The Chicken Road slot machine is a farm-themed game developed by Realistic Games. As with many slot machines, it has its own unique set of features that differentiate it from other games in the same genre.
Theme and Design
Upon launching the game, players are transported to a rural landscape where chickens roam freely. The theme revolves around these birds, with various symbols representing different aspects of chicken life. The background is designed to Chicken Road free play resemble a sunny day on a farm, complete with rolling hills and trees swaying gently in the breeze.
Symbols
The low-paying symbols include card values from nine to ace, which are presented as birdhouses or eggs to fit the theme. These pay out when landed three in a row from left to right, offering payouts ranging from 5-15x the stake for five of a kind combinations.
More significant rewards come with landing special chicken-themed icons:
- Chick : This represents an egg and can lead up to 200x the bet per win.
- Hatchling Chick : A newly hatched chick pays out up to 500x the wager when appearing five times in succession, from leftmost reel on.
- Mum Chicken : Landing a mum with chicks by her side awards payouts of 1000-4000 coins based on their count.
- Egg-laying Hens : Five or more egg-laying hens will award between 2000 and 40,000 coins.
Payouts
Winning combinations require landing the same symbol on all three reels from left to right. To calculate winnings multiply the value of each winning combination by your stake per line.
Players can gamble their wins in a high/low card prediction game using the ‘gamble’ feature available after every win, and this comes with an average RTP of 96%.
Wilds
There are no dedicated wild symbols on Chicken Road. This could be seen as somewhat restrictive for slots enthusiasts looking to capitalize on winning combinations that incorporate various characters.
Scatters
The scatter symbol in this game is a barn door or windmill depicted within the countryside landscape background and serves multiple purposes:
- It triggers free spins when three of them land from leftmost reel, with the player gaining up to 10 games per spin.
- Can appear stacked (4 symbols on screen) allowing it to substitute itself across four reels simultaneously.
Bonus Features
There is only one special bonus feature that complements gameplay in Chicken Road – free spins. These start automatically when you land a specific sequence of barn doors, giving the player multiple winning possibilities with each spin up to 10 games at their disposal and the chance for more winnings than single-reel cashouts.
Free Spins
A free-spin bonus is activated by landing three barn doors or windmill icons on reels. There are ten possible bonuses triggered from this sequence which increases your chances of having several wins in succession, especially due to potential re-triggers resulting from stacked scatter symbols and extra wilds generated.
RTP stands at 96% – average for many slots games with that range being relatively low however since it takes less than one hundred attempts to recoup investment and can be more suited towards budgeted gamblers.
Volatility
This slot’s volatility is rated as medium due to random fluctuations in payouts, though the game rarely goes below base payout or consistently reaches maximum wins; most frequently stopping mid-range offering a balanced experience for players attempting various bets.
