The "Chicken Run" casino slot is a farm-themed online game developed by Microgaming. Released in 2015, it features colorful graphics and entertaining sound effects that bring the world of farming to life on your screen.
Game Theme
As its name suggests, the theme of this slot revolves around the escapades of chickens trying to break Chicken Run free from a sinister farmer’s farm. The game’s storyline is set in a humorous tone, with animations and sound effects that evoke the spirit of classic cartoons. Players are transported into a world filled with egg-laying hens, farmhouses, tractors, and other rural scenery.
The theme’s lighthearted atmosphere makes "Chicken Run" an appealing choice for both seasoned gamblers and newcomers to the online slots world. The slot’s developers have successfully managed to convey the game’s theme through various visual elements, creating a richly detailed virtual setting that draws players in.
Game Design
The 5-reel structure of "Chicken Run" offers a classic take on modern slot games. Each reel is adorned with different symbols representing farm-related items and characters from the story. The reels are arranged above a lush green meadow, complete with scattered flowers and rolling hills – visually immersing players into the world of farming.
The slot features an assortment of symbols, ranging from high-paying icons such as chickens to low-value card suits (10-4). In addition to these standard symbols, "Chicken Run" also incorporates special wild and scatter elements. A dedicated wild icon replaces any other symbol in a winning combination except scatters, while the scatter triggers bonus rounds.
Game Symbols
In total, there are 15 distinct game symbols used within "Chicken Run". Players will encounter various farm animals like cows, pigs, chickens (both adult and chick forms), as well as several farming tools – a pitchfork, watering can, tractor wheel, farmer’s hat, flower pot, truss of carrots, and wooden fence post. The high-paying icons include:
- Chickens: 2-3 chicken symbols create payouts ranging from $5 to $2500
- Cows: Payouts vary from $10 to $500 for combinations involving multiple cow symbols
- Tractor Wheel: This wheel pays between $25 to $1,000 when landed on the reels
- Pig’s Head: Worth up to $600 in winnings with four pig heads appearing
The low-paying card values (A-4) display various farming settings and produce like milk bottles, buckets of feed, etc. The slot does not offer any progressive jackpots; instead, its payouts rely entirely on standard combination wins.
Payouts
Combinations can be formed by landing identical symbols on adjacent reels starting from the first reel at the far left (1st column). Multiple winning combinations are possible in a single game round. The highest payout value offered for any individual symbol is 10x, which applies to five of the same ‘chicken’ icon.
There are three special features within this slot that contribute significantly towards generating high-value winnings: Wilds and Free Spins bonus rounds combined offer multipliers reaching up to x32 times your wager size. This amplifies overall returns on investment by increasing each win value twenty-four-fold.
Wild Symbols
In the "Chicken Run" game, any wild icon (displayed as a pitchfork) can replace almost all other symbols in winning combinations except for scatters and bonus triggers. Wilds have no specific payout; their primary role is to increase chances of forming valid wins by filling missing gaps or completing more combination possibilities.
Scatter Symbols The “scattering” element – an animated wheel, representing the escape mechanism devised by Rocky and Ginger – plays a pivotal part in triggering free spins rounds. If three or four scatters appear anywhere on the reels simultaneously (concurrently), then all active paylines generate one additional win multiplier worth up to 32x multiplied across total line wins during that same spin. When players land exactly three scatter wheels, an unlimited number of wilds get assigned at random throughout subsequent free spins rounds until no more wild symbols are present anymore while also potentially contributing toward greater winning combinations through multipliers applied per active payline.
