The "Chicken Run" slot machine game is a popular online casino game developed by NetEnt, based on the iconic stop-motion animated film of the same name. The game was released in 2020 and has since gained a significant following among players worldwide.
Theme and Design
As its title suggests, "Chicken Run" is set Chicken Run in the world of poultry farming, where a group of plucky chickens hatch an escape plan to leave their farm behind. The game’s design reflects this theme with colorful graphics, lively animations, and entertaining sound effects that transport players into the world of Nick and his feathered friends.
The background of the game features a traditional English countryside setting, complete with rolling hills, green pastures, and a rustic barn where the chickens live. The reels are situated in front of the barn, with each symbol bearing a close resemblance to the characters from the film.
Symbols
As one would expect from an animated-themed slot game, "Chicken Run" boasts some delightful symbols inspired by the movie. These include:
- Wild : Representing the charismatic leader, Ginger (voiced by Julia Sawalha), this high-paying symbol is a recurring wild card in various bonus features and free spins.
- Scatter : The Egg of Freedom serves as both the game’s Scatter symbol and a key trigger for Free Spins. Collect at least three Eggs to unlock these thrilling rounds!
- Standard Paying Symbols : Other symbols, including farm equipment (Forklift), vegetables (Tomato), fruits (Peaches), eggs (Eggs in Cartons), chickens’ wings, hens scratching around the barnyard.
- The low-value icons feature chicken food pellets as 10s through to Jack symbols.
Payouts
The "Chicken Run" payout structure follows a relatively standard payline-based format. Wins occur when two or more matching symbols appear on any active pay line, starting from left to right. There are up to twenty-four possible combinations per spin.
As for payouts:
- Lowest pays : 10s to Jack symbols (0.1x–3x stake)
- Midscale wins : Queen and King symbols offer varying payouts ranging between 5-30 times the initial bet.
- High-paying icons : Tomatoes yield up to 50 times, Peaches return around 60-100 stakes depending on five matching ones on adjacent reels.
- The highest paying Ginger Wilds award from fifty-one up to one hundred and ten times of a total stake.
Wild Symbols
In addition to acting as the Wild symbol when replacing all other regular winning combinations, Nick has his own special role as an additional bonus icon during the Free Spins round described in detail below.
During both base game rounds and extra spin sessions – whenever only wilds land on reels (1–6), they are ‘Frozen,’ giving more opportunities for potential wins by blocking losing results & allowing multiple free slot spin iterations with same combinations occurring consecutively.
Scatter Symbols
The Egg of Freedom is both an important bonus feature activator and pays three times the total bet when found at least thrice anywhere across these five reels – this unique combination then begins extra spins (see below).