The Norse mythology mentions a sly god called Loki—a shapeshifting and sex-changing Aesir god fathered by the gigantic Farbauti; accompanyies war god Odin and thunder god Thor— who is the basis for the Book of Loki, a May 2020 video slot developed by 1X2 Gaming whose Book series also contains Book of Merlin (February 2020) and Book of The Undead (October 2020).

Themes: runes, jewelry, magic, card values, and Norse gods. Four symbols (compass, ring, amulet, and Loki) require two to five winning combinations, while five symbols (10, J, Q, K, A) need three to five left-to-right combinations in its ten fixed win lines to win from X5 to X5000 regular payouts. There are ten symbols, free games, instant prizes, repopulating symbols, and nine total bets.

Book of Loki Game Characteristics

The Book of Loki’s fancy gray frame surrounds an unpartitioned translucent 5X3 grid whose background is an illuminated bluish Asgard realm.

The Book of Loki’s total bets: $0.10 (minimum), $0.20, $0.40, $1.00, $1.60, $2.00, $2.40, $3.00, and $4.00 (maximum). Lone special symbol: the free games-prompting scatter and substituting wild is a green-wisped purple-and-golden spell book, with an open-mouthed Loki.

Book of Loki has nine ordinary symbols: blue-and-golden 10; green-and-golden J; purple-and-golden Q; teal-and-golden K; red-and-golden A; runic green-marked gray-and-golden Vegvisir compass; runic emerald-embedded golden ring; emerald-embedded golden amulet; and armored wispy dark-haired sly god Loki in a horned helmet.

Below are the Book of Loki’s payouts for two (and three) to five winning combinations, respectively.

$0.10 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $0.50, $2.50, and $10.00; K or A pays $0.50, $4.00, and $15.00. Compass or rings pay $0.50, $3.00, $10.00, and $75.00. Amulets pay $0.50, $4.00, $40.00, and $200.00. Loki pays $1.00, $10.00, $100.00, and $500.00.

$0.20 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $1.00, $5.00, and $20.00; K or A pays $1.00, $8.00, and $30.00. Compass or rings pay $1.00, $6.00, $20.00, and $150.00. Amulets pay $1.00, $8.00, $80.00, and $400.00. Loki pays $2.00, $20.00, $200.00, and $1000.00.

$0.40 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $2.00, $10.00, and $40.00; K or A pays $2.00, $16.00, and $60.00. Compass or rings pay $2.00, $12.00, $40.00, and $300.00. Amulets pay $2.00, $16.00, $160.00, and $800.00. Loki pays $4.00, $40.00, $400.00, and $2000.00.

$1.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $5.00, $25.00, and $100.00; K or A pays $5.00, $40.00, and $150.00. Compass or rings pay $5.00, $30.00, $100.00, and $750.00. Amulets pay $5.00, $40.00, $400.00, and $2000.00. Loki pays $10.00, $100.00, $1000.00, and $5000.00.

$1.60 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $8.00, $40.00, and $160.00; K or A pays $8.00, $64.00, and $240.00. Compass or rings pay $8.00, $48.00, $160.00, and $1200.00. Amulets pay $8.00, $64.00, $640.00, and $3200.00. Loki pays $16.00, $160.00, $1600.00, and $8000.00.

$2.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $10.00, $50.00, and $200.00; K or A pays $10.00, $80.00, and $300.00. Compass or rings pay $10.00, $60.00, $200.00, and $1500.00. Amulets pay $10.00, $80.00, $800.00, and $4000.00. Loki pays $20.00, $200.00, $2000.00, and $10000.00.

$2.40 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $12.00, $60.00, and $240.00; K or A pays $12.00, $96.00, and $360.00. Compass or rings pay $12.00, $72.00, $240.00, and $1800.00. Amulets pay $12.00, $96.00, $960.00, and $4800.00. Loki pays $24.00, $240.00, $2400.00, and $12000.00.

$3.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $15.00, $75.00, and $300.00; K or A pays $15.00, $120.00, and $450.00. Compass or rings pay $15.00, $90.00, $300.00, and $2250.00. Amulets pay $15.00, $120.00, $1200.00, and $6000.00. Loki pays $30.00, $300.00, $3000.00, and $15000.00.

$4.00 bet: 10, or J, or Q pays $20.00, $100.00, and $400.00; K or A pays $20.00, $160.00, and $600.00. Compass or rings pay $20.00, $120.00, $400.00, and $3000.00. Amulets pay $20.00, $160.00, $1600.00, and $8000.00. Loki pays $40.00, $400.00, $4000.00, and $20000.00 (non-progressive jackpot).

Three, four, and five spell books offer $20.00, $200.00 and $2000.00 instant wins before the 3+ books prompt ten free games, where the flipping book randomly picks a designated repopulating symbol. Note: there is an alleged version with a $50.00 maximum bet and X5100 maximum win—amounting to a supposed $255000.00 non-progressive jackpot.

The Book of Loki software: bet history; 5/10/20/50/99 auto spins; mobile/desktop versions. Sounds: ambient Nordic music; and effects. The animated 3D graphics: dolly zooming, glowing wisps, sunbursts, gushing coins, self-flipping book, and spinning compass.

Luck in Book of Loki

Book of Loki, a game of chance, has a 95.80% RTP rate and a 4.20% house edge.