Scroll of Dead Slot Review

Scroll of Dead Review – Slot Overview

As soon as I saw the word 'of' in the title, I knew Scroll of Dead was going to be a classic Book-style slot. Play'n GO stick with the ancient Egyptian visuals, dropping me into a chamber full of pillars and flickering torches, but this time the action revolves around Shai, the god of destiny. It is a volatile slot, so you get long dry spells punctuated by very punchy hits.

In the base game Scroll of Dead runs on a 5x3 layout with 10 paylines, but the whole thing is built around the expanding symbol bonus. When the feature kicks in, a locked 6th reel slides into play so you are spinning on a 6x3 grid instead. That extra reel does not sound huge on paper, yet it pushes the max exposure up to a tasty 7,500 times your stake.

RTP, Volatility and Win Potential in Scroll of Dead

Scroll of Dead lets me adjust both lines and stakes, so I can play 1 to 10 paylines with bets from 10p up to £100 a spin. By design the default RTP sits around 96.28%, which is a touch above average, but this is a configurable slot. Different operators can lower it, and I have seen versions running closer to 94.28% or even down in the 91% region.

The volatility is rated high, roughly 9 out of 10, and it plays exactly like that in practice. I often grind through strings of dead spins in the base game, then a bonus round suddenly lands and either whiffs or goes off in style. With the 6th reel active the theoretical maximum win climbs to 7,500x, which puts Scroll of Dead ahead of many standard five-reel Book-style games.

Symbols and Paytable in Scroll of Dead

Scroll of Dead keeps the paytable clean and familiar. Low-paying symbols are the card ranks 10, J, Q, K and A, while premium symbols are Ankh, Falcon, Cobra and Cleopatra. In the base game those top symbols pay roughly 50x to 500x your stake for five of a kind, and during the bonus they can reach around 100x to 700x on strong hits. The golden scarab symbol acts as wild and scatter, but not for expanding-symbol payouts.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter, Wild
	6	x50
	5	x20
	4	x2
	3	x0.2
	6	x750
	5	x500
	4	x100
	3	x10
	2	x1
	6	x300
	5	x150
	4	x25
	3	x2.5
	2	x0.4
	6	x100
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2
	2	x0.4
	6	x100
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2
	2	x0.4
	6	x20
	5	x12.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x20
	5	x12.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x15
	5	x10
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x15
	5	x10
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x15
	5	x10
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.4

Free Spins and Expanding Symbol Feature in Scroll of Dead

In Scroll of Dead the scarab is not a book but it fills the same double role, working as wild and scatter. As a wild it can land anywhere to stand in for regular symbols and finish off line wins. Land 3, 4 or 5 scarab scatters in one spin and you first get a scatter payout of 2x, 20x or 200x your stake, then 8 free spins with the 6th reel unlocked.

Before the free spins start, one regular pay symbol is randomly picked to act as the special expanding symbol for the whole bonus. Whenever enough of that symbol land to form a win, the game first pays any standard combinations, then the chosen symbol expands to cover its entire reel. These expanded wins pay as if the symbols were on consecutive reels, even when they are scattered, and wilds sit out of these counts.

This expanding-symbol mechanic is where Scroll of Dead really wakes up. On a good bonus I have seen a mid-tier symbol line up across five or six reels, expand, and push the total win into serious territory very quickly. Of course it can also choose a low card and miss repeatedly, which fits the swingy nature of the slot, but when it hits across the 6x3 layout the payouts feel worth the wait.

Base Game Flow and Gamble Feature in Scroll of Dead

The base game of Scroll of Dead is straightforward. You choose how many of the 1 to 10 paylines you want active, set your stake, and spin. Wins land when three or more matching symbols hit on adjacent reels from the left, though the high-paying picture symbols and the scarab pay from two of a kind. I have played it both on desktop and on mobile, and the layout feels clear in both cases.

Every base game win in Scroll of Dead can feed into a classic gamble feature if you fancy pressing your luck. After a win you can try to guess the colour or suit of a face-down card, with correct picks doubling or quadrupling the payout. You can do this up to five times in a row, which can build returns fast, but a single wrong call wipes the whole gambled amount.

Review Summary of Scroll of Dead

As an experienced Book-slot player I rate Scroll of Dead as a very solid entry. The classic Egyptian visuals, scarab wild/scatter and expanding symbol will all feel familiar, yet the locked 6th reel in the bonus gives the game a fresh twist and a higher 7,500x ceiling. The custom RTP ranges mean I always check the paytable first, but on a generous setting this is a fierce, high-volatility slot worth firing up.

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