Book of Jones: Slot Overview

If you thought the online-slot take on Ancient Egypt had already been mined dry over the years, software provider Stakelogic is offering yet another expedition. Called Book of Jones, it’s very much another ‘book of’ slot, complete with expanding pay-anywhere symbols during its free spins feature. The name also feels like a cheeky nod to Indiana Jones, given how many of these games include fedora-wearing adventurer types. Without mind-reading powers it’s impossible to be sure, but it certainly seems plausible. Either way, Book of Jones delivers a familiar ‘book of’ formula with the classic ‘book of’ look, plus a small but notable feature twist.

As for the theme, Book of Jones drops players into an Ancient Egypt-style setting filled with statues, hieroglyphs, and the usual scenery. Like much of the overall package, it doesn’t do anything especially fresh in terms of visuals or audio. Still, it’s not the sort of slot that will let fans of the genre down with poor production values, either. Overall, the initial impression lands somewhere in the middle: not impressive, not bad—just mildly indifferent. Moving on.

After that, it’s a matter of choosing a stake from 10 p/c to $/€50 and deciding whether to enable the Super Stake, which functions as a boosted-bet option. With Superstake turned on, the stake is doubled in exchange for additional scatter symbols being added to the reels, increasing the likelihood of triggering free spins. Either way, the RTP is shown as 96.02%, and volatility is high. Keeping things traditional, Book of Jones runs on 5 reels with 3 rows and 10 fixed paylines used to calculate wins.

There are also nine standard paying symbols. The lower tier consists of 10 to A card ranks, paying for 3 to 5-of-a-kind hits, while the 4 higher-value symbols depict two Ancient Egyptian gods, a pharaoh, and an explorer, paying out for 2 to 5 OAK. On a 5-of-a-kind result, the low symbols return 10 to 15 times the bet, while the premium icons rise to 75 to 500 times the bet.

Book of Jones: Slot Features

In classic fashion, Book of Jones includes a book symbol that acts as both wild and scatter. As a wild, it can replace any non-expanded paying symbol. As a scatter, landing 3, 4, or 5 books triggers 10 free spins and awards 10, 100, or 500 times the bet, respectively. Landing 2 books returns 1x the bet.

Free Spins

The free spins feature opens with the book pages turning to randomly be awarded an expanding symbol. Any regular paying symbol can be selected as the expander. During free spins, once standard win checks are completed, if the expanding symbols on screen can form a win, they expand to cover all positions on their reels. Expanded symbols then pay across all paylines from any position. By landing at least 3 book symbols or Golden Wild Book symbols during the feature, 10 additional free spins are granted.

Golden Wild Book Symbols

Here’s where Book of Jones adds its own variation: the Golden Wild Book symbol, which can appear on any reel, but only during free spins. When a Golden Wild Book lands, its reel becomes a Fixed Symbol Reel. If that change would result in a win, the Fixed Symbol Reel will transform into the expanded symbol. For example, if A is the expanding symbol and it lands on reels 1 and 2 while reel 3 becomes the Fixed Symbol Reel, reel 3 will convert into an expanded A symbol.

Buy Bonus

Using the bonus buy option, players can purchase direct access to the free spins feature for 100x the bet.

Book of Jones: Slot Verdict

Here’s a piece of film trivia you might already know. Before Raiders of the Lost Ark arrived in cinemas and thrilled audiences, George Lucas originally wanted the hero to be called Indiana Smith, but he was talked out of it—Steven Spielberg reportedly wasn’t keen on the name. Indiana Smith? It doesn’t quite have the same ring as Indiana Jones. Another bit of online lore: Lucas’ dog, Indiana, inspired not only Indiana Jones but also Chewbacca, Han Solo’s Wookie companion.

One more thought: without those Indiana Jones films, we could easily be looking at a slot titled Book of Smith instead. As for the game itself, Book of Jones is fine—neither outstanding nor awful. It looks right and plays like it should, much like many ‘book’ slots that came before it. That’s arguably its main drawback: it doesn’t introduce anything truly bold or different. The standout exception is the Golden Wild Book scatter, which can turn a standard reel into a Fixed Symbol Reel. It’s a solid concept and something genre fans may want to experience, even if it feels vaguely familiar. Still, the idea of multiple reels becoming Fixed Symbol Reels is an exciting prospect—especially if the explorer or another premium icon is chosen as the expander. It’s difficult to judge whether Fixed Symbol Reels affect the maximum win, as no official figure was provided, although 5,000x full-screen wins are technically possible.

In summary, and echoing what’s already been suggested, Book of Jones is a respectable ‘book of’ slot that won’t knock your socks off, but it isn’t a chore to play either. Most of its mechanics are widely available elsewhere, and while the Fixed Symbol Reels mechanic is a worthwhile addition, without it Book of Jones would feel very standard.