Overview of the Theme
Chicken Run is a casino slot game developed by Playtech that is based on the popular animated movie of the same name. The theme revolves around chickens trying to escape from Chicken Run a farm owned by the evil Colonel, who wants to turn them into egg-laying machines. Players take on the role of helping these plucky birds make their great escape.
Design and Graphics
The game features colorful and vibrant graphics that bring the movie’s world to life. The reels are set against a backdrop of a sunny farmyard, complete with trees, barns, and other farm-related elements. The characters from the movie, including Ginger (the main protagonist), Rocky, and Colonel in his sinister guise, appear as high-paying symbols.
The game’s design is both visually appealing and easy to navigate. Players can access various features and settings through a menu located at the top right-hand corner of the screen. Overall, Chicken Run’s graphics are engaging and immersive, creating an entertaining atmosphere for players.
Symbols
Chicken Run has 30 paylines spread across five reels. The game’s symbols include:
- Low-paying symbols: Aces (A), Kings (K), Queens (Q), Jacks (J)
- Medium-paying symbols: Colonel, Rocky, Ginger
- High-paying symbol: Farmer
These symbols come with various payouts and are explained in detail below.
Payouts
The game’s payout structure is as follows:
- Low-paying symbols:
- Aces to Kings pay between 1x and 5x the player’s bet for a matching combination of two, three, four, or five
- Jacks pay up to 6.25x their stake for a single win
- Medium-paying symbols:
- Colonel pays between 10x and 50x his bet when matched with other characters
- Rocky pays between 12.5x and 60x his bet when combined with other symbols
- Ginger pays up to 100x her bet for matching five in a row
Wilds
Ginger is the game’s Wild symbol, substituting all other high-paying symbols to help form winning combinations.
Scatters
Colonel serves as both a scatter and bonus trigger. When three or more Colonel icons appear anywhere on the reels, players are awarded 15 free spins with an x5 multiplier. During this feature, additional scatters will award extra five rounds of free games.
Bonus Features
The game offers two bonus features:
- Great Escape Bonus : Triggered by collecting six Great Egg symbols scattered throughout the base game or during the Free Spins Feature. This feature awards up to 25x multiplier for each egg symbol, along with 20 additional free spins.
- Scrambled Eggs is an in-game bonus which allows players to collect scrambled eggs and turn any of these into a win.
During both Bonus Features, two Wilds can land on reels 1 or 5 and remain on place until the end of feature rounds adding more possibilities for wins.
Free Spins
As mentioned earlier, three or more scatters (Colonels) award players with up to 15 free games. These are played at an x3 multiplier and cannot be re-triggered during this round. However, if a Wild Ginger icon appears on reels 1 and 5 simultaneously, it turns the game into Double Wild mode for remainder of the feature.
RTP
Chicken Run’s Return to Player (RTP) is set at 95%. This means that out of every £100 wagered in this slot over its lifespan, around £94 would be paid back on average as winnings. However please remember RTP calculated from a large sample size and may vary for your individual gaming session.
Volatility
Playtech’s Chicken Run has medium volatility rating meaning it offers more frequent wins but not with great frequency so the risk level is somewhat balanced compared to very high or low volatilty options
Betting Range
The game allows bets as small as £0.25 and as high as £150 for each spin.
Max Win
Chicken Run’s max payout stands at a handsome 10,000x base stake with Ginger symbol appearing five times consecutively, also combined Wilds that land on the same reel can lead to further substantial winnings up to the maximum fixed win of 5,000.