Chicken Run: Fowl Play Slots
Overview of the Game
Chicken Run is a 5-reel online slot machine game developed by Microgaming. The game takes its theme from the popular 2000 computer-animated comedy film "Chicken Run." Players are transported to an English countryside farm, where they join in on the fun with a mischievous gang of chickens trying to outsmart their sinister farmer, Mr. Tweedy.
Design and Theme
As expected Chicken Run from Microgaming’s standard, Chicken Run boasts top-notch graphics that bring the film’s charming characters to life. The background setting is reminiscent of an idyllic English farmyard during the war era. A soothing soundtrack complements the colorful visuals, immersing players in a serene atmosphere.
Symbols and Payouts
The slot machine features 25 adjustable paylines across its five reels. Players can stake coins from as low as $0.01 to up to $20 per spin, giving them plenty of options for choosing a budget-friendly game mode or high-stakes gameplay experience. Wins are awarded for matching symbols on active lines, and payouts range between modest prizes (up to 500x the bet) to substantial wins that may trigger the free spins round.
Key-paying symbols in Chicken Run include:
- Three low-value bird icons: Chick Peeps ($5-$50)
- Two middle-pay birds: Mrs. Tweedy’s Chickens ($20-$200)
- The top three prizes are awarded for these higher-value chicken combinations:
- Red Chicken (x100 to x500)
- Blue Chicken (x75 to x375)
High-paying, bonus-awarding symbols in the base game also include:
Wild Symbol and Wild Substitutes
The slot game features a wild symbol that can only appear on reels 2 and 4. The "Hatched Chick" acts as both standard wild for all winning combinations and an additional feature – it doubles line wins when no scatter symbol is present in the combination.
In addition to the standard wild, Chicken Run has special substituting power, provided by these five rare characters:
- Mr Tweedy
- Mrs Tweedy
- Nether Wallop farmer’s wife
- Featherhead leader (Blue Chick)
- Rooster
These symbols not only take on the "Hatched Chick" wild function but can also produce two distinct outcomes: either expanding their position into three positions vertically or doubling payouts.
Scatter Symbols and Bonus Features
There are four special characters in Chicken Run, which may be involved directly with activating some exciting bonus features – including:
- Nether Wallop Farmer’s Wife
- Blue Chick (leader of the feathered resistance)
- Red Chick
- Yellow chick
These game symbols play significant roles throughout several aspects of gameplay and award unique benefits like:
- Instant cash payouts when forming groups in 9 specific scatter configurations, potentially generating up to $1,500 reward for lucky players;
- When combined with certain high-scoring patterns (Wild Substitutes) on reels two through four or other conditions triggering additional free rounds.
Free Spins Round
While three low-value birds create instant prize, they can lead into an exciting bonus round – the "Fowl Play" Free Spin feature that might award between one and 500 times bet in any winning combinations formed during a maximum of five possible consecutive turns at least once.