Book of Time

Theme and Design

Games featuring 'Canny the Can' are something of an acquired taste. The style is like a Disney cartoon from the 70s, though quite why it features a can, who knows?! In this case the setting is a countryside scene though the symbols and free spins round suggest a witchcraft element with witches hats, snakes heads and wands. All the while … a relentlessly plinky-plonk piano loop soundtracks your play.

It's quite a jarring collection of ideas and certainly nothing like the classic Ancient Egyptian iconography of the Book of Dead or the horror fest that is Nolimit City's Book of Shadows. But then, this is Hacksaw and they like to do things differently.

You will either love it or hate it!

RTP and Variance

There are four variable RTP settings for Book of Time: 96.13%, 94.34%, 92.33% or 88.25%. Which you play at is at the discretion of your casino operator. We checked the RTP at four UK slot sites. This is what we found:

• Dream Vegas (White Hat Gaming): 94.34%
• MrPlay (Aspire Global): 92.33%
• MrQ (independent): 96.13%
• Casumo (independent): 94.34%
• BacanaPlay (Skill on Net): 92.33%

The best value gameplay you can get from those is MrQ who are running Book of Time at its optimum RTP level.

Book of Time is a high variance slot so it will be a tough play with some frustrating sessions. That puts it in the same category as slots like Time Spinners and Hand of Anubis.

Maximum Win

Book of Time has a maximum win of 10,000x. That is average for high risk Hacksaw Gaming slots. They rarely exceed this threshold. If you want bigger max wins you should look at games from suppliers like Big Time Gaming and Nolimit City.

Symbols and Paytable

Book of Time plays out on a 5x4 reel set with 20 fixed paylines active at all times. Wins are tiggered by landing three or more identical symbols on the reels from left to right along a payline starting with the left most reel.

This game is notable for high symbol values.

Low payers are the cards 10 through to Ace. They are valued at between 5x and 15x for five on a payline. The high value symbols are the wand, the hat, the knife, the snake and the mouse. These are valued at between 50x and 250x for five on a payline.

In keeping with the traditions of Book of slots, the Book symbols is both scatter and wild. It subs in for all other symbols to complete win lines AND triggers the bonus round. However, importantly it does NOT act as a wild during those bonus rounds.

There is also a Clock Man scatter which can trigger the What Time Is It? Bonus round where the game diverges from tradition in all kinds of fun ways. More on that in a moment.

Features and Gameplay

It’s a Classic – The ‘Classic’ Book of Bonus Round 

Hacksaw bow to convention with the first bonus round in Book of Time. Land 3 or more Book scatters and you’ll earn yourself 10, 15 or 20 free spins as follows:

• 3 Book Scatters: 10 free spins and ONE special symbol
• 4 Book Scatters: 15 free spins and TWO special symbols
• 5 Book Scatters: 20 free spins and THREE special symbols

The special symbol is chosen at random and may be any of the standard symbols but not the Book itself. To activate special symbols, which now appear with a frame around them, you will need to land one on each of at least THREE reels.

When activated, after payouts are completed for a spin, the special symbols expand to full reel height, and trigger more pays if they complete win lines. They can also connect to create wins even when other symbols fall between them.

What Time Is It? – Crazy Alternative Bonus Round

Ok, so this is Hacksaw and it was never going to be straight forward! Landing 3 Clock Man scatters triggers another bonus round called What Time Is It?

Now you get 10 free spins with clocks appearing above reels 2, 3 and 4, indicating a different time on every spin. You are now looking for Clock Activator symbols to land anywhere on reels 2, 3 or 4. When they do, Multiplier Clock Wilds expand downwards from the top positions until they reach the row with the Activator on. The value of the multiplier is the same as the time on the clock … from 2x right up to 12x! Of course!

Finally, Multiplier Wilds are added together then more than one forms part of a winline.

More Games Like Book of Time Slot

Book of Shadows by Nolimit City – By far our favourite Book of game and one that in my opinion outclasses Book of Time is Book of Shadows. NLC have given the series a ghoulish twist with this version that has elements of The Ring or Blair Witch about it as it features an undead girl. It has a higher variance and a bigger top win of 30,388x.

Time Spinners by Hacksaw Gaming – Before Book of Time, Hacksaw were confounding us with Time Spinners, an equally volatile beast and one with an eerie dungeon setting. The name of the game is landing multipliers and the Dusk til Dawn Bonus round gives you the chance to land sticky multipliers of up to 12x that can push payouts as high as 10,000x.

Where to Book of Time Slot – Further Recommendations

Play OJO – I always recommend OJO to readers because it scores highly in every area. Just deposit £10 here and you’ll get 50 wager free spins on the original and best Book of game, Book of Dead. There are over 2,500 slots available here from all the big names, and if you are a Paypal players you can deposit with your favourite eWallet too.

Dream Vegas – I tested the game on Dream Vegas because it is one of my favourite White Hat Gaming sites. They have a classys, Vegas-themed site and a huge game catalogue. You can easily search for your favourites using the game provider filter or by game name. Dream Vegas currently offer a 100% match up to £300 and 150 spins on Aloha! Cluster Pays to those depositing £200 or more. So if you are a big depositor, this is a good slot site for you.