Book of Atem Wowpot slot: What can we expect from this forthcoming game?

It has been an exciting time for new slot game releases at Microgaming and especially when it comes to new progressive jackpot slots. Microgaming have announced another bunch of new progressive titles, one of which is the Book of Atem Wowpot slot, which is linked in with the four Wowpot progressive jackpot prizes.

Already over the past 12 months we have seen three new games added to the Mega Moolah network (Mega Vault Millionaire, Atlantean Treasures and Absolootly Mad) as well as a fresh new slot in the Wheel of Wishes slot, together with a £2m seeded revamped Wowpot top jackpot prize.

Using the Book of Atem slot released earlier this year as the basis, the new game offers a chance to experience all that All41 Studios slot had to offer, plus a shot at the big Wowpot Progressive Jackpot prizes, all from just £0.10p per spin.

Let's take a look now at what the forthcoming Book of Atem Wowpot slot has to offer, starting with when we can expect to see it on general release.

When will the Book of Atem Wowpot be released?

At the moment, the Book of Atem Wowpot slot is only available at a small number of casinos, much as the original Wheel of Wishes slot when it was released. However, it was only a few weeks after this that the slot was released generally across casinos and I believe that this will be the case with the Book of Atem Wowpot slot.

There is no indication that this slot, like Mega Vault Millionaire, will be exclusive to any one casino or casino network, so I think that a general release date for this slot is likely to be some time from late August or into September.

How is the Book of Atem Wowpot slot set up?

Like the original Book of Atem slot, the Wowpot linked version is a 5x3 reel slot that has 10 pay lines in play. The game features the same look and symbols as the original game, but with the major addition of the Wowpot progressive jackpots, the Mini, Minor, Major and the big Wowpot! Jackpot prize all listed to the left hand side of the reels.

There are 10 lines in play on the slot, which is also the same as the original, and the game also features Scatter Wilds, as well as Expanding Scatters in the Free Spins bonus round, which sees a selected symbol pay out like a Scatter symbol.

Essentially, what you have here is the Book of Atem slot in full, but with a few small tweaks to the game to allow for the integration of the Wowpot Progressive Jackpot bonus game to be tagged on.

What jackpots can I win in the Book of Atem Wowpot slot?

The great news is that you can still win a considerable amount in the base game of the Book of Atem Wowpot slot, as the maximum possible win in the game is 5,000x your bet. For a minimum bet amount of £0.10 per spin, that still equates to a win of £500, and If you were to bet the full amount per spin of £25.00 per spin, then that would be a huge £125,000.

It should be noted that the Book of Atem slot originally was a higher variance game and there is no indication that this has been toned down for the progressive jackpot version.

Of course, the other jackpots you can win on this slot are the four Wowpot! Progressive Jackpot prizes. These are the Mini, Minor, Major and Wowpot Jackpot prizes. The Mini and Minor jackpots usually pay out for smaller amounts, but the Major jackpot can be won from at least £50,000 (and is has paid out regular jackpots of over £200,000 in recent months), while the Wowpot! jackpot has yet to be won since it was first released and now stands at over £5.2 million and is rising still.

How do I win the jackpot in the Book of Atem Wowpot slot?

Not every spin on the Book of Atem Wowpot slot will allow you a chance to win the Wowpot Progressive Jackpot prizes, so to decide which spins do the game uses a simple but easy to follow trigger format.

Each time you land one of the Book of Atem Wild Scatter symbols in the game, this will be added to the chest shown at the foot of the reels. The more of these Wild Scatters you land on the reels as you play the game, the more chance you have of unlocking a shot at the Jackpot Bonus Game.

Each time you land a Wild Scatter, you have a chance of triggering the bonus game and when you do, you will then be taken to a new game, the Wowpot Jackpot Bonus game. This is essentially a very similar wheel to what you would spin in the Wheel of Wishes jackpot bonus game. On the wheel are a number of different sectors with each colour corresponding to one of the four jackpot prizes.

You then spin the wheel and whatever sector the pointer lands on, will correspond to the progressive jackpot that you win. The Wheel used does not represent your exact chances of triggering each jackpot prize, instead the Wheel just displays the outcome of the random number generator selecting which of the four prizes you have won. Your chances are much greater of landing the Mini and Minor prizes than they are the Major or Wowpot jackpots.

What are the key features in the Book of Atem Wowpot slot?

The main symbol in the Book of Atem Wowpot slot is the Book of Atem symbol. This is the Wild Scatter symbol and it operates as both a Scatter and a Wild. It can be used to substitute for other symbols to create wins in the base game, but if you can land three or more of these symbols across the reels, then you will trigger the Free Spins bonus round.

During Free Spins, one of the symbols in the game is chosen as an Expanding Symbol. What this means is when the symbol lands on the reel during Free Spins, it will expand to cover the reel in full. Obviously, the more of these symbols you can land together during the Free Spins round, the better chance you have of hitting a big money win.

Do bigger bets trigger the Jackpot Bonus Wheel Game more easily?

Yes, as with most Microgamng progressives, your bet size directly influences your chances of triggering the Jackpot Bonus Wheel and essentially, the more you bet on each spin, then the more chance you have of triggering the bonus when you land one of those Wild Scatter Book of Atem symbols on the reels during the base game.

However, it should be noted that even betting the maximum amount of £25.00 per spin does not guarantee you a shot at the Jackpot Bonus Wheel. The bonus triggers entirely at random.

Conclusion

For me the Book of Atem Wowpot slot has a number of similarities with the Atlantean Treasure slot for the Mega Moolah network. It took is a 10 pay line game and it uses a similar method to trigger the Jackpot Bonus wheel.

However, both games are somewhat different in the base game with different features and bonuses and of course, Book of Atem has a Free Spins round, while Atlantean Treasures doesn't.

That said, it looks like a great new addition to the Wowpot progressive network and the fact it is on release now at a limited number of casinos ahead of a more general release means that we should not have too long to wait in order to play the game for ourselves.

A demo version of the game is available to play, although people in the UK may need to be able to verify their age before they can try it out.