Chicken Road
Chicken Road is a 5-reel, 50-payline online casino slot game developed by Microgaming. The theme of the game revolves around a rural setting where players are transported to a world filled with farm animals and their adventures. As the name suggests, the game features chicken as its main characters.
Theme Design
The design of Chicken Road is vibrant and colorful, featuring an animated background that changes depending on the player’s progress in the game. The reels are set Chicken Road against a sunny landscape of rolling hills, green pastures, and blue skies with fluffy white clouds. The slot machine’s symbols, including the chicken characters and other farm animals like cows, pigs, sheep, ducks, and even bees and butterflies, are designed to be cute and fun.
Symbols
The game features high-paying animal-themed symbols on its reels, each representing different payouts. These include:
- High-paying symbols: Chicken (5x), Cows (10x), Pigs (15x), Sheep (20x)
- Medium-payouting symbols: Ducklings (2x), Bees (3x), Butterflies (4x)
- Low-value symbol: Card numbers 9-A
The slot machine also features a Wild Chicken logo and Scatter Cluckin’ Bonus that can trigger the game’s bonus round.
Payouts
As with most online slots, payouts are calculated based on the number of matching symbols appearing on adjacent reels, starting from the left. The payouts for each symbol combination range as follows:
- 3-5 Chicken (Wild) – 2x to 20x total bet
- 2 Cows or 2 Pigs or 2 Sheep – 4x to 8x total bet
- Duckling (2) – 0.1x to 1x total bet
- Bee and Butterfly combinations pay between 10c to 5x total bet
Wilds
The game features a Wild Chicken symbol, represented by the logo with a bright red beak. This chicken replaces all other symbols except for Scatter Cluckin’ Bonus during payouts.
Scatters & Bonus Features
When three or more Scattered Chickens appear anywhere on reels 2, 3, and 4 simultaneously, it triggers the bonus round called "Clucking Wilds." The number of free spins is awarded based on how many scattering chickens have appeared:
- Three Cluckin’ Bonuses – five free plays
- Four Cluckin’ Bonuses – seven free games
- Five or more Cluckin’ Bonuses – ten free slots
Free Spins
The bonus round features increased wild chicken stacks and the "Chicken Egg" symbol that can transform into a Wild. Each spin of this round is 100% random multiplier, applied to the total wins from these 10 rounds.
During the Free Play session, any win triggered by Chicken Wilds will automatically start Clucking Frenzy on all three reels. A chicken lays egg symbols randomly during each round, leading to instant cashout opportunities upon triggering of a wild or two in a row over multiple spins with eggs turning into single winning line combinations in a consecutive game.
RTP and Volatility
Chicken Road features an above-average RTP (Return-to-Player) rate at 96.16%. According to Microgaming, the slot has medium variance gameplay experience that comes together during gameplay by players achieving wins over average sessions lasting about four hours after opening it up – indicating potential big jackpots aren’t always locked away behind payline requirements.
Betting Range
Players can choose from a variety of betting options available in Chicken Road: starting at $0.20 per spin and going as high as $50. The coin denomination ranges from $0.01 to 2 credits.
Max Win Potential & Jackpot Details Maximum possible payout for this game is listed on Microgaming website under "Chicken Road" section, with players able access max wins after successful bonus round completion only; if all positions were fully occupied by maximum awarding value of five different types.
In terms overall experience – once user starts playing Chicken road they’ll quickly discover several other enjoyable features present.