Book of Poseidon

Book of Poseidon Overview

If you have been around the block a few times in the slot game, you will know that the Book of… formula is a popular one that has been in circulation for some time. Booming Games are a provider that is particularly fond of this format, producing dozens of slots that follow the same basic setup. Although we’d like to say that this is an original take on this genre, it is decidedly just another reskinned Book of.. slot that has been made to keep attracting players to what is essentially the same game. The original game that this one is based on is called Book of Tombs. Booming Games have just thrown a Poseidon theme over it and changed the name.

Most of the feature content in this game revolves around the special book icon. Its first ability is that of a wild, meaning it can replace any other regular symbol to help score more wins. The Book also has its own value based on if it is being considered as a scatter or a wild. Both are high; however, they are slightly different, so you may want to consult the paytable. As a scatter, the Book triggers the free spins game, which will give you eight free spins for landing three or more scatters. This bonus, however, is available to be retriggered. The free spins game has an expanding symbol modifier too.

Theme and Symbols

For this Book of slot, Booming games take us to the domain of the Greek God of the sea, Poseidon, who rules the waves with wrath that can be as violent as the most turbulent of storms. That being said, the general feel for this game is that the sea is calm and full of life. Players will see all manner of marine animals, including dolphins, octopi and sea turtles. The level of artistry is actually very high in many of the graphics, which gives the game endearingly high quality. If you were to be more of a critic, you might say that the skin is just a rushed theme that has transplanted the original at little cost to the developer.

The background for Book of Poseidon is a calm and shallow sea with just the hint of sunken columns, which indicate a great civilisation that has been submerged. This perhaps is a clue that what we are looking at is, in fact, Atlantis. Atlantis, of course, is the fictional island mentioned in an allegory of the hubris of nations in Plato’s works Timaeus and Critias. The turquoise water and seabed full of life indicate that this is a shallow sea and is unlikely to be a target for Poseidon’s great stormy anger.
The playing board for this game is a simple golden rectangle, the title of the game sitting atop it.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the 10, J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The A and K payout the most of these at 12x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the higher value symbols are the sea turtle, the dolphin, the octopus, and Poseidon himself. Poseidon is the most valuable, worth 500x the stake for the top combination. The special symbol here is the golden Book, which fulfils the roles of both wild and scatter.

Game Play

Book of Poseidon is played on a 5-reel, 3-row machine with 10 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The betting range for Book of Poseidon is 10p to £20 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the high range. The return to player percentage for Book of Poseidon is 96.68%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature included in this game is the wild feature. The wild icon in this game, as mentioned in the golden book icon in the wild for this game. It replaces all regular symbols to help score more wins. As a wild, it is also the most valuable symbol on the board, worth 500x the stake for the top combination.

The second feature included here is the free spins round, triggered when players simultaneously land three or more of the Book. When this happens, players are awarded eight free spins. Once inside the free spin round, you can also retrigger the feature by landing an additional three or more scatters.

Before the free spins begin, a regular symbol is randomly selected. Every iteration of this symbol will expand vertically in both directions, covering the reel on which it sits. This gives players a better chance of scoring wins.

Conclusion

Yes, this game is basically exactly the same as the original. Still, in this case, the original game was actually pretty good, and you can’t really get mad at Booming Games, as every provider employs this tactic to get more players in. The top payout and RTP also give this game a decent winning potential.