The Chicken Run casino slot machine is a video slots game inspired by the popular British stop-motion animated comedy film of the same name released in 2000. The slot was developed and published by Chicken Run the renowned online gaming company, Microgaming.
Theme
As one would expect from its title, the theme revolves around chickens escaping from an evil farmer. Players are immersed into a farm setting where they participate in the adventures of Ginger and her cohorts as they attempt to fly over the farm’s gates and evade capture by the nefarious Mrs. Tweedy.
The slot boasts colorful graphics with characters like Rocky, Babs, Fowler, and Mossy joining the action on various reels. The game has five main symbols that represent different birds: a white chicken (rock), a brown hen, an ostrich eggplant-eating chicken (Babs), a sparrow on the perch, and Mrs Tweedy.
Design
The slot’s interface is clean with minimal distractions, allowing players to focus on gameplay. It features five reels with 20 fixed paylines, providing numerous opportunities for winning combinations. At the top of the screen, the bet amount and win information are displayed along with a progressive jackpot display.
Reel Symbols
The slot’s symbols include standard playing card ranks (9-A) adorned with various chicken-themed illustrations to suit the game’s farm setting. Other special features such as Chickens Wilds and Scatters help complete winning combinations.
Payouts, Wilds, & Scatters
Chicken Run pays out prizes for landing a set of matching symbols on any active payline. Standard card ranks offer varying payouts: A (5-200 credits), K-Q (10-50 credits), J (25 credits). More valuable bird-themed characters reward higher prizes up to 5000 credits.
Chickens Wilds: Represented by the Spotted Hens, Chickens Wild can appear on any reel in any number of combinations. They serve as substitutes for standard symbols helping form winning combinations when no matching symbol exists next to them on an active payline.
Scatters: Mrs Tweedy represents Scatter that appears anywhere on reels 1-4, triggering up to 20 Free Spins. To qualify, players must hit three or more Scatters from any position in the first four reels (without having a chicken Wild as part of those). When three scatters are obtained on one spin it triggers Free Games Feature but no credits award.
Bonus Features:
- Chicken Run also offers an "Egg-cellent" bonus feature activated after spinning two identical eggs within one winning combination. Egg-cellent will trigger 2 additional Spins and 1 chicken Wild can appear in any position of the reels during them.
In addition, players have a possibility to take part into Kiddie Chicken (free) game which guarantees at least one Win every time it triggers. If no prize is achieved after two spins Kiddie will trigger Egg-cellent and also guarantee free games.
Free Spins
Three or more Scatters on any position from reel 1-4 award the "Scattered Mrs Tweedy" bonus where all payouts are doubled in addition to launching up to twenty Free Games. During this time players can’t alter coin values but there’s no limit to amount of wins a player might get in their sequence.
RTP, Volatility & Betting Range
Return To Player (RTP): 96% : According to the game specifications provided by Microgaming developers for this particular slot machine which has standard high variance setting and average max potential payout around twenty times stake.