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I already mentioned a handsome daredevil who will be your host here. To be honest, he reminds me a bit of Tom Hardy. This also got me thinking about how stoked I would be if the guys from Hollywood decided to use him as the new Indiana Jones.
Let’s get back to the topic. The moment you enter the game, you will find yourself standing in front of the ancient pyramids in Egypt. Make sure you bring your sun protection, it can get rather hot there.
Apart from being your guide in this adventure, the Tom Hardy look-alike is also the top-paying symbol on the reels. His quest is to discover the whereabouts of the ancient Book of Gems. According to the legend, this book hides secrets to long-lost riches.
If you join him, you will not only benefit from the book, which acts both as a Wild and a Scatter. You will also benefit from golden pyramids, golden scarabs, and golden rings. Simple playing cards represent low-value icons.
If you had the pleasure of spinning the reels of any other Book of pokie, I am certain that you will learn the rules of the game in no time. The Skywind product is played on a 5×5 grid and benefits from the iconic Megaways engine.
To win payouts, you need matching icons on at least 3 successive reels, beginning from the leftmost reel. You will benefit from up to 3,125 ways to win. Each spin will cost you 50 coins. The betting range is wide, going from $0.50 to $250.
Book of Gems Megaways is a high-variance pokie machine with 95.00% RTP and 13,059x max payout per spin.
As you may know, the Book of pokies usually come with only 1 additional feature. However, it is always so exciting and can boost your balance significantly. Being an action junkie, I prefer when a pokie machine offers a wide range of extras. This time, I am ready to make an exception.
The book is both Wild and Scatter. When you land 3 books on reels 2, 3, and 4, you trigger the Free Games feature. Before the feature begins, the book will reveal a special symbol that will expand during free games.
In free games, special symbols pay anywhere on the reels. To make them start expanding, you need to land at least 3 of them anywhere. You start the feature with 10 free games. What I like about this bonus is that you can retrigger free games indefinitely.
It took me time to trigger the feature and I did it 4 times in total. My most successful round came with a total of 30 free spins and a total payout of around 3,500x. Each time I triggered the feature, I succeeded in retriggering it, which was awesome.
As you all know, I am not a big fan of this feature. However, I constantly test it and hope one of them will prove me wrong. As you may suppose, I was far from satisfied with the results. I tried the Buy In feature 6 times in Book of Gems Megaways.
The first try was also the most successful one. For a price of 70x, I got a win of 140x. Not bad, eh? This is why I decided to try it again and got hacked off. The next total win was around 50x. The rest of them were even smaller, so I don’t want to bother you with the results.
In the sea of Book of pokies, it is not that easy to discover a gem that would really stand out from the crowd. Fortunately, I found such a precious gemstone in the Book of Gems Megaways pokie machine. Concerning the theme, there is nothing new, except the fact that Tom Hardy appears.
Loads of sand, ancient pyramids, and a handsome daredevil prepared to enter the dangerous tombs in search of treasure. A quite common theme, eh? Even the Free Games feature offers nothing new. However, it is exciting, as well as rewarding.
Once you get your special symbol, you will be sitting on the edge of your chairs, waiting for the special symbol to start expanding. At least, that’s what I did for the entire time. I was rewarded for my efforts with a tasty payout of 3,500x.
Hopefully, you will have the same luck. I will definitely recommend Book of Gems and I rate it 8.1.
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