Chicken Run is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot game that takes inspiration from Aardman Animations’ 2000 stop-motion comedy film "Chicken Run." The game has been developed by Microgaming and offers an entertaining experience with various features and bonus rounds.
Theme and Design The theme of the slot revolves around a group of chickens who are trying to escape their farm. The game’s design is colorful and vibrant, featuring cartoon-style illustrations of the characters from the movie. Players can see images of Ginger, Rocky, and other Chicken Run beloved characters throughout the reels. In addition, various symbols on the reels pay homage to elements present in both the film and British culture.
Symbols There are 11 different symbol types that players can encounter during gameplay, including standard lettered cards (9-A), fruit symbols (plums, watermelons, bananas, strawberries, cherries), Ginger, Rocky, Colonel Cluck, Mrs. Tweedy’s Pie Plate, Farmer Tweedy, and a bonus symbol representing the movie title "Chicken Run." Each of these symbols has its unique payout values.
Payouts Wins are awarded based on pre-defined table payouts for standard card and fruit symbols. For example:
- Card Symbols (9-A): 10, 50, 100 coins per payline
- Fruit symbols: plum pays 20 to 500 coins; watermelon, banana, strawberry, cherry each pay 15 to 400 coins
Wilds The bonus symbol from the movie title "Chicken Run" serves as a wild icon. It can substitute any other standard paying symbol on a winning combination to increase payouts.
Scatters There are two scatters in this game – Mrs. Tweedy’s Pie Plate and Farmer Tweedy. Both these icons pay out for appearing 3+ anywhere, while the Mrs. Tweedy’s Pie plate also initiates the bonus round if three land together.
Mrs. Tweedy’s Pie Plate Scatter: 10-1,000x bet Farmer Tweedy Scatter: 5 to 500x stake
Bonus Features Chicken Run includes several features designed for optimal engagement and payout potential:
- Free Spins: The Chicken coop feature offers eight free spins with a multiplier that can double your winnings. During these rounds, no additional chicken is added, so the number of birds remains fixed.
- Feature Selection Bonus : Triggered by Mrs Tweedy’s Pie Plate on reel one or three and any other bird on either reels two, four, or five, this offers you to choose 3 features:
- Double Multiplier – All wins are doubled
- Flock Together – Additional chicken is added during the feature (maximum of six)
- Rooster Boost: A random multiplier applies after every single win.
- Chicken Coop: During normal spins, any bonus symbol landing adds a new bird to its coop until it’s full (up to eight). The more chickens accumulated at the start, the higher your multiplier for free spin wins will be.
