Chicken Road is a farm-themed online video slot developed by Yggdrasil Gaming, a renowned game development company known for creating visually stunning and engaging slots. This 5-reel, 20-payline game promises an exciting adventure where players can join a flock of happy chickens as they embark on a treasure hunt through the countryside.
Theme and Design
The first thing that catches the eye when launching Chicken Road is its vibrant color scheme, which immediately immerses players Chicken Road in a lively farm atmosphere. The background is adorned with rolling hills, green pastures, and blue skies, setting the tone for an idyllic day out among the animals. The reels themselves are surrounded by intricate designs featuring various farm creatures, including chickens, cows, pigs, and sheep.
The game’s symbols range from low-paying to high-paying, each with its unique design inspired by farm-related items or characters. Some of the lower-value symbols include playing card values (A-9) while higher-value symbols include images of a Farmer, a Cow, a Pig, and multiple Chicken icons that serve as both wild and scatter. The highest-paying symbol is the "Chicken" icon with two chickens on its surface.
The design itself exudes warmth, making it appealing to players who enjoy farm-themed slots or are looking for something new in this space.
Symbols
The game features a variety of symbols each contributing differently to winning combinations:
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Low-Paying Symbols: The standard playing card values (A-9) serve as the lower-paying symbols and provide decent winnings.
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High-Paying Symbols:
- Cow Symbol : Awards players with moderate wins by forming well-placed clusters of matching Cows on adjacent reels from left to right.
- Pig Symbol : Provides better payouts for combinations of Pig icons placed strategically across the five reels in any order, without necessarily needing consecutive positions.
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Wild and Scatter Symbols: The game utilizes an intriguing wild scatter combination:
- Chicken Wilds : Both chicken symbols have two key functions – they act as substitutes to help create higher-value winning combinations by replacing lower-paying symbols.
- Two Chicken Scatters : These scatters can be used anywhere on the reels. Landing these, regardless of position and sequence, initiates bonus features in this game.
Payouts
In standard gameplay or main spins rounds, payout values range from x1 to x2000 of the initial bet with a total maximum win limited to 20,000 coins for any combination across all 20 paylines. The payouts increase linearly based on how many chicken symbols appear in a winning line – two chickens provide a multiplier between 2 and 5x while three or more grant up to x1000 bonus.
Wilds
The Chicken wild symbol is the game’s most dynamic component, operating both as a replacement for lower-value icons when landing with other matching chicken symbols on consecutive reels from left to right across any line in either direction within one spin (not required consecutively).
Scatters
Chicken Scatter serves double functions. Landing 2 or more Chicken scatter images anywhere across the five reels initiates either Free Spins mode by triggering a randomly selected number between 1 and 50 times, adding free spins to your overall list of additional feature wins – up until an absolute max cap set at +100 (minimum) free spin award plus additional multiplier chances awarded each time for two-scattered hits during specific win limits exceeded as more than three Scatters per round.
Bonus Features
The game includes several key bonus features that unlock opportunities to increase payouts through high-stakes risk-taking strategies. Each option available post-wild/Scatter combinations offers real choice between varying degrees of randomness and payout maximization at player’s hands:
Free Spins
Initiated by landing at least 2 scatter chickens anywhere on the reels within a single spin, free spins offer numerous additional chances to create new winning patterns through no extra cost beyond accumulated wild multiplier bonuses gained in successful win combinations (not including wilds substituted from non-chicken high-value icon matches). Bonus rounds run between x0.5 and unlimited bet multipliers based on game state – depending largely upon actual numbers achieved per 100 spins played up until a given number or random threshold has reached its current total maximum payout award – either an added risk multiplier applied only during round, free of charge beyond winning those spins accumulated within.
Multiplier Wild
During bonus rounds initiated with Scatters alone (i.e., more than two chickens without additional combination) the entire reel is filled up to x5 with chicken icons which replace any low-paying symbol present on that single spin giving you full potential for massive wins based solely off 3-scattered combos alone at an incredibly increased base odds rate.
Bonus Wilds and Multipliers
An extra multiplier function kicks in post-wild scatter occurrences adding, as of current game’s mechanics, anywhere from x1 to unlimited bet multipliers which apply directly towards every subsequent combination won over a given bonus round – their values varying up or down per spin during these bonus games. Bonus features also introduce an element of unpredictability since players are exposed to new risk opportunities.
Wild Multiplier Wild
Landing two chickens within the game activates "Chicken Rush" bonus rounds which start with x3 multiplier applied initially on top regular win combination, resetting at each hit after being doubled 2-6 times during spin duration.
RTP and Volatility
RTP (Return to Player) Value: The return-to-player percentage of Chicken Road is set at approximately 96% for players who enjoy the volatility associated with this slot.
Volatility in Chicken Road operates slightly towards higher variance due to unpredictable multipliers, a mix of high-stakes betting options offered during gameplay. However it can be managed effectively through careful bankroll management or playing smartly using game specific strategies tailored specifically around its unique features.
Betting Range
In terms of betting range and maximum win potential, Chicken Road supports players who enjoy moderate stakes up to larger wagers as follows:
- Minimum Bet: €/£0.20 (in real currency equivalent)
- Maximum Bet: €/£100.00 The upper limit is higher than what’s commonly found in many slots but may pose challenges for beginners and casual gamers, thus potentially limiting playability for these segments.
Max Win
Players have the possibility to achieve up to 2 million times their initial bet value under best-case scenario – an impressive payout considering lower end options available elsewhere.
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