Play Book of Romeo & Julia for Free

If there is any Shakespeare play that is universally well-known, then it would be no other than Romeo & Juliet, the story of two young lovers from rival families who would (spoiler alert) literally give their lives to protect their love for each other. It's the archetypal story of love that ends in tragedy, and it is perhaps one of the Bard's most successful and loved works in our modern era.

Book of Romeo & Julia attempts to portray the love and despair of the star-crossed lovers by placing the two character upon the 5 reels of this slot machine, alongside a few telling props from the narrative. There is a feather quill and inkwell, for example, which was used for writing secret love letters. The other main symbol isn't quite as romantic, however, depicting a sharp dagger to symbolise the dangerous and potentially deadly nature of the couple's love affair.

On a strictly visual basis, this Gamomat slot machine presents a perfectly pleasant aesthetic without going over the top with fancy animations or 3D graphics. Instead, the emphasis is firmly placed on presenting a charming set of illustrated character icons which are subtly adorned with golden frames and lusty, longing stares into the middle distance. Plus, the game's reels are set within a idyllic pastoral scene to transport players straight into the setting of Renaissance era Italy.

There are 10 paylines available to play with in Book of Romeo & Julia, but spinners can opt to limit their losses slightly by playing with only 5 paylines per spin. However, many paylines are in play, the quantity will be multiplied by the value of the wager per line, of which there are the following options: 40, 80, 120, 160, 240, 400 and 600 credits. So, there is every opportunity for hi-rollers to place some big buck bets in hope of getting their hands on that 3,000,000 credit jackpot.

All symbols bar one pay their wins as line bet multipliers, meaning that a combination of two or more will result in the following multipliers being applied to the value of the bet per line:

The only other way to find a winner in the base game of Book of Romeo & Julia is to find three or more scatter symbols in any position on the 5x3 reel grid. This icon – depicted by a sealed book – will pay total bet multipliers of 2x, 20x, and 200x whenever three, four or five appear respectively. Plus, the book icon also acts as the game's wild symbol, so it will substitute for all icons to complete line wins whenever possible.

Not only will that scatter icon pay some lovely wins when three appear on the screen, but it will also trigger a bonus round of 10 free spins. These aren't just any old free spins, however, because the side game could potentially boost your betting balance with a special bonus symbol feature. It works like this: a random icon will be selected before the free games begin and whenever that symbol appears during the free spins, it will expand to cover the entire reel and pay wins as a scatter symbol. So, as you can imagine, this feature could have you falling head over heels with bonus bounties!

Book of Romeo & Julia is a lovely little video slot by Bally Wulff software. The reels are pleasantly designed and the gameplay offers some adequately exciting bonus features without getting too over-complicated. Admittedly, the theme will only appeal to those punters who are inclined for a love-story narrative. But, with a jackpot potential of 3,000,000 credits, there is every chance that even the most stone-hearted of spinners could fall in love with this slot machine.