{"id":5623,"date":"2020-07-14T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/?p=5623"},"modified":"2020-07-24T18:53:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T22:53:39","slug":"book-of-dead-is-it-a-rip-off-of-book-of-ra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/book-of-dead-is-it-a-rip-off-of-book-of-ra\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of Dead &#8211; Is It a Rip-off of Book of Ra?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2016, Play&#8217;n GO released one of the biggest slots hits ever in Book of Dead. This game revolves around Rich Wilde, a fictional explorer who plunders Ancient Egyptian tombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book of Dead went on to become a major hit and is still widely played. However, it also appears to be quite similar to Novomatic&#8217;s Book of Ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-dead-slot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5626\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-dead-slot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-dead-slot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-dead-slot-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The latter game launched in 2004 and was an instant success among online gamblers. Book of Ra Deluxe, which launched in 2008, has also ascended to mainstream popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some gamblers respect Novomatic for their hits while admonishing Play&#8217;n GO for being copycats. But is Book of Dead truly a rip-off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How Close Is This Game to Book of Ra?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Book of Dead has undeniable similarities to Book of Ra. First off, both games revolve around an adventurer who&#8217;s searching for Egyptian treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, many of the symbols fall in line with Book of Ra. You&#8217;ll see scarabs, pharaohs, and a long-lost book on the reels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"920\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-ra-slot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-ra-slot.png 920w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-ra-slot-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/book-of-ra-slot-768x452.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The book itself is perhaps the most-damning piece of evidence against Play&#8217;n GO. After all, what are the chances of both slots revolving around the same theme?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Should You Boycott Play&#8217;n GO?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Novomatic is a giant in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/casino_slots.php\">land-based slots industry<\/a>. They routinely produce and ship out thousands of slot machines each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this developer doesn&#8217;t quite compete with Play&#8217;n GO in the online gaming department. Novomatic is a juggernaut among online slots providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some argue that Play&#8217;n GO earned its initial fame on the back of Novomatic&#8217;s invention. Die-hard Book of Ra fans are even willing to boycott all of Play&#8217;n GO&#8217;s games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether the latter knowingly set out to steal Book of Ra&#8217;s concept remains a mystery that&#8217;s yet to be solved. Regardless, some gamblers continue to ignore Play&#8217;n GO slots over the perceived theft of ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, Play&#8217;n GO released one of the biggest slots hits ever in Book of Dead. This game revolves around Rich Wilde, a fictional explorer who plunders Ancient Egyptian tombs. Book of Dead went on to become a major hit and is still widely played. However, it also appears to be quite similar to Novomatic&#8217;s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5629,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5623\/revisions\/5629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slotsmamma.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}