Chicken Run is a popular online casino slot developed by Barcrest Games, a leading provider of slots and other gaming content for casinos worldwide. The game was released in 2018 as part of the company’s portfolio of branded titles based on classic movies.
The theme of Chicken Run is an obvious nod to the well-known British stop-motion animated comedy film "Chicken Run" (2000), directed by Nick Chicken Run casino Park and Peter Lord, produced by Aardman Animations. The movie itself was inspired by the Great Escape, with a flock of chickens attempting to escape from their tyrannical farmer’s wife.
The game takes place on 5 reels, each containing three rows of symbols that pay out winning combinations based on predetermined patterns. While this setup may seem simple at first glance, it offers sufficient depth for casual players and provides enough opportunities for bonus rounds and rewards within the normal gameplay experience.
Symbols
Chicken Run features a variety of colorful, illustrated icons, some more closely related to the movie than others:
- High-paying symbols include four primary bird characters: Ginger (leading hen), Bugle (male lead), Speckles (female character with distinctive markings on her face and neck) and Tweedy, plus Farmer’s wife and Mrs. Calloway.
- Low-value symbols consist of standard card numbers ranging from Ace to 10.
Payouts
The game adheres largely to a typical slot machine structure in this regard:
- Five-of-a-kind combinations with the highest-paying bird characters yield between 2500x (Ginger) and 4000x (Bugle) total bet stakes.
- Each other character’s winning combination, at five of their kind across all active paylines, returns up to 500 times per total bet wager on the maximum possible coin value stake.
Wilds
A wild is a substitute icon that participates in making additional wins by substituting for missing symbols from combinations. In Chicken Run:
- Ginger serves as the game’s primary wild symbol.
- The scatter character does not appear, meaning no double or triple-scatter bonus functions exist here; however this omission simplifies gameplay.
Scatters
As already mentioned earlier: there is one kind of special icon with unique functionality – Tweedy, depicted in its various possible winning forms within normal game paytable data sets used for calculations when calculating amounts associated directly via payout rules per each particular slot machine symbol appearing anywhere on playing area’s main screen regions at any instant point during normal round cycles’ execution phases.
Bonus Features
Free Spins rounds comprise the Chicken Run bonus mode – available to all registered players regardless of bet size or number chosen combination sets activated when specific game modes begin immediately upon starting session following activation mechanism which happens after initial minimum coin value selection made during gameplay:
- Re-spins allow re-entry into free spins (if applicable), and continue until completion.
- Activating one active win via any of participating combinations’ involvement leads direct transition back from current round towards main menu.
Free Spins bonus mode provides the opportunity for more extensive winning potential than regular rounds by giving players a chance at extra wild symbols that become multiplied over their existing ones on same reels simultaneously generating substantial payouts upon landing high-scoring combinations composed only using bird icons alone.
RTP and Volatility
The theoretical Return-to-Player (RTP) value of Chicken Run stands at 95% which might seem relatively average to some but falls squarely within a reasonable, middle-range expectation; though its medium-volatility is quite close to what others label high.
For comparison purposes: Barcrest Games offer several games that fit this spectrum too – albeit certain ones may lean more towards either end depending individual session’s overall trends.
Betting Range
Staking amounts vary based on user preferences and chosen game variant:
- A single coin bet equals €0.10 minimum.
- Max bet per round is capped at 100 credits (i.e., around EUR 1).
