Book of Dead Max Win: 250,000 Coins, Explained
In short: Book of Dead caps a win at 250,000 coins, and the game states that ceiling in coins rather than as a multiplier. At the largest possible stake of 50 coins it works out to 5,000 times the total bet.
The paytable ends with one line: WIN UP TO 250000 COINS. Everything else you read about this slot's ceiling, including the familiar 5,000x, is that figure divided by a stake.
- Game:
- Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead (a Play'n GO video slot)
- Type:
- Slot game
- RTP as published:
- Five configurations rather than one number: a default of 96.21%, plus 94.25%, 91.25%, 87.25% and 84.18%, with the operator choosing which one its lobby runs.
- Max win:
- The game states its ceiling in coins rather than as a multiplier: 250,000 coins.
One Max Win, Four Ways of Saying It
Play'n GO states the same limit in four different units across its own material, and only one of them appears on screen. The paytable prints 250,000 coins. The rules document gives a maximum exposure of 500,000 at a maximum bet of 100, and the studio's game record carries an internal field reading 5000.
The Same Max Win in Four Units
| Where it appears | How it is stated | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Paytable, inside the game | 250,000 COINS | The only version a player sees |
| Play'n GO game record | winCap 5000 | Multiples of the total bet |
| Rules document | Maximum Exposure 500,000 | Money, at the 100.00 maximum bet |
| German build of the client | 25000 times total bet | Same ceiling, different bet model |
Figures current as of ; the operator's live terms prevail.
The arithmetic closes in every direction.
Ten lines at five coins is a 50-coin bet, and 250,000 divided by 50 is 5,000. At the top coin value of 2.00 those same 250,000 coins are worth 500,000 in money, which is exactly the exposure figure the rules document prints. Drop to a one-line, one-coin stake and the coin ceiling has not moved an inch, but the multiple it represents balloons, because you divided by less. Nothing here contradicts anything else. The four numbers are one number wearing four hats.
The German build is the useful one, because it proves the multiplier is not a property of the game. That build drops the coin and denomination model entirely and has players set a bet per line instead. The absolute ceiling does not move. The thing it is divided by does.
So the studio's own client advertises a 5,000x ceiling in one market and a 25,000x ceiling in another, for the identical slot.
Any page handing you a bare multiplier without the stake model behind it has skipped the part that matters.
Three full reels of Rich Wilde during free spins is the route the studio's own marketing describes. Rich Wilde pays 5,000 for five on a line, and that figure multiplies the per-line stake, not the total. Expanded symbols pay with gaps allowed inside the feature, which is what makes a filled grid possible at all.
Top Symbols Paid for Five on a Line
| Symbol | Five | Four | Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Wilde | 5,000 | 1,000 | 100 |
| Pharaoh mask | 2,000 | 400 | 40 |
| Anubis | 750 | 100 | 30 |
| Horus | 750 | 100 | 30 |
The odds against it are published, and they are long. Play'n GO's 2026 rules document states one in 2,669,286. Its German client states one in 2,985,075. We quote both, because the studio has not reconciled them and averaging two numbers nobody published would invent a third.
Our two recorded sessions landed one free-spin feature each, and the game drew the 10 as the expanding symbol both times. The better of the two paid 3,250 coins, which is 65 times the bet. That is a little over one per cent of the ceiling, on the run that went well.
Key Terms Used on This Page
- Coin ceiling
- The limit the game prints on its paytable, 250,000 coins, covering everything one round can pay.
- Maximum exposure
- Play'n GO's term for the same ceiling in money, 500,000 at the 100.00 maximum bet.
- winCap
- The field in Play'n GO's game record holding 5000, the ceiling as a multiple of the total bet.
- Per-line stake
- The part of a bet that symbol payouts multiply. At ten lines and five coins it is five coins.
- Total bet
- All lines and coins together, 50 coins at maximum, and the base the scatter's 200, 20 and 2 multiply.
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Related Reading on This Game
More on this game, from the same section first:
ReferenceRTP Versions Explained
96.21% default, four lower versions certified
ReferenceExpanding Symbol
Drew the 10 in both sessions
ReferenceADM concession check
52 concessions listed, numbered from 16000
ReferenceBonus Buy: Not Sold
0 buy-bonus titles in Play'n GO catalogue
ReferenceVolatility Ratings
Rated 10 in 2022, 7 in 2026
ReferenceFairness, Checked
UKGC account 55949, zero regulatory actions
ReferencePaytable Values
Rich Wilde pays 5,000 per line
ReferenceBet Limits And Steppers
0.01 to 100.00, 50 coins at max
What Else Do Readers Ask?
The questions below are the ones that come up once someone has seen two different ceilings quoted for the same slot. Each answer names the document the figure comes from.
Does Book of Dead have a maximum win?
Yes. The paytable states it as 250,000 coins, and that is the only ceiling the game itself names anywhere on screen.
Why do some pages say 5,000x instead?
5,000x is 250,000 coins divided by the largest possible stake of 50 coins. It is a division, not a figure the game prints.
Why does the German version say 25,000x?
Play'n GO's German build removes the coin layer, so the same ceiling measured against a smaller total bet reads as 25,000 times the stake.
How likely is the maximum win?
Play'n GO's 2026 rules document puts it at one in 2,669,286. Its German client prints one in 2,985,075, and the studio does not reconcile them.
Can the gamble round reach the ceiling?
No. The gamble round stops at 2,500 coins, one hundredth of the game's own ceiling, and it can be played five times at most.
Does a lower return setting change the ceiling?
The coin ceiling stays at 250,000. Play'n GO's rules warn that altering default settings or bets alters the maximum wins, so check your own lobby.
Which symbol pays the most on a line?
Rich Wilde pays 5,000 for five on a line, and that value multiplies the per-line stake rather than the total bet.
Do free spins raise the ceiling?
No. The 250,000-coin ceiling covers the whole round, including anything the free-spin sequence adds on top.
Has anyone actually hit it?
Play'n GO publishes no record of that. Our own sessions came nowhere near, and a few hundred spins say nothing about a one-in-millions event.