Play'n GO also ships 94.51%, 91.51%, 87.56% and 84.55% builds of this game; the paytable inside the game shows which one the casino runs.
WHAT IT IS
Legacy of Dead in short
Legacy of Dead is Play'n GO's January 2020 take on its own Book of Dead: the same 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 lines, the same scatter that triggers 10 free spins with a random expanding symbol, and one change that matters. Every retrigger adds another expanding symbol instead of just more spins. Nine retriggers and every symbol on the reels expands.
Canadians search for it because the default RTP is 96.58%, higher than Book of Dead's, and because the retrigger rule gives the free spins a shape the older game does not have: a round that starts with a card rank can still turn into something if the scatters keep coming. It is still very high volatility and the base game is still a wait.
HOW IT PLAYS
Base game and symbols
Ten lines, left to right, three of a kind to pay. Card ranks at the bottom, the god symbols above them, Anubis near the top, and the gold King symbol as the premium. The tomb is wild and scatter at once, filling in for any symbol on a line and paying as a scatter when three or more land anywhere.
That is the whole base game. No multipliers, no tumbles, no respins. Spins are fast and the hit rate is low, so a C$30 balance at C$0.30 a spin gives you a run of maybe a hundred spins and an even chance of seeing the feature. The game is built so that nearly everything you can win comes from the free spins.
The paytable tells you what each symbol is worth when it fills every reel in the feature: 80x for a card rank, 120x for a king or ace, 600x for Horus or Tutankhamen, 1,600x for Anubis and 5,000x for the King. Keep those in mind when the random pick comes up. Most casino bonuses cap the stake at C$5 to C$7 a spin. There is no bonus buy, so the exclusion rule does not come into it here.
Features
Tomb scatter: 3 or more give 10 free spins
One random expanding symbol at the start of the round
Each retrigger adds another expanding symbol, up to all 9 symbols
Expanding symbols pay as scatters, so they need not be on adjacent reels
Full screen of the King symbol pays 5,000x
No bonus buy
THE FEATURE
Bonus round
Three, four or five tombs anywhere give 10 free spins, and one symbol is picked at random to be the expanding symbol. When it lands during the round it covers its reel, and it pays as a scatter, so three expanded reels pay regardless of which reels they are. Three or more tombs during the round add spins and add a second expanding symbol, chosen at random from those not yet picked. Keep retriggering and you can end up with every symbol expanding, which is where the round goes from a lottery to something that pays most spins.
A dead bonus is 10 spins with the ten as the expanding symbol, landing on two reels once, and no retrigger. You get a few times your stake and go back to the dry base game. It is the most common result.
OUR TAKE
Should you play Legacy of Dead?
Play it if you want the Book of Dead format with a higher RTP and a free spins round that can grow, and you are fine with long stretches of nothing. It suits a free spins offer or a real-money session at a low stake. Skip it if you want base-game action; there is none. Book of Dead is the original if you want the plainer version, and Book of Ra Deluxe is the Novomatic game both of them come from.
WHERE TO PLAY
Legacy of Dead at Canadian casinos
Sites on our list that carry Play'n GO games.
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These casinos named Play'n GO on their provider list or in their lobby when we checked, so Legacy of Dead should be in the search box. Lobbies change; type the name before you deposit. Rank is our overall ranking.
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01What is the difference between Legacy of Dead and Book of Dead?
The reels, lines and free spins trigger are the same. In Legacy of Dead every retrigger adds another expanding symbol, up to all nine, instead of only adding spins. The default RTP is 96.58% against 96.21%, and the top symbol is the King rather than Rich Wilde. The look is more gold and less adventure.
02Can I play Legacy of Dead with a casino bonus in Canada?
Yes, and it often appears on free spins offers. Keep the stake under the casino's cap, usually C$5 to C$7 a spin. There is no bonus buy to worry about. Check the RTP in the paytable first; casinos can run an 87.56% or 84.55% build, and on a game this volatile that cut is brutal.
03How many expanding symbols can you get?
One to start, and one more for every retrigger, up to all nine ordinary symbols. In practice most rounds end with one or two. A round that reaches four or five expanding symbols pays on most spins, because each expanded reel of any chosen symbol counts as a scatter win.
RTP, max win and release date checked against gambling.com, olbg.com, playngo.com in October 2026. Casinos can run a different RTP build; the game's own info page shows the one you are on.
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