John Hunter and the Book of Tut Review

This is an Egyptian-themed video slot with 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 pay-lines. They are fixed and reward left to right only. The pay-lines are formed from adjacently landed identical symbols. John Hunter and the Book of Tut lets you use wagers from 0.10 to £100 and is a game with high volatility. Its RTP is 96.50%.

You can win 10 Free Spins that you can retrigger many times without restrictions. Also, the Book of Tut double wild and scatter symbol has its own payout. It rewards for 3 to 5 symbols landed anywhere on the reels. During free spins, a randomly chosen expanding symbol will give you larger wins. A full screen of John Hunter symbols in free spins or in the base game grants 5,000 times your bet. This is the jackpot win per spin in the slot.

The Design

The game is set in the middle of the desert with the spectacular pink and purple sky. The sand and pyramids seen around the grid set the theme with water flowing in the middle of the landscape. The pink and purplish clouds float in the sky. The grid has pleasant dark blue reels with ornamented frames. The playing structure is Egyptian, golden and impressive with turquoise elements.

On the 5 reels, you can see decorated card royals, turquoise and gold scarabs. Gold pharaohs and cat statues and John Hunter are also part of the pay-table. The dark red book with golden ornaments is a double wild and scatter symbol. It has the highest significance in the slot.

The images are detailed, authentic and look splendid. The soundtrack is atmospheric and mystical. The sounds of the spinning reels are the most audible ones during the rounds. They are electronic and are replaced by other tunes during wins. The images are detailed, clear and with a lot of gold. The graphics of John Hunter and the Book of Tut are masterful and pleasant.

John Hunter and the Book of Tut Gameplay

The pay-table includes 5 card royals at the low end and 4 premiums. There is a scatter – the Book of Tut. To get a win you need 2 of the premiums and 3 of the card royals to 5 matching symbols on a pay-line from left to right.

The 10, J and Q have the same return – 0.50, 2.50 and 10 times your stake for 3, 4 and 5 of a kind on a line. The K and A pay 0.50, 4 and 15 times your bet for 3, 4 and 5 symbols on a pay-line.

The gold scarab beetle and the gold statue of the cat return the same. This is 0.50, 3, 10 and 75 times your bet for 2, 3, 4 and 5 identical symbols in winning combinations. He pharaoh returns 0.50, 4, 40 and 200 times your bet for 2, 3, 4 and 5 symbols on a line. The most rewarding of all symbols John Hunter – landing 2, 3, 4 and 5 on a line gives you 1, 10, 100 and 500 times your stake.

The Book of Tut is a double scatter and wild symbol. It triggers the free games and substitutes for all missing symbols. Landing 3 or more of the Book of Tot symbols in a spin regardless of their position triggers the Free Spins. This also results in the respective payout.

John Hunter and the Book of Tut Features / Bonuses

If you are lucky and hit 3, 4 or 5 wild/scatter book symbols anywhere on the reel in a spin, you will win 2, 200 or 200 times your stake. This will also activate 10 Free Spins. Before they start, you will have a special expanding symbol selected by chance. Every time you land this symbol after the payout of the line wins, it will fill all position on its reel. The symbol spreads to all 3 rows on the reel it has landed. This will ensure payouts according to its value on the pay-table.

If the expanding symbol is one of the premiums, you can relish in big wins. It pays on all reels including on non-adjacent positions. This symbol expands vertically on its reel only when this can result in a payout from enough identical symbols. In case you get a full screen of John Hunter symbols, you will win 5,000 times your stake. The latter is the jackpot win per spin. A full screen of John Hunter symbols is more likely to happen if this is the expanding symbol.

The good news is that you can retrigger the Free Spins many times without limits. You do this with 3 or more Book double symbols in a spin during free spins. Then, you will have another 10 free rounds with the same expanding symbol as the one from the trigger.

The Conclusion

John Hunter and the Book of Tut is entertaining, rewarding and includes nice boosters. Its largest winning potential is in the free spins. These you can retrigger without limits. The max win per spin is 5,000x bet. The expanding symbol during free spins gives you decent chances to get massive sums. If you like Egyptian slots such as Book of Dead, Book of Gods, John Hunter Tomb of the Scarab Queen, give this one ago.