Book of Ra Temple of Gold Slot Review: Expanding Symbols

Book of Ra™ – Temple of Gold™ slot artwork

Book of Ra™ – Temple of Gold™ builds its Egyptian expedition around two roles for the Book: it can complete ordinary line wins, and three or more Books start a free-games round. The unusual detail is that the number of Books visible at the trigger sets how many Special Expanding symbols enter that round. That gives the bonus a clear rule to follow, while the game’s compact official description leaves several payout details open.

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Book of Ra Temple of Gold at a glance

Provider	NOVOMATIC
Genre / theme	Ancient Egypt
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	5 reels; row count not stated
Volatility	5
Payout mechanic	1, 3, 5, 8 or 10 lines
Main features	3–5 Books trigger 10 free games and award 1–3 Special Expanding symbols by trigger count; these can cover a reel and pay in non-adjacent positions.

RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.

A familiar line game with a choice of line counts

The official Greentube listing describes five reels and five available line configurations: one, three, five, eight or ten lines. Ordinary wins require five matching symbols along an active line, beginning on the left and continuing to the right without another symbol interrupting the run. This is a stricter base-game condition than a simple two- or three-symbol match, so a near-complete sequence does not meet the stated rule. The listing does not show the full paytable or specify individual symbol values.

The Book substitutes for other symbols and also acts as the trigger symbol. Its dual role is important: it can participate in a regular line combination, but a count of Books anywhere in view also starts the feature. The evidence identifies the possible line settings but does not explain how a player switches between them in every implementation. Nor does it give a separate stake or denomination range. The safe description is therefore a five-reel game with a selectable number of active lines, rather than a claim about controls beyond those listed settings.

The Book count determines the expanding-symbol set

Three, four or five Books trigger ten free games. Before the feature resolves, that trigger count determines whether one, two or three Special Expanding symbols are awarded respectively. During the feature, those special symbols can expand to cover the entire reel on which they land. The official rule also says they may pay in non-adjacent positions, a meaningful departure from the base game’s requirement for five adjacent matches along a line.

This makes the trigger count more than a simple entry condition: it determines the number of special symbols available across the ten-game sequence. Still, the wording does not say that the symbols remain fixed between free games, whether multiple expansions can occur on the same spin, or how a non-adjacent expanded result is valued. Those details should not be inferred from the phrase ‘expanding symbols.’ What is supported is a ten-spin feature, a one-to-three symbol count tied to the number of triggering Books, and whole-reel expansion with a special non-adjacent payout rule.

Configuration and what remains unquantified

The listed volatility is 5, and the game has five reels with one, three, five, eight or ten lines. The official online description does not state RTP, a numerical maximum win or a release date. It also does not provide the expanding symbol’s paytable or explain retriggers. The advertised possibility of riches is not a substitute for any of those figures, so this review treats the mechanics as known while leaving the return profile and top payout unspecified.

The design’s strength is that its central sequence can be understood without a complicated collection meter: Books appear, the count selects one to three expanding symbols, and the ten free games provide the setting for those symbols to cover reels. Its limitation is the gap between that clear sequence and the missing valuation rules. Without the special-symbol paytable or a maximum, readers can understand how the feature works in outline but cannot estimate what its strongest combinations are worth.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

The Book count changes the bonus setup in a specific way: three, four or five triggers select one, two or three expanding symbols for ten free games.

Weaknesses

The special symbols’ values, retrigger rules and maximum win are not given, so whole-reel expansion and non-adjacent awards cannot be valued from the published rules.

Our Editor’s View

Book of Ra™ – Temple of Gold™ is easiest to appreciate as a compact variation on a familiar Book-trigger structure. Five matching symbols form ordinary left-to-right line wins, while three to five Books start ten free games and determine whether one, two or three special symbols can expand across a reel. The non-adjacent payout rule gives those symbols a distinct role, but the available description stops short of a complete valuation: no special-symbol table, retrigger detail, RTP or maximum win is supplied. That makes the game’s feature logic readable, though its potential cannot be judged numerically. It should appeal to players who like a count-sensitive bonus and straightforward line rules, with the caveat that the unknown payout ceiling matters to anyone comparing games by returns.