Pilgrim of Dead Slot Overview
Pilgrim of Dead is another entry in Play'n GO's long-running 'of Dead' series, built on that familiar book-of blueprint. Played on a 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines, it carries high volatility, an RTP of 96.20%, and a max win of 10,000x. I'd describe the vibe as properly heavy Egyptian tomb atmosphere; thick with Anubis statues and pharaonic artwork. Visually it still has clear links back to Book of Dead, so if you've spent time on any of those games, you'll feel at home straight away.
Bets run from 10p up to 100 quid per spin, though Play'n GO still uses its coin-based system for stakes, which if I'm honest with chat is a bit dated and slightly annoying. Five premium symbols on a line pay between 12.5x and 100x your bet. Card ranks pay 4x to 6x for five of a kind. Those base values are lower than you might expect, but the sticky expanding mechanic in free spins is meant to compensate.
Symbols and Paytable
Low pays are your standard 10 through A card ranks. Five on a line gets you 4x to 6x your stake. Premium symbols include a scarab, scales, Anubis jackal statue, and the pilgrim himself. Five pilgrims on a payline return 100x, while the scarab at the bottom end pays 12.5x for five. All premiums only need two on a line to form a win, each paying 0.5x the bet for a pair.
Acting as both wild and scatter is the tomb symbol. It substitutes for everything except the special expanding symbol during free spins. On its own it pays up to 100x for five on a line, matching the pilgrim top pay. Landing 3 or more anywhere triggers the bonus round.
Symbol Payouts
Tomb (Wild/Scatter)
Substitutes for all paying symbols except the special expanding symbol; also acts as the scatter to trigger free spins.
Free Spins and Bonus Features
Land 3 or more tomb scatters and you get just 5 free spins to start. Before the round begins, a pay symbol is randomly chosen as the special expanding symbol. Here's the twist: you can reject the first pick, and the game will randomly select a second one instead. You must accept the second choice, no further rerolls. Sometimes this saves you; sometimes you turn down a King and get a Queen, which honestly made me laugh during testing.
During free spins, when your chosen symbol lands on enough reels (2 for premiums, 3 for low pays), it expands to fill all positions on its reel. Wins pay from any position, not just left to right. Crucially, the first instance of the expanding symbol on each reel becomes sticky; it locks in place for the rest of the round and keeps generating wins on subsequent spins. Retriggers come from landing 3 more tomb scatters, awarding 5 extra spins each time, up to 30 total.
A Gamble feature also sits alongside every win. Guess the card colour to double, or the suit to quadruple, up to 5 times in a row with a 2,500 coin cap. Doesn't touch RTP.
Bonus Buy Options
Land 3 or more tomb wild/scatter symbols to trigger 5 free spins. A random pay symbol is chosen as the special expanding symbol; you can reject the first pick and accept a second random one. The expanding symbol sticks on each reel where it first lands and can retrigger up to 30 total spins.
After any win, guess the colour of a face-down card to double your payout or guess the suit to quadruple it. Can be played up to 5 times in a row with a 2,500 coin limit. Does not affect overall RTP.
Volatility, RTP and Max Win
High volatility with a default RTP of 96.20%. Be aware that operators can configure lower RTP versions at 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20% or even 84.20%, so always check. Maximum win caps at 10,000x your bet. Getting there relies on filling reels with sticky expanding premiums during free spins, ideally the pilgrim at 100x for five of a kind, combined with retriggers to extend the round.
