Chicken Road is a 5-reel online casino slot machine developed by Microgaming, one of the most renowned software providers in the industry. This game combines farm-themed graphics with Asian-inspired elements, resulting in an intriguing and unique experience for players.
Theme and Design The Chicken Road theme revolves around rural settings and Asian culture. The background of the reels displays a serene landscape with rolling hills, pagodas, and lush vegetation. Symbols are carefully designed to fit this setting, featuring chickens, ducks, pandas, peacocks, Chicken Road and other farm animals alongside traditional Chinese symbols such as coins, fans, and drums.
Symbols The game features 25 fixed paylines and includes a range of standard symbols and special icons. These consist of low-paying cards (A, K, Q, J) valued from x2 to x4 the bet per line, high-value farm animals like chickens (x20), ducks (x50), pandas (x200), and peacocks (x500). A series of Chinese-themed symbols offer higher rewards: fans (x750), drums (x1000), coins (x1500), and an emperor (x2500).
Payouts Chicken Road has a top payout potential of x10,000 the bet per spin on 5-of-a-kind combinations. The highest-paying symbol, Emperor, pays out 2,500 times for every 20-symbol combination that lands in succession.
Wilds and Scatters
Wild Symbols: A wild chicken appears as a stacked symbol on reels 1 to 4, substituting all other symbols (except Scattered Pagoda) to create winning combinations. If two or more chickens appear on adjacent reels within the first three reels, they will stack vertically up to four rows high.
Scatter Symbol: The Pagoda is the Scatter icon and can be triggered independently anywhere on the reel set. Landing 3 to 5 scattered pagodas triggers the bonus feature with various rewards.
Bonus Features
Bonus Feature Whenever a Wild Chicken appears on reel one, it becomes an expanding wild symbol. If two or more wilds appear in succession (or if you have already triggered the free spins), a 2nd spin is awarded as part of the ‘Road to Riches’ feature.
Free Spins When three or more Scattered Pagodas land anywhere on reels one, two, and five simultaneously, it triggers the Free Spins feature. Three scattered pagodas award 15 free spins with an instant win multiplier; four awards 20 free spins plus double the multiplier amount (from x1 to x50); while landing all five symbols results in 30 free spins along with a threefold increase on winnings.
RTP and Volatility The Return-to-Player percentage is fixed at 96.14%, placing it within standard casino slot machine parameters for medium-volatility games that may produce less frequent but larger payouts compared to other similar titles from the same developer.
Betting Range
Bets can range from £0.20 up to a maximum of £30 per spin across all available bet lines, catering to both low-stakes and higher-rollers alike without offering any adjustable options like multipliers or advanced auto-spins settings within regular gameplay modes (more on mobile play later).
