The Chicken Run casino slot is a video slot machine game developed by Microgaming, one of the leading software providers for online casinos. The game is based on the 2000 animated film "Chicken Run," which was produced by Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation.
Theme and Design
The theme of the game revolves around the idea of chickens escaping from their farm owner, Mrs. Tweedy. The design of the Chicken Run game features colorful graphics and animations that bring the characters to life. The background is a depiction of a countryside landscape with hills and trees, while the reels are designed to resemble old-fashioned farm equipment.
Symbols
The game has 11 regular symbols, which include low-paying cards (A, K, Q, J), as well as high-paying images of chickens in various poses. These images feature the main characters from the movie, including Ginger, Rocky, and Mrs. Tweedy. There are also two bonus symbols: a scatter symbol featuring an airplane and a wild symbol that represents the game’s logo.
Payouts
The payouts for winning combinations are based on the standard slot machine formula of payout multiplier times coin value. The highest-paying image is the Ginger chicken, which offers 1,000 coins for five matching symbols in any combination. The other regular symbols pay out between 5 and 500 coins for three to five matches.
Wilds
The wild symbol has several special functions that make it a valuable addition to winning combinations:
- It can substitute for all other symbols except the scatter.
- It expands horizontally if more than one of these images appear on a single reel.
- If two or more Wild Chicken Run logos land on reels 1 and 3, they trigger the Free Spins feature.
Scatters
The scatter symbol is the airplane image. When three or more of these symbols land anywhere on the reels, players are awarded free spins as follows:
- Three airplanes give five free spins with a x5 multiplier.
- Four airplanes provide ten free spins with a x10 multiplier.
- Five airplanes award 15 free spins and a multiplier of x20.
Bonus Features
In addition to the Free Spins feature mentioned above, there is also an additional Bonus Game. This game can be triggered by landing three or more scattered Airplane symbols anywhere on the reels during the main game:
- In this bonus round, players must choose from three options: 1) Pick up food for a chicken and get x6 multiplier; 2) Pick up fertilizer for chickens that multiply wins in case of losing combination – win at least double your initial bet. Alternatively you can just pick any other item to win some decent sum money or even collect it (no more than two pieces). These amounts are not fixed but depend on how much luck plays along with which products appear when making one decision.
Free Spins
The Free Spins feature, triggered by the Wild Chicken Run logo expanding horizontally across reels 1 and 3, offers multiple rounds of free spins that can lead to large payouts.
- Each spin is played at a bet size equal to 5 times the initial coin value.
- Players are awarded x2 multiplier for each consecutive win in this feature.
RTP
The Return-to-Player (RTP) percentage of Chicken Run casino slot game has been reported by online casinos as high as 96%.