Book of Mega Moolah

Book of Mega Moolah is a video slot released in September 2023 by Games Global. It takes players on a safari adventure across the African savannah, offering a chance to win life-changing sums of money through its connection to the legendary Mega Moolah progressive jackpot network.

Theme and Atmosphere

The slot features a classic African safari theme. The background image depicts a golden sunset over a grassy plain with acacia trees scattered across the landscape. The reels are framed by wooden carvings depicting African animals, and the symbols themselves consist of various wildlife like lions, elephants, buffaloes, and giraffes, alongside traditional playing card symbols (10-A) designed in a rustic font. The soundtrack features calming African ambient sounds with occasional animal calls, creating a relaxing atmosphere.

Book of Mega Moolah is a sequel to the iconic Mega Moolah slot, which was first launched in 2006. It retains the core gameplay of the original while incorporating the popular “Book” mechanics, offering an exciting blend of familiar features and fresh innovations.

Core Gameplay and Mechanics

Book of Mega Moolah utilizes a standard 5×3 reel layout with 10 paylines. Winning combinations are formed by landing matching symbols from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. The minimum bet is set at £0.10 per spin, while the maximum bet is £25.00.  

The slot offers a medium to high volatility gameplay experience, meaning that wins occur less frequently but tend to be of larger value. The game's RTP (Return to Player) is 86.71%, with 5.30% of each bet contributing towards the progressive jackpots.

Bonus Features

Book of Mega Moolah boasts three key bonus features: Wild Scatter Symbol, Free Spins with Expanding Symbols, and the Progressive Mega Moolah Jackpot.

• Wild Scatter Symbol: The Book symbol functions as both a Wild and a Scatter. As a Wild, it can substitute for any other symbol in the game to help form winning combinations. Landing 3, 4, or 5 Book symbols anywhere on the reels awards a scatter win of 1x, 10x, or 100x the total bet, respectively. Additionally, 3 or more Book symbols trigger the Free Spins bonus round.
• Free Spins with Expanding Symbols: Upon triggering the Free Spins feature, players receive 10 free spins. Before the free spins commence, one random symbol (excluding the Book symbol) is chosen to become the Expanding Symbol. During free spins, whenever the Expanding Symbol participates in a winning combination, it expands to cover the entire reel it appears on, potentially leading to bigger wins. Expanded symbols pay anywhere on the reels, not needing to be on adjacent positions. Players can retrigger the Free Spins feature by landing 3 or more Book symbols during the bonus round.
• Progressive Mega Moolah Jackpot: The progressive jackpot system is the main attraction of Book of Mega Moolah. The jackpot amount is displayed on the left side of the reels and grows progressively with every bet placed across the network of Mega Moolah jackpot slots. The jackpot bonus game can be triggered randomly on any spin, with a higher chance of triggering with a larger bet amount. When triggered, a wheel appears on the screen, divided into segments representing the four progressive jackpots: Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega. The wheel spins, and players win whichever jackpot segment it lands on. The Mini jackpot starts at £10, Minor at £100, Major at £1,000, and the Mega jackpot starts at a staggering £2,000,000.

An interesting aspect of the Free Spins feature in Book of Mega Moolah is the behavior of the Expanding Symbols. Unlike traditional winning combinations, which require symbols to be on adjacent reels, Expanding Symbols can contribute to wins even if they appear scattered across the reels. This significantly increases the potential for big wins during the Free Spins round.