The base game and the book
Play’n GO describes the original Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead as a classic slot centred on an expanding symbol. The book acts as the scatter trigger. Three books award ten free spins; another qualifying set during the feature can retrigger ten more.
A scatter is not the same as a normal payline symbol. Check both the scatter rule and the active paylines before reading a result.
The chosen symbol
Before the free-spin sequence a regular symbol is selected as the special expanding symbol. It can fill a reel when doing so creates an additional win on active paylines. The supplier says the expanded symbols need not appear on adjacent reels for a winning combination.
That is a feature rule, not a promise that any particular symbol or result will appear. Read the sequence as selection, free spins, eligible expansion, then payline evaluation.
RTP and edition
The supplier page explains mechanics but does not establish the RTP setting at an individual Canadian account. Some Canadian comparison pages list a figure for Book of Dead; those are useful discovery signals, not a substitute for the game information panel at the exact licensed operator.
Check the provider, title and RTP inside the account before comparing it with another slot. A foreign Play’n GO supplier licence is not permission for an operator to offer the game in a Canadian province.
Where this topic fits
Canadian readers can use this article to understand expanding symbols before looking at a provincial casino library. A game title can have different versions across casinos; check the actual game help before play.
A non-adjacent expansion example
Worked mechanics example
Suppose the feature selects one of the regular symbols, and enough instances appear on separated reels to create an extra expanded-symbol award. Those reels can expand under the special rule even though an ordinary left-to-right combination would not use that same arrangement. The example depends on the chosen symbol’s required count; one isolated appearance is not a universal trigger for an expanded win.
For a concrete Canadian catalogue check, LeoVegas’s Ontario slots page lists the original Book of Dead. That establishes a public Ontario listing, not availability throughout Canada, an account-level launch test or a particular RTP configuration. The province guide keeps that distinction separate from the supplier mechanics.
Questions, answered
What starts Book of Dead free spins?
Three or more book scatters trigger ten free spins in the supplier rules.
Is this title listed in every province?
No cross-province availability is claimed. Check the exact provincial operator catalogue.
Must expanded symbols be on adjacent reels?
The special expanded-symbol rule can award a qualifying combination on non-adjacent reels; ordinary lines have their own rules.
