Book of Cats Megaways Overview
Book of Cats MEGAWAYS is a follow-up to BGaming's original Book of Cats, and the big change here is the Megaways engine. You've got 6 reels with 2 to 7 rows that shift every spin, giving you up to 117,649 ways to win. I quite like the Egyptian cat goddess theme, though I'll be honest, it doesn't look wildly different from a dozen other book slots out there.
Cleopatra is the top-paying symbol, and three versions of the cat goddess Bastet fill out the premiums. RTP sits at a proper 96.95%, which is well above what you see on most slots these days. Max win is 10,000x your stake. For a casual spin, it feels like a decent package, even if the base game can be a bit quiet.
Symbols and Paytable
Premium symbols pay between 2x and 10x your stake for six of a kind wins. Cleopatra tops the lot, and she even gives you a little wink when she lands a win, which is a nice touch. Three different Bastet cat forms make up the rest of the premiums, along with the usual royals for the low end.
Here's the interesting bit. Symbol values are actually lower than the original Book of Cats, and that's because the Megaways engine offers so many more ways to win. So you get paid more often in theory, but individual hits tend to be smaller. Fair enough, really, it's the trade-off you make with this mechanic.
Book symbols only appear on reels 2 through 6. As a Scatter, landing 3, 4, or 5 of them pays 5x, 25x, or 100x your stake and triggers the bonus round. They also work as Wilds to complete wins, which makes them proper versatile.
Symbol Payouts
| 5 | x100 |
| 4 | x25 |
| 3 | x5 |
| 6 | x10 |
| 5 | x3 |
| 4 | x1.5 |
| 3 | x0.5 |
| 6 | x5 |
| 5 | x2 |
| 4 | x1 |
| 3 | x0.5 |
| 6 | x1.5 |
| 5 | x0.8 |
| 4 | x0.5 |
| 3 | x0.3 |
| 6 | x2 |
| 5 | x1 |
| 4 | x0.5 |
| 3 | x0.3 |
| 6 | x1 |
| 5 | x0.5 |
| 4 | x0.3 |
| 3 | x0.2 |
| 6 | x1 |
| 5 | x0.5 |
| 4 | x0.3 |
| 3 | x0.2 |
| 6 | x1 |
| 5 | x0.5 |
| 4 | x0.3 |
| 3 | x0.2 |
| 6 | x0.5 |
| 5 | x0.3 |
| 4 | x0.2 |
| 3 | x0.1 |
| 6 | x0.5 |
| 5 | x0.3 |
| 4 | x0.2 |
| 3 | x0.1 |
Bonus Features Breakdown
Land 3 or more Book scatters anywhere on reels 2-6 and you get 12 Free Spins. Before the round kicks off, the Book opens up and picks a random symbol to be the special Expanding Symbol. If enough of these land, they stretch to fill the entire reel and pay even on non-adjacent reels. Classic book slot stuff, but it works.
During free spins, Book wilds carry random multipliers of x2, x3, x5 or x10. Multiple multiplier wilds on the same win get added together before boosting the payout, which is where the big money hides. You can also retrigger by landing 3+ scatters during the round for another 12 spins. There's a Chance x2 feature too; toggle it on and your bonus trigger rate doubles, but it costs 50% more per spin. Not bad if your bankroll can handle it.
A Bonus Buy option exists at 100x stake for the regular feature, or 150x for a guaranteed premium expanding symbol. Sadly, UK players can't use it. RTP drops to 96% when using the buy or Chance x2, so keep that in mind.
Bonus Buy Options
RTP, Volatility, and Payouts
96.95% RTP for the base game is genuinely good. Most book slots sit around 96% or lower, so you're getting a bit of an edge here. Hit frequency is 24.81%, meaning roughly one in four spins returns something. Don't get too excited though; many of those hits will be tiny.
Volatility is high, and the base game can really drag. Expect long stretches of dead spins where nothing much happens. All the excitement is packed into the Free Spins round with those multiplier wilds. Max win caps at 10,000x, which is double what most book slots offer. Not everyone will enjoy sitting through the dry patches to get there, but that's high-volatility life, mate.
