Chicken Run is a farm-themed casino slot developed by Microgaming, a renowned software provider in the gaming industry. This 5-reel, 15-payline video slot transports players to an English countryside farm, where they can help the lovable and feisty chickens escape from their farm owner’s clutches.
Theme and Design
The theme of Chicken Run is centered around the Great Escape, inspired by the classic animated film Chicken Run (2000). The game’s design is vibrant and colorful, with beautifully crafted graphics that bring the farm to life. Players can see lush green fields, rolling hills, and a red Chicken Run barn in the background, while the symbols on the reels are designed to resemble chicken coops, eggs, and even a sly-looking rooster.
The slot’s interface is user-friendly and intuitive, making it easy for new players to navigate through its various features. The control panel is located at the bottom of the screen, where players can adjust their bets, activate auto-play, and access the game settings. A help menu is also available for those who want more information about the slot’s rules.
Symbols
The symbols in Chicken Run are inspired by farm animals and related themes. These include:
- Low-value symbols: 9-A (standard card values), $0.20-$100
- Medium-value symbols:
- Egg ($1-$500)
- Chicken Coop ($2-$1,000)
- Rooster ($5-$2,000)
- High-value symbols:
- Farmer’s Wife ($10-$5,000)
- Little Hen ($15-$7,500)
Payouts
The payouts in Chicken Run are based on the standard paytable system used by most slot machines. The game offers various payout combinations for both wins and losses.
Win Combinations
- 3-5 same symbols on a payline: awards coins
- 4+ same symbols on a payline (consecutive): multiplies award
- Wild Symbol Substitutes:
- Wins with wilds are paid according to highest win per line
Loss Conditions
- Insufficient balance or minimum bet not met
- Error messages when the game freezes or encounters technical difficulties
Wild and Scatter Symbols
The Chicken Run slot features a wild symbol (the Great Escape logo) that substitutes all other symbols, except for scatter symbols. This can lead to multiple wins on a single spin.
The free games feature is triggered by three or more scatters anywhere on the reels, which award 10 free spins with tripled payouts and doubled multipliers.
Bonus Features
- Chicken Chase: trigger 3x Scatter, activate Great Escape bonus
- Each Scatter symbol awards additional Scatters (max. 15) until a player chooses to stop at any time.
- Barnyard Frenzy:
- Win extra cash up to $10,000 in random amounts during free spins
Free Spins
During the free games feature, players can win between 2x and 5x their initial bet, depending on how many Scatters triggered it.
Free Games Rules
- Winnings are tripled
- Multipliers applied after each spin until player runs out of free turns or stops playing
- Each new win awards two additional free spins with multipliers reset to double from original
Return-to-Player (RTP) and Volatility
The theoretical Return-to-Player percentage for Chicken Run is set at 95.33%, meaning the slot can pay back around $0.966 of every dollar deposited into it.
As per Microgaming’s guidelines, this game has medium volatility, characterized by balanced winning frequencies with average payouts between $50 and $2,000 for each bet.
Betting Range
Chicken Run is suitable for a wide range of players due to its moderate betting limits:
- Coin denominations: 0.01-1.00
- Fixed stakes per spin:
- Minimum: $0.15 (1 coin)
- Maximum: $60.00 (6 coins)
Maximum Win
While Chicken Run has no maximum win limit, the game is designed to award small and medium-sized wins frequently.
Gameplay
Players can control gameplay by choosing from an array of settings:
- Fixed stakes or automatic betting modes
- Option to display animations during free spins