The Chicken Road Game is a video slot created by InOut, a relatively new name in the iGaming industry. This review will delve into the various aspects of the game to help players and enthusiasts understand its mechanics.
Theme
As one would expect from an animal-themed slot, the game takes place on a rustic rural road, complete with chicken coops, farmland, and rolling Chicken Road for free hills in the distance. The title "Chicken Road Game" might lead some to believe that farm animals are the central theme, but it appears that chickens take center stage as the main symbols.
Design
Visually, Chicken Road Game is an attractive slot. InOut has chosen a pastel color palette with earthy tones and occasional pops of brighter colors from flowers or road signs. The game’s graphics are not overly complex but convey the game’s rural theme nicely. Overall, the design does not feel outdated and keeps pace with modern visual standards.
Symbols
The lower-paying symbols in this slot include a chicken egg, a basket of eggs, and three types of farm produce: carrots, lettuce, and corn. These symbols seem like typical fruit-machine fare but may hold surprises when it comes to their payouts or roles in bonus features.
The higher-paying symbols feature different breeds of chickens, including white Leghorns, black Plymouth Rocks, and buff Orpingtons. Chickens are depicted as if standing on the road, creating a somewhat surreal effect that will either delight players or put them off completely depending on personal taste.
Payouts
Winning combinations pay out for matching three, four, or five symbols across any line from left to right, except for special cases described later. We’ve checked multiple sources online but couldn’t obtain specific details about individual symbol payouts. It’s possible that different platforms report varying return rates for this game.
Wild Symbol
Chicken Road Game has no explicit wild symbol listed in the standard paytable or help section; however, chickens themselves function as a sort of "wild" – their role is explained under scatters and bonuses further on. There’s also an animated chicken graphic which briefly appears during spins but serves only decorative purposes.
Scatters Chickens with various decorations such as hats or flowers symbolize the presence of free spin features within a game round. When these decorated chickens appear three, four, or five times anywhere on the reels (regardless of their orientation), they initiate corresponding numbers of free spins: 10, 15, and 20 respectively. During Free Spins games with three to six scattered chickens active: * The first row is fully locked into position; * Two extra decorated chicken symbols appear above and below each scatter that triggered this round. Scatters used as part of bonus or regular gameplay count toward total payout multiplier at the end of such rounds. In standard mode, when one (or more) scatters appears on three middle reels only, they serve instead to lock those positions in place during next Free Spins activation with additional wild chicken symbols placed above them. There’s an interesting interaction between these types – regular chickens still contribute toward matching combinations while the “scattered” ones become Wilds allowing extra opportunities but don’t pay individually when landed by themselves on winning combination.