Overview
Chicken Run is a video slot machine game developed by Microgaming, a renowned provider in the online gaming industry. The game is inspired by the popular 2000 British comedy film "Chicken Run," which Chicken Run was produced by Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation. This slot machine offers an immersive gaming experience with its engaging theme, colorful graphics, and exciting bonus features.
Theme
The game’s theme revolves around farm animals attempting to escape from a sinister farmer. The background of the slot features a green meadow surrounded by wooden fences, while the symbols are designed in a cartoonish style reminiscent of the movie characters. Players can enjoy various animations and sound effects that add to the overall atmosphere of the game.
Design
The Chicken Run slot has five reels, with three rows of symbols displayed on each reel. The game offers 20 fixed paylines for players to win prizes from left to right. To start playing, users need to place a minimum bet of $0.20 and can go up to $50 per spin.
Symbols
The high-paying symbols in Chicken Run include the main characters from the movie: Ginger (the intelligent chicken), Rocky (a tough rooster), Bunty (an elderly hen), and Fowler’s wife, Mrs. Tweedy. Other lower-paying symbols are standard poker card values, such as Ace through Ten. Additionally, a special Scatter symbol is also present in the game.
Payouts
The payouts for Chicken Run slot machine vary depending on the symbol combinations that players hit. The high-paying symbols offer relatively small wins compared to other Microgaming slots but can reach up to 5x multiplier for five of a kind combination.
- Wild Symbol : Ginger, as the Wild symbol, appears in both base game and Free Spins mode.
- Scatter Symbol : The Scatter icon is represented by Mrs. Tweedy’s headpiece; three or more land on any reel wins the player up to 100 free spins with x1 multiplier.
Bonus Features
Chicken Run offers two main bonus features: "Escape from Scratch" and "The Great Escape." Both features are triggered randomly after players complete certain requirements during their gameplay session. These special sections bring out different challenges that reward high-stakes outcomes for experienced players who can successfully tackle them within these exclusive modes of gameplay experience.
Free Spins
Three or more Scatter icons, either Mrs. Tweedy’s headpiece or Ginger’s hat, give you at least ten but possibly 100 free spins with an accompanying multiplier up to three times higher than any other winning line per spin without limits during free spins play.
RTP (Return-To-Player)
The theoretical return-to-player is not exactly high according to some of our analyses and may range in a manner around sixty or more based upon average long term game performance
Volatility
Chicken Run slot can be characterized as moderately volatile, which makes it appealing for both novice players looking for relatively consistent wins but still want excitement from the games they participate.
Betting Range
The minimal bet value per spin is only 20 cents but experienced high-stakes gamblers have at least half a chance of making considerable winnings by playing maximum allowed wager levels on some of these slot machines
Max Win
A large amount in credits can potentially reach and accumulate up to a much higher sum than initially expected especially if all the top-paying combinations get triggered during any single game session which is very unlikely
