Chicken Run is a popular online casino slot game developed by Blueprint Gaming, based on the 2000 animated movie of the same name produced by Aardman Animations and DreamWorks Animation. This slot takes players to the world of Great Britain’s countryside, where they can join in on an escape plan hatched by chickens to outsmart their farmer owner.
Theme
The game’s theme revolves around the 2000 film Chicken Run, which tells the story of a group of farm animals planning and executing a massive breakout. The slot transports players Chicken Run game review to this whimsical world with vibrant graphics and nostalgic sound effects reminiscent of classic British countryside life. Farm houses, chickens, barns, eggs, and even flying birds adorn the reels, immersing gamers in a charming and lighthearted atmosphere.
Design
Chicken Run has a traditional 5-reel slot design with three rows of symbols, set against an idyllic English landscape backdrop at sunset. Each symbol is designed to reflect its real-world counterpart or animation from the original movie: carrots for carrots, cows for cows, etc., while some have bonus features tied to them.
Symbols
The standard paying symbols in Chicken Run include a mix of farm animals and their related items:
- Hens
- Roosters
- Chickens (represented by chicks)
- Eggs
- Carrots
These standard pay symbols reward combinations with coin credits, ranging from one at the lowest end to several hundred at the higher end. Scoring combinations depend on matching multiple identical symbols across the reels.
Payouts
Winning payouts in Chicken Run are awarded based on a combination of symbol placement and type:
- A single row’s highest-paying standard payline is 2x to 50x bet for different symbols
- Wins also vary with the size of their bets, using values from 0.10 to £200 in increments
Higher-value wins occur when combining multiple lines (up to ten) filled with winning combinations on one spin.
Wilds
The Wild symbol takes the shape of a single rooster and replaces any standard pay symbols except for Scatters or Free Spins. It only appears during base game spins, boosting chances of more substantial prizes by completing higher-paying paylines without limiting itself to any specific value combination in those wins it completes as per slot rules.
Scatters
An animated image featuring Ginger Hatching-Egg is designated as the Scatter; 2 and above trigger the Free Spins round with respective amounts of free spins ranging from five up to twenty-five rounds depending on how many Scatters triggered them.
- Two Scatter symbols activate the bonus, but three activates ten extra rotations Free Spin wins do not multiply winnings. Wins may only be won during these bonus games using standard line win values based solely off paytable entries.
Bonus Features
There is one additional feature:
- The "Rooster’s Chance" Feature: When three roosters are collected by the end of Free Spins, they award a 2x multiplier on all winnings accumulated in this round.
