Book Of Rampage 2 Slot Review
Snow-capped ridges crowd the edges of the screen, icicles hang off the title banner, and an aurora glows faint purple and green over the reels. Book Of Rampage 2 sets its book-of action in an ice age, and the frozen setting turns out to be the boldest thing about it. Spinomenal have built a deliberately cautious game around it: a 5×3 grid, 10 paylines and an RTP of 93.96%, several points below what most UK slots return.
That return is the number everything else here has to justify, and in truth the game doesn’t try very hard to. What it offers instead is the classic one-symbol loop, executed tidily, in colder company than usual: the same ground as Book Of Rebirth Extreme, Book Of Titans and Majestic King, all from the same studio.
Reels, Lines and the Ice Age Paytable
All symbols pay left to right from the leftmost reel, across ten fixed lines. Wins are a multiple of the line bet, and only the top combination on each line counts. It’s a layout that hasn’t changed since the first book slots, and it doesn’t need to.
The premium symbols are the prehistoric ones, and they pay from two of a kind rather than three. The royals need at least three. The full ladder, in multiples of the line bet:
- Mammoth: 10x, 100x, 1,000x and 5,000x for two, three, four and five Red creature: 5x, 40x, 400x and 2,000x for two, three, four and five Cat creature and golden serpent: 5x, 30x, 100x and 750x each for two, three, four and five A and K: 5x, 40x and 150x for three, four and five Q, J and 10: 5x, 25x and 100x for three, four and five
Two things stand out on that ladder. The Mammoth pays from just two of a kind, which most slots reserve for their scatter, and five of them on a line return 5,000x the line bet.
The drop from the Red creature down to the cat and serpent tier is steep too. That second premium tier pays roughly a third of the Red creature’s value for a five-of-a-kind, so the gap between a good round and a great one is wide.
The Wild is the book itself, and it’s a busy symbol: it substitutes for every other symbol in the game. That’s its entire job in the base game, and it does it without ceremony.
Stacks of matching creatures do the early work between bonuses. When a premium stack lands across three or more reels, the line wins build quickly, and a single Wild on the right reel can turn a partial stack into a full five-of-a-kind. Those are the spins that keep the balance moving while the frost builds up around the frame.
The Scatter Wild Symbol
Here’s the game’s one real twist on the formula: the Wild is also the Scatter. Land three or more of them anywhere on the reels and two things happen at once. The scattered Wilds pay instantly, on top of any regular line wins, and they trigger the free spins round.
- 3 scattered Wilds: pays 2x the total bet, awards 10 free spins 4 scattered Wilds: pays 25x the total bet, awards 10 free spins 5 scattered Wilds: pays 250x the total bet, awards 10 free spins
The bet per line during the free spins matches the spin that triggered them. Scatter prizes are paid in addition to any payline winnings on the same spin, so a triggering spin can pay twice.
Because the Wild substitutes for everything, three of them scattered across the grid can also complete line wins at the same moment. A single triggering spin can therefore land a scatter prize, a line win and the bonus all at once.
Free Spins and the Expanding Symbol
The Wheel
Triggering the round doesn’t drop you straight into the spins. Instead, a wheel appears showing every symbol in the game except the scatter Wild. One spin of that wheel decides which symbol becomes the expanding symbol for the whole round.
It’s a small piece of theatre, and it matters. Landing the Mammoth on the wheel is a very different round from landing a 10, and there’s no way to influence the result.
The Expansion
Once each free spin result is settled, the expanding symbol grows to cover its reel positions and forms new paylines on top of the existing ones. Two rules govern it:
- The symbol only expands when the expansion produces a win It pays across all active lines, whether or not the winning symbols sit on consecutive reels Expanded symbols count as a separate result from the original spin
In practice, that non-consecutive rule is the heart of the game’s win potential. Two expanded Mammoths on reels one and five pay as a five-of-a-kind, which is where the 5,000x line prize starts to matter. And because the expansion only fires when it creates a win, there’s never a dead expansion cluttering the board.
Retriggers
Three or more scattered Wilds during the round award another ten free spins. The bet per line stays locked at the triggering spin’s level throughout. The expanding symbol chosen at the start stays with the round for its full length, so every retrigger is another ten chances at the same expanded symbol.
A buy button sits in the interface for jumping straight into the round. Either way in, the wheel still decides the expanding symbol, so a bought round carries exactly the same variance as a triggered one.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 6.3/10
Playing this one is mostly a waiting game, and the ice age look is what makes the wait pleasant: sparse base-game spins, creature stacks doing the quiet work, and the aurora sitting over the reels until the book turns up. The reason to choose it over the studio’s warmer book slots is the merged scatter-wild, which pays up to 250x the bet on the triggering spin before the round has even begun. That instant hit is the best thing the build does.
The weakness is harder to look past. At 93.96%, the return is several points below the going rate for UK slots, and that cost is charged on every single spin, stack or no stack. A tidy expanding-symbol round doesn’t refund it.
This suits players who already enjoy the book-of loop and want a well-dressed version of it, frozen mammoths and all. It isn’t a sensible pick where returns matter, and for anyone comparing paytables first, the frost here won’t hide the number.
Book Of Rampage 2 FAQs
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How do you trigger free spins in Book Of Rampage 2?
Land three or more scattered Wild symbols anywhere on the reels. That awards 10 free spins and pays an instant scatter prize of 2x, 25x or 250x the total bet for three, four or five Wilds respectively, on top of any line wins. -
How does the expanding symbol work in Book Of Rampage 2?
When free spins trigger, a wheel of all symbols except the scatter Wild is spun to select one expanding symbol. During the round, that symbol expands after each spin result when the expansion creates a win, and it pays across all active lines even if the winning symbols aren’t on consecutive reels. -
Can free spins retrigger in Book Of Rampage 2?
Yes. Landing three or more scattered Wilds during the free spins round awards an additional 10 free spins, and this can happen more than once. -
What does the Wild symbol do in Book Of Rampage 2?
The Wild substitutes for every other symbol in the game, and it’s also the scatter. Three or more of them anywhere on the reels pay an instant prize and trigger the free spins round. -
What is the RTP of Book Of Rampage 2?
The RTP is 93.96%, which is several points below what most UK online slots return. -
How many paylines does Book Of Rampage 2 have?
It has 10 fixed paylines, with all symbols paying left to right from the leftmost reel. -
Can you buy the bonus on Book Of Rampage 2?
Yes, a buy button in the interface purchases the free spins round directly. The wheel still spins to select the expanding symbol, so a bought round plays out exactly like a triggered one. -
Who makes Book Of Rampage 2?
Spinomenal. Book Of Rampage 2’s release date is 28 December 2022.
