Book of Dead uses a 5-reel, 3-row layout with 1 to 10 adjustable paylines. You set both the line count and the coin denomination before spinning. The minimum total wager starts at £0.10 with all 10 paylines active, a coin value of £0.01 and one coin per line. From there you can scale up to the maximum bet, typically £50.00 to £100.00 per spin depending on the UK operator's own limits and affordability controls.
Total stake per spin is simple arithmetic:
Total bet = active paylines × coin value × coins per line
Ten active paylines at a £0.05 coin value with 2 coins per line gives a total bet of £1.00 (10 × 0.05 × 2 = 1.00). Cutting the number of active paylines reduces the cost per spin, but it also strips reel coverage, which lowers the chance of connecting winning combinations on that turn.
Reference payline map (10 lines, rows numbered 1 = top, 3 = bottom):
[Trajectory map of the 10 active paylines - Reels 1 to 5]
Line 1: [2, 2, 2, 2, 2] centre horizontal
Line 2: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1] top horizontal
Line 3: [3, 3, 3, 3, 3] bottom horizontal
Line 4: [1, 2, 3, 2, 1] V shape
Line 5: [3, 2, 1, 2, 3] inverted V
Line 6: [1, 1, 2, 1, 1] top with centre dip
Line 7: [3, 3, 2, 3, 3] bottom with centre rise
Line 8: [2, 3, 3, 3, 2] lower U
Line 9: [2, 1, 1, 1, 2] upper U
Line 10: [2, 3, 2, 1, 2] zig-zag
Note: always confirm the exact line map in the in-game paytable of your casino build.
Because expanded symbols in the bonus round pay across non-adjacent reels, running all 10 lines is the only configuration that lets the expanding-symbol mechanic pay its full theoretical value. Dropping to one or three lines lowers cost per spin, yes, but it also removes most of the routes the bonus needs to travel.
