Chicken Run is a casino slot developed by Playtech that takes inspiration from the popular animated movie of the same name. The game was launched in 2009 and has since become one of the most played slots in online casinos.
Theme and Design
The theme of Chicken Run revolves around Ginger, Rocky, and their friends as they try to escape a farm run by the evil Mrs Chicken Run Tweedy. The design of the slot reflects this setting with a colorful and vibrant landscape featuring rolling hills, countryside cottages, and farm animals. The game’s background is dominated by bright blue skies with fluffy white clouds, giving it a light-hearted and cheerful atmosphere.
Symbols
The symbols in Chicken Run are divided into two categories: high-paying symbols and low-paying symbols. High-paying symbols include Ginger, Rocky, Mrs Tweedy, and the Farm Cat, while low-paying symbols include farm-themed icons such as eggs, chickens, carrots, and potatoes.
- High-Paying Symbols : The high-paying symbols in Chicken Run are represented by main characters from the movie, including:
- Ginger: The protagonist of the game who offers a payout of up to 1,000 coins for five on an active payline.
- Rocky: A loyal and lovable rooster that pays out up to 750 coins when five land in succession on any line.
- Mrs Tweedy: The villainous owner of the farm who rewards players with up to 500 coins upon achieving a five-in-a-row combination.
- Farm Cat: An elegant cat from the movie, which offers payouts ranging between 250 and 1,000 coins for five in a row on any payline.
Payouts
The payout structure of Chicken Run follows a traditional slot machine model. Winning combinations are paid out based on the number of matching symbols that appear consecutively from left to right across the active reels. The payouts increase as more and more icons land on each line, with higher amounts achieved by collecting additional consecutive matches.
- Low-Paying Symbols : These include various farm-related items such as chickens, carrots, potatoes, eggs, milk bottles, scarecrows, fences, gates, silos, coops, feeding troughs, muck heaps and more. The payout for five in a row of these symbols is significantly lower compared to the high-paying ones.
- High-Paying Symbols : High paying icons offer payouts ranging from 2-100 times your initial bet.
Wilds
Ginger serves as the wild symbol in Chicken Run, substituting for all other icons except scatters and bonus symbols. As a result, it provides the highest number of winning combinations by covering up any low-paying symbols and creating new possibilities for matching high-paying symbols.
- The substitution feature can lead to wins on multiple lines with just one Ginger landing in each line.
- Landing three or more scatter icons will activate the game’s Free Spins Feature.
Scatters
The Scatter icon, which appears only on reels 2 through 5, functions as a bonus trigger and awards free spins. To qualify for this feature, players must land at least two scatters anywhere in view.
- Free Spins : Two or more Scatters will reward a minimum of three additional games during each turn.
- Each Free Game contains random icons, doubling the potential rewards possible from high-paying combos without an increase to overall winning odds.
Bonus Features
The Bonus feature in Chicken Run is activated when players land at least three scatter symbols anywhere on reels 1 through 5. This sets off a series of seven free games that can be won during regular play if Ginger and/or Rocky appears on reels one or two.
- Bonus Spins : During these Free Games, each time a player lands Ginger or/and Rocky they will receive more spins with some combinations also doubling the normal amount awarded by the Bonus.
- Any winnings earned in this way are multiplied to 7 times.
