Chicken Run is a farm-themed online slot developed by PoggiPlay, a relatively new player in the iGaming industry. The game features 5 reels, 3 rows, and 20 fixed paylines, offering an entertaining experience to fans of animal-themed slots.
Chicken Run Theme and Design The theme of Chicken Run revolves around a bustling farm where chickens are busy collecting eggs. The background is set against a sunny day, with rolling hills and greenery in the distance. The reels themselves feature cartoon-style illustrations of chickens, farming tools, and other related symbols. The game’s color palette is predominantly pastel colors, creating a cheerful atmosphere that complements its rural theme.
The design of Chicken Run is relatively simple yet engaging. Each reel has a unique frame with rounded corners and colorful borders, giving the impression of an old-fashioned farmhouse window. When winnings are triggered, animations become more vibrant, showcasing animated chicken characters clucking in celebration.
Symbols Chicken Run features a mix of high-paying symbols related to farming and poultry, as well as low-value playing card numbers (9-A). The game’s most valuable symbol is the "Egg" icon, which pays up to 10 times the player’s bet. Next are the "Farming Tools" icons – including plows, shears, and pitchforks – offering maximum payouts of between 4x and 8x.
The "Chicken Flock" wild symbol replaces all other symbols in winning combinations (except scatter), contributing significantly to potential wins by creating multiple consecutive matches. The game’s lowest-paying symbol is the playing card "9," worth just 1/5th of a single maximum bet amount.
Payouts Given its relatively low volatility, Chicken Run offers frequent payouts but not excessively generous ones compared to other slots in this category. Each payout depends on both the number of consecutive symbols landed and their corresponding value relative to your stake. To illustrate: with 3 high-value "Tools" (4x max bet) appearing next to each other alongside a single "Flock" Wild, you get paid for all four instances according to individual values; but any lower-scoring win combinations will be significantly reduced.
To put this into perspective – if your stake is set at $1.00, winning 2 pairs of the same tool (each worth 8x) will still award a total payout amounting approximately $16. If playing with the maximum possible stakes ($20), an equally substantial return could range from roughly $160-$320 depending on matching outcomes.
Wilds and Scatters As previously mentioned, Chicken Run’s "Flock" symbol serves as both Wild & Scatter. Landing three or more of these anywhere across the reels triggers a Free Spins Bonus; yet their inherent wild functionality makes any appearing alongside standard matches automatically count towards payout calculations when matched with an equal icon elsewhere.
Bonus Features and Free Spins After scoring at least 3 bonus-triggering ‘Flock’ symbols, you gain entry into Chicken Run’s main free spin round. With a starting number of five spins awarded per Scatter combination up to fifteen rounds for four consecutive scatters; during which the slot pays out as normal without your wagers being deducted.
There are no progressive jackpots here but retriggered Free Spins are possible within each active sequence – you receive an additional 5 free games with a potential increase by one spin every subsequent time your bonus is triggered up until a total of fifteen rounds have accrued at any given instance.