Legacy of Dead

Provider: Play’n GO RTP: Default 96.58% (Caution: Ranges from 84.55% - 96.58%) Volatility: High Max Win: 5,000x Layout: 5x3 Reels, 10 Adjustable Paylines

If you’ve spent any time in online casinos, you know the “Book of” genre is crowded. But Legacy of Dead isn’t just a clone of its famous cousin, Book of Dead. It’s the darker, more volatile sibling that took the mechanics players loved and removed the limits on them. Released by Play’n GO in early 2020, this slot keeps the visuals crisp and the math brutal.

Legacy of Dead: Quick Snapshot

We’ve seen a thousand Egyptian tombs, but this one feels different - the burial chamber is lit by flickering torches and deep bronze reels that make the HD symbols like Anubis and the Pharaoh pop against the darkness. It’s built for the thrill-seeker who loves the “Book” mechanic but wants more aggression; the ability to retrigger spins and unlock multiple expanding symbols creates a tension that few other slots can match.

How Legacy of Dead Works

Legacy of Dead uses a straightforward interface, but don’t let the simplicity fool you. The adjustable paylines mean you need to pay attention to your total bet before hitting spin.

1. Set Your Stakes: Use the coin value and level selectors to find your comfort zone. You can spin for as little as $0.01 or go as high as $100.
2. Choose Your Lines: You can adjust the paylines from 1 to 10. My advice: Keep all 10 lines active. Reducing lines lowers your cost, but it also drastically reduces your hit frequency and volatility. You want those 10 lines open for the expanding symbols.
3. Spin or Turbo: Hit the green Spin button for standard play. If the pace is too slow, enable Turbo (the lightning bolt icon) or set Autoplay for up to 100 hands-free spins.
4. The Goal: You need 3+ symbols on a payline to win (or just 2+ for high-paying symbols). The real money is in the Sacred Altar symbols; landing 3 or more triggers the Free Spins, which is your only realistic path to the 5,000x max win.

Legacy of Dead: Symbols, Features, and Payout Logic

The paytable will look familiar if you’ve played Book of Dead, but the artwork has been refined. The Sacred Altar does double duty here, acting as both the Wild and the Scatter.

Symbol Type	Icon	Function/Payout
Wild / Scatter	Sacred Altar	Substitutes for all symbols. Triggers 8 Free Spins when 3+ land anywhere.
High-Pay	Pharaoh	The jackpot symbol. Pays up to 500x your stake for 5-of-a-kind.
High-Pay	Anubis	Pays up to 160x for a full line.
High-Pay	Horus (Falcon)	Pays 60x for 5 symbols (matches the Mummy symbol).
Low-Pay	10, Q, K, A	Your bankroll sustainers. Pays 0.5x - 12x. Styled with gold Egyptian flair.
Feature	Expanding Symbols	Randomly chosen symbol expands to cover the full reel during Free Spins.
Feature	Gamble	Optional risk game after a win. Guess the color (2x) or suit (4x) of a card.

Legacy of Dead: Bonus Features That Matter Most

This is why we play this game. The Free Spins feature in Legacy of Dead solves the biggest frustration of other “Book” slots.

To trigger it, you need 3 or more Sacred Altars anywhere on the reels. You start with 8 Free Spins. Before the round starts, the ancient scroll opens and selects one random symbol to be the Special Expanding Symbol.

Here is how it works:

• If your special symbol lands on enough reels (2+ for high pays, 3+ for low pays), it expands to cover the entire reel.
• Crucial Rule: Expanding symbols pay anywhere on the payline - they don’t need to be adjacent. If you get an expanded symbol on reels 1, 3, and 5, you still get paid for a 3-of-a-kind win on all 10 lines.

The Twist: Retriggers are the secret weapon. If you land 3 Scatters during the bonus, you get 8 more spins, but the game also selects another expanding symbol. If you go on a hot streak of retriggers, you can theoretically unlock all 9 symbols as expanders. This turns the screen into a chaotic, high-paying mess of full-reel wins.

Note: There is no Bonus Buy option. You have to earn the trigger the old-fashioned way.

Legacy of Dead: Bankroll Tips

Let’s be real about the math. This is a High Volatility slot. The RTP is solid at roughly 96.58%, but that doesn’t mean you win every time.

• Embrace the Dry Spells: With a hit frequency of roughly 22.5%, nearly 4 out of 5 spins will be losers. This is normal. You are paying for the chance at the massive bonus retriggers.
• Bankroll Management: Because of the variance, I recommend a bankroll of at least 200x your bet size. If you bet $1, have $200 ready. This gives you enough runway to weather the dead spins while hunting the bonus.
• The Gamble Feature: Use this sparingly. It’s tempting to try and double a small 5x win, but the house edge on the gamble feature eventually catches up to you. I usually only gamble wins that are less than my total spin cost.
• Check the RTP: Play’n GO allows casinos to adjust RTP ranges. Always check the help file to ensure you are playing on the 96% version, not the 84% version.

Note: Slots are games of chance. No strategy guarantees wins. Play responsibly and know when to stop.

Legacy of Dead Raw Game Data

For the players who care about the engine under the hood:

• Release Date: January 2, 2020 (Wide Release)
• Software Provider: Play’n GO
• Betting Range: $0.01 – $100
• Paylines: 10 (Adjustable)
• Mobile Compatibility: Fully optimized HTML5 (Runs perfectly on iOS/Android vertical screens)
• Hit Frequency: 22.5%
• Category: “Book of” Mechanic / Ancient Egypt / High Variance