	x3
	5	x75
	4	x10
	3	x3
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x7.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	Scatter

Dawn of Kings Rules and Gameplay

Getting started on Dawn of Kings is simple enough. I pick a stake between 0.10 and 100 per spin with the plus and minus buttons, then hit the main spin key or let the autoplay handle a batch of rounds. Wins land when three or more matching symbols hit from the left across one of the 13 fixed paylines. The Book wild fills gaps in those lines, while special expanding wins are settled after regular line wins have been counted.

Bonus Features in Dawn of Kings

The core mechanic in Dawn of Kings is the Book feature that can appear even in the base game. At random, the slot picks one paying symbol as special and drops three to five copies on the grid. After any normal wins, those symbols expand to cover their reels and then pay on all lines from any position. They do not need to sit next to each other, which means you can land full-screen style payouts out of nowhere.

Free spins start with the Book of Dawn Bonus, triggered by three Book scatters for 10 spins. One paying symbol becomes the special expander for the whole round, shown with a golden frame. Whenever it lands on at least three reels, it spreads and pays like in the base game feature. During this mode, two or three extra Books give +2 or +4 free spins, while four Books upgrade the feature to the stronger Triple Book of Dawn and add four spins.

Triple Book of Dawn begins from four or five scatters in the base game or via the upgrade. You get 12 free spins and three different special symbols at once, with at least one high payer in the mix. When more than one special appears on three or more reels, they expand and pay one after another. There are also Best of Book of Dawn and Best of Triple Book of Dawn versions, where landing the Best of symbol with the required Books gives three full bonuses in a row and only the highest-paying one is awarded. In some markets there is a Bonus Buy menu with seven options, but I treat that as a demo or non-UK extra rather than a core part of the experience.

Bonus Buy Feature

BonusHunt FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	96.38%
Volatility:	High
Silver FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	96.28%
Volatility:	High
Golden FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.38%
Volatility:	High
Book of Dawn Bonus
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.25%
Volatility:	High
Triple Book of Dawn Bonus
Feature Cost:	x300 Bet
RTP:	96.29%
Volatility:	High
Best of Book of Dawn Bonus
Feature Cost:	x200 Bet
RTP:	96.35%
Volatility:	High
Best of Triple Book of Dawn Bonus
Feature Cost:	x600 Bet
RTP:	96.32%
Volatility:	High

Review Summary and Verdict on Dawn of Kings

After a good number of sessions, Dawn of Kings feels like a very solid Book slot with a few smart tweaks. The random Book mechanic in the base game breaks up the grind nicely, and the way expanding symbols pay anywhere keeps the bonus rounds engaging, especially in the Triple version. The medium volatility fits the maths well; I see plenty of smaller hits mixed with the occasional screen of premiums when the books line up properly.

Visually and thematically it does not try to reinvent Egyptian slots, but the character of Amy and the brighter, almost game-like art style give it a lighter tone than some tomb crawlers. For me, the real draw is the 1,000x top symbol and the 10,000x potential on a medium setting. If you enjoy Book-style play but prefer something a bit less punishing than extreme volatility, Dawn of Kings is worth keeping in your regular rotation.

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