Book of Lucky Jack – Baba Yaga's Tales Review
Book of Lucky Jack – Baba Yaga's Tales puts Spinomenal's treasure-hunter Lucky Jack into the forest of Baba Yaga, the witch of Slavic folklore. Under the fairy-tale art sits a familiar book format with one important change: the expanding symbol in free spins is drawn again for every spin rather than fixed for the whole round.
Six reels and ten lines
The game uses six reels and three rows with ten fixed paylines that pay from the leftmost reel. Lucky Jack is the top symbol, followed by a potion flask, a black cat and a lantern, with card ranks filling the lower tiers.
The sixth reel matters more than it first appears. It gives regular line wins one extra position to extend into and gives the scatter a sixth spot to land on, which is why the scatter award goes up to six symbols.
Book of Lucky Jack – Baba Yaga's Tales Features
The book is wild and scatter
The Book of Baba Yaga substitutes for every other symbol and also pays as a scatter anywhere on the grid: 2× the bet for three, 25× for four, 250× for five and 500× for six. Scatter wins are added to any line wins from the same spin.
Three or more books also start 10 free spins at the same bet.
A new expanding symbol every spin
During free spins, one regular symbol is picked at random for each individual spin and acts as that spin's expanding symbol. After the reels stop, it expands to fill its reels, but only when doing so creates a win.
An expanded symbol pays on all ten lines whether or not its reels are next to each other, and the expansion is counted separately from the original result. Because the choice changes every spin, a round can swing between a low card rank and Lucky Jack himself. More books during the round add another 10 spins.
Bonus buy, RTP and limits
Where the casino offers it, the Buy Feature starts free spins straight away; catalogues list its price at 106× the bet. The game's listed RTP is 96.01%, but Spinomenal supplies more than one setting, and the embedded version's figure is shown only inside the game. Its rules also note that some jurisdictions cap the total win per round.
The listed maximum of 10,000× and high volatility mean long quiet stretches are part of the design.
Book of Lucky Jack – Baba Yaga's Tales Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Six-symbol scatter award on a six-reel grid
- Expanding symbol re-drawn on every free spin
- Free spins can retrigger
Limitations
- High volatility
- No features beyond free spins in the base game
- RTP setting varies by casino
Our Verdict
This is a well-built variation on the book slot. Drawing a fresh expanding symbol each spin makes a free-spins round less dependent on one lucky pick at the start, while the sixth reel gives both lines and scatters more room.
Book of Lucky Jack – Baba Yaga's Tales FAQs
How many free spins does Book of Lucky Jack – Baba Yaga's Tales give?
Three or more books award 10 free spins, and more books during the round add another 10.
How is the expanding symbol chosen?
A random regular symbol is chosen for each free spin, so it can change from one spin to the next.
What is the maximum win?
Catalogues list 10,000× the bet.
Is there a bonus buy?
Yes, where the casino offers it. It is listed at 106× the bet.
Sources and game-version notes
Information checked 30 October 2026.
Feature rules were checked against the embedded game's own paytable. RTP, buy price and maximum win are catalogue figures.
