Book of Itza Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

Book of Itza is an Aztec-themed online slot with 5 reels, 4 rows and a fabulous 1,024 different ways to win. Rather than traditional paylines, in Book of Itza, if a symbol appears in consecutive rows from left to right, it begins to create a winning combination. This allows for over a thousand different winning combinations to potentially be paid out on each spin.

Match symbols including a tribal chief, ceremonial masks, a golden book and coin as well as the traditional playing card symbols.

Watch out for the wilds, which can trigger an expanding wild feature, while the scatter book holds the key to the free spin feature.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack 

The graphics are clean and clear, showing a good deal of differentiation between symbols. The graphics are nothing to write home about and seem to have been optimised to reduce bandwidth when played on mobile devices.

Winning animations are brief and not particularly flashy, with the relatively impressive stuff saved for when the features drop.

Music is a fairly identikit 'traditional Aztec' piece, with tribal-sounding melodies and percussion. Reel effects are subdued enough to allow the music to take precedence but still mixed highly enough to be heard.

Book of Itza RTP and Variance

Book of Itza has a long-term average RTP of 96.3%, making it slightly above average compared to other games of this type. The medium volatility will bring balanced gameplay, with big wins available, albeit with very low frequency.

 
How to Play Book of Itza

1. It is always a good idea to take a look at the paytable when you begin playing a new game for the first time. This details the wins that are possible on the reels and explains the rules related to bonus features and other key game facts. To access the paytable in Book of Itza, click on the three-line menu button below the spin button.
2. From the paytable menu, you can also access full game rules and help via the question mark icon and game settings, including sound and turbo features from the cog menu. Also within the cog menu is the option to orientate the screen so that the game can be enjoyed by left-handed players.
3. Set your bet by clicking the plus or minus buttons to the left and right of the spin button. These change the total bet. Once these buttons have been clicked, the coin value appears, which also allows you to modify this to see higher or lower betting options.
4. To spin the reels once, click the central spin button.
5. If you would like the reels to spin more than once, the autoplay menu can be accessed by clicking the button directly above the spin button. This allows you to select up to 100 spins to run automatically, or select a win or loss limit. Autoplay can be stopped at any point by clicking the pause button, which appears in place of the play button.
6. Please play Book of Itza responsibly, by setting yourself a sensible and affordable limit for each play session. Do not chase losses or play with money that you can not afford to lose. When the fun stops, stop!

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The Minimum bet for a spin in Book of Itza is 0.10.

The maximum bet on a spin is 50.00, making this a game for people with a wide range of budgets.

Matching 5x the wild symbol on a payline returns a fantastic 200x the total bet

Matching 5x the headdress wearing chief on a payline returns 150x the total bet

Matching 5x the feather crown wearing chieftess on a payline returns 100x the total bet

Matching 5x the golden tablet returns on a payline returns 50x the total bet

Matching 5x the golden mask on a payline returns 25x the total bet

Matching 5x the golden coin on a payline returns 20x the total bet

Matching 5x the standard playing card symbols on a payline returns between 15x and 11x the total bet

Max-win 5,000x

Volatility High

RTP 96.34%

Book of Itza Bonus Features

When a wild lands on the reels, it will add a locked frame onto that position on the reels. Once all four positions on a reel are locked, the entire reel becomes a sticky expanded wild. This triggers the Sticky Expanded Wild Respins feature.

Matching three or more scatter symbols on the reels triggers the free spins feature, providing you with 12 free spins that come with a guaranteed Sticky Expanded Wild Respins Feature.

Book of Itza Review - Our Verdict

Book of Itza has a pleasing enough design with a pair of interesting features. It can take some time for these features to be triggered, with over 100 spins insufficient to trigger either the free spins or expanding wild bonus in our experience.

This may suit a casual player, but more experienced slots gamers probably expect a greater feature hit frequency than that.