Book of Atem (Microgaming) – Review & Demo Play

How to Play Book of Atem WowPot

As I load Book of Atem WowPot, I either try the free demo or log in for real money play. I set a playing budget, then pick a stake per spin between 0.10 and 25. I press the large spin button to begin, or use autoplay to run a series of spins automatically. The aim is simple: match symbols on the reels and let the Book symbols do their work. I play responsibly while hoping to trigger free spins or even the WowPot jackpot feature.

Before I spin much, I open the menu to read the paytable and rules. The cog lets me mute sounds and tweak options. Bet settings sit below the reels, so I can adjust stakes quickly. Autoplay is just under the main button and lets me choose how many spins to run. On desktop I see the four jackpot meters to the left of the 5x3 grid, and on mobile they sit above the reels. With that sorted, I get spinning.

Game Controls and Settings in Book of Atem WowPot

The reels sit centre stage with an Egyptian city backdrop and a calm pool. To the left are the current WowPot progressive values. On the right is the control panel. The big spin button takes pride of place, with autoplay below and the bet control under that. A cog icon at the top handles sound and other settings. The menu gives quick access to game info and the paytable. Everything is tidy and clear, so getting set up is quick.

Symbols and Their Values in Book of Atem WowPot

There are ten symbols in total, nine regular and one bonus. The lower pays are gold 10 to A royals. Hitting five of a kind pays as follows in this slot: 10, J, and Q award 7.5x your stake for five on a payline, while K and A return 15x for five. These are your bread-and-butter hits during base play, filling the gaps between features and setting up lines when the Book symbol steps in as a wild.

High-value icons are Egyptian wildlife and a pharaoh. Five water lilies or cobras pay 75x your stake, the falcon pays 200x for five, and the pharaoh with royal headdress pays 500x for five of a kind. The Book of Atem works as both wild and scatter, substituting to complete wins and paying up to 200x on its own. During features it also triggers the action, but even in base play it can turn near misses into tidy line wins.

Book of Atem Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter, Wild
	5	x200
	4	x20
	3	x2
	5	x500
	4	x100
	3	x7.5
	2	x1
	5	x200
	4	x40
	3	x4
	2	x0.5
	5	x75
	4	x10
	3	x2.5
	2	x0.5
	5	x75
	4	x10
	3	x2.5
	2	x0.5
	5	x15
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x15
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x7.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5

Book of Atem WowPot Paytable

The paytable shows multipliers of your total bet, so a £1 stake pays the listed amount when you land the stated combinations. I like that the paytable updates as I change stake, making the numbers clear in cash terms. The Book symbol appears in the table twice because it serves both roles: wild and scatter. Its scatter function is the key to features, while as a wild it substitutes for any regular symbol to finish winning lines across the ten paylines.

How to Land Wins in Book of Atem WowPot

Book of Atem WowPot uses ten fixed paylines. In base game spins, wins land when at least three matching symbols connect from the left across a payline, and your return depends on symbol value and stake. During free spins a regular symbol is chosen to expand when it appears, and expanded symbols do not have to be adjacent or start on reel one to pay. That means, for example, expanded symbols on reels 2, 3, and 5 can still create a winning combination.

Bonus Symbols and Features in Book of Atem WowPot

The mystical Book of Atem is the bonus engine. It acts as both wild and scatter, standing in for other symbols to help form winning combinations and paying up to 200x your stake. Land three or more anywhere and its power is in full effect, as it triggers the main free spins round. I watch for it on every spin, because even a single Book in view can be the nudge that finishes a line when the high pays are involved.

Hit three, four, or five Books and you get ten free spins. Before the round starts, one regular symbol is randomly chosen as an expanding symbol. When it lands, it expands to cover the reel and pays on the number of reels it appears, regardless of position. You can retrigger the round by landing three or more Books during the feature, adding another batch of spins. When the chosen symbol is a high payer, the screen-filling wins can escalate quickly.

The WowPot progressive bonus can trigger at random whenever at least one Book lands in either base game or free spins. A 20-segment wheel appears with Mini, Minor, Major, and a single WowPot segment. The seed values are £/$/€10 for Mini, £/$/€100 for Minor, £/$/€50,000 for Major, and £/$/€2,000,000 for the WowPot. Wherever the wheel stops, you take that prize. The paytable notes that higher bets improve the chance of entering this bonus, which gives high rollers a small edge.

RTP and Volatility Ratings for Book of Atem WowPot

Book of Atem WowPot has a 93.50% RTP. That is on the low side for normal online slots, but it sits well for a progressive title. Variance is high, so expect spells of dry spins with some larger hits mixed in. The regular maximum payout is around 5,000x your bet, and the progressive top prize sits above that again. I set expectations for a swingy session and size my stake so the balance can ride out cold patches while waiting for features.

These figures are long-run metrics from huge sample sizes. A short session can look very different. I have had spells where the wild and high-value symbols did the heavy lifting without me even seeing free spins or the jackpot game, and the totals still came out better than expected. Other times the balance drifted before a feature landed. That is typical for this style, so pacing and budget matter more than chasing every tease.