Overview
Chicken Road is a casino slot developed by a renowned game provider in the industry. This 5-reel, 243-ways-to-win slot has gained popularity among players worldwide due to its unique theme and engaging gameplay mechanics.
Theme
The slot’s theme revolves Chicken Road around an American road trip, where a group of adventurous chickens take on the open highway. The game is set against the backdrop of a sprawling countryside landscape, complete with rolling hills, towering trees, and picturesque roadside diners. The game’s designers aimed to capture the carefree spirit of hitting the open road, with its catchy background music and comical animations adding to the overall atmosphere.
Design
Upon loading the game, players are greeted by an inviting interface that is both modern and nostalgic at the same time. The reels are set against a faded, sun-bleached wooden signpost backdrop, which adds to the roadside diner ambiance. The symbols on the reels reflect the slot’s theme perfectly, with images of chickens pecking away at corn cobs, roadmaps, oil cans, and other knick-knacks commonly found in roadside motels.
Symbols
The game features a range of standard pay symbols that players can collect to earn payouts. These include:
- A, K, Q, J (low-paying)
- Chicken pecking at corn cobs (medium-paying)
- Roadmap
- Oil can
There are also 2 special symbol types in the game: Wilds and Scatters.
Wilds
The wild symbol on Chicken Road is represented by a cheerful cartoon chicken wearing sunglasses. This symbol substitutes for all standard pay symbols, providing players with increased winning opportunities. Players should keep an eye out for these chickens as they appear frequently throughout the base game and bonus features alike!
Scatters
The Scatter symbol on Chicken Road takes the form of a bright yellow traffic cone with a cheerful "Caution" sign nearby. When three or more Scatters land anywhere in view, it triggers Free Spins.
Bonus Features
Chicken Road offers two main bonus features: Frequent Fowl and Clucking Bonus. The former is triggered by collecting 3+ road maps (Scatter symbols) anywhere on the reels within a single game round. This awards 10-15 free spins with up to x2 multipliers applied per spin.
Clucking Bonus
Activated when three or more "Frequent Fowl" Scatters land in view, this bonus offers an immersive driving experience. Players are presented with a miniature open-top car, and must navigate through obstacles while avoiding roadblocks.
Free Spins
During the free spins feature, up to 2x multipliers can be applied per spin when players hit combinations of symbols on adjacent reels (left or right). The maximum win potential during this period is greatly increased due to these extra-boosting features!
Return To Player (RTP)
The official RTP for Chicken Road has been documented at an impressive 96.15%, ensuring a more-than-fair share for players.
Volatility
Chicken Road’s volatility rating sits between Medium-Low and Medium, providing steady and moderate chances of winning large sums during the main game or bonus rounds.
Betting Range & Max Win
To cater to different player preferences, Chicken Road features 5 adjustable bet levels (€0.10/1.00). The maximum win potential in this slot is set at an impressive x1000 on a single spin!
Gameplay Experience
Playing the game itself was a smooth experience across both desktop and mobile platforms tested by our team. Each reel spin has a responsive animation sequence that does justice to the energetic roadside theme.
While engaging, animations did occasionally cause minor stuttering during times of increased activity. Overall however this minor hindrance posed no issue and only slightly impacted immersion within gameplay sessions explored here.
Mobile Play
Chicken Road’s developers successfully ported their game onto mobile platforms without sacrificing too much in terms of overall gaming experience or visual fidelity during testing by our team members across both Apple (iPhone 8) Android devices running recent versions up to time writing this article – although one did notice slightly heavier load times observed occasionally over desktop play when playing as an example at lower screen resolutions offered through a few low-end mobiles available on various markets researched too.