Game Overview
The Chicken Run slot machine is a casino game developed by PoggiPlay software. This farm-themed game transports players to a world where chickens are on the run, trying to escape from evil foxes and other predators. The game features colorful graphics, engaging sounds, and an array of exciting bonus features that can boost winnings.
Game Theme
The Chicken Run theme revolves around a chicken farm where birds are constantly escaping from their enclosures and avoiding Chicken Run UK capture by cunning animals such as dogs, cats, hawks, owls, and foxes. The game’s objective is for the chickens to break free from their cages and reach safety without getting caught.
Game Design
The slot machine has 5 reels and 20 paylines, with a minimum of one coin per line and up to 10 coins per spin. Players can adjust their bets using the "Lines" button to set the number of active lines, and the "Bet" button to change the wager amount. The game features a variety of colorful symbols that add to its theme:
- Low-paying symbols: Aces (A), Kings (K), Queens (Q), Jacks (J), 10s (10)
- Medium-paying symbols:
- Chicken Egg (2x multiplier)
- Free Chick (3x multiplier)
- Angry Chicken (4x multiplier)
- Runaway Chicken (5x multiplier)
- Farm Cat (6x multiplier)
- Evil Dog (7x multiplier)
- Hawk (8x multiplier)
- High-paying symbols: the Scatters and Wilds, which are special symbols with unique functions
Symbols
The game’s icons have been designed to be visually appealing, each representing a distinct element of the farm theme. Players will encounter various bird species, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese. These animals come in different forms:
- Single-symbol payouts: Awarded when matching 5 or more symbols on an active line
- Multiplier symbols:
- Free Chick (2-15x multiplier)
- Angry Chicken (4-20x multiplier)
- Runaway Chicken (8-40x multiplier)
Payouts
Winning combinations are calculated based on the symbol multipliers and the number of activated lines. For example:
- 5 single-symbols: Payout according to their individual multipliers
- Single-symbol payout multiplier:
- Ace (A): x5, x10, or x20
- King (K), Queen (Q) Jacks (J) or Tens (10): x2, x4, or x8
Wild Symbols
The Wild Chicken is the wild symbol of the game. It can replace all regular symbols to create winning combinations and serves as a substitute for any other icon on an active payline.
- Single Wild: Awarded 5 times multiplier
- Two Wilds: Awarded 10x multiplier
- Three Wilds: Awarded 50x multiplier
Scatter Symbols
The Chicken Egg is the Scatter symbol in this slot machine. Scatters trigger free spins when they appear on reels 2, 3, and 4.
- Single-egg scatter:
- Awards 1 spin with x10 multiplier
- Re-spins until an egg appears on reel 5
Bonus Features
Players can participate in three distinct bonus features:
- Free Chick Feature
- Triggered by getting two or more Free Chick symbols on reels 2, 3, and/or 4.
- The player gets a selection of three free chicks:
- A regular chick (10x multiplier)
- An angry chick (20x multiplier)
- A runaway chick (40x multiplier)
Each chick offers different benefits:
- Regular Chick: Free spin with x5 multiplier
- Angry Chick: 3 spins and +50% payout
- Runaway Chicken Bonus Triggered by landing a Runaway Chicken on reel 1 or last three reels.
This feature is also known as "Wild Storm":
+ The player receives extra Wilds scattered across the remaining reels for 5 free spins. * The runaways chicken acts like an additional wild, adding more wins
- Fowl Play Bonus
Activated by getting a Hawk on reel 2 and one more Scatter egg elsewhere in view:
+ A bird of prey swoops down: awards double win.
Free Spins
The Chicken Run slot offers multiple ways to trigger free spins through its various bonus features, including the following options:
- 5 Free Chick Symbols : Awards three free spins with 1-10 eggs on reels 2 and/or 3.
- Each egg activates an independent set of random symbols across reel 4 for each free spin.