In a world where farm animals are transported to the Wild West, Pragmatic Play has created an exciting online slot game called "Chicken Road". This 5-reel, 4-row video slot is set on a dusty highway lined with tumbleweeds and cacti. The colorful graphics Chicken Road and engaging gameplay make it a great choice for both casual players and high rollers.

Theme

The theme of Chicken Road revolves around the journey of chickens in a rural setting. Players take on the role of cowboys, driving their trucks along the road while navigating through flocks of clucking chickens. Although this concept may seem peculiar at first glance, it translates well onto the reels, providing an immersive gaming experience.

Design

The background of Chicken Road features a vast open plain with cacti and tumbleweeds scattered throughout the landscape. The game’s color palette consists primarily of warm beige tones, punctuated by splashes of vibrant reds, blues, greens, and yellows from various symbols and visual effects. Symbols range from standard A-9 value cards to thematic elements such as a chicken truck, a wanted poster featuring a prize-winning hen, and an Easter egg clutching its eggs.

Symbols

The slot’s symbol set is diverse, showcasing the game’s humor and lighthearted nature. Alongside traditional card suits (A-K) adorned with cowboy boots or chicken feathers are several unique symbols:

  • Chicken Truck: A large rig carrying clucking hens, awarding 1-50x bets
  • Wanted Poster Hen: Depicts a prized hen on wanted list, paying up to 10x stakes
  • Scattered Feathers: Represent the trail of scattered chicken feathers leading players through different rewards and bonus rounds

Payouts

The payouts are standard across online slots. The low-paying symbols (A-K) yield modest wins ranging from $5-$50 for five matching card combinations. Medium-payers like a chicken wearing boots ($1-20 per five-of-a-kind), an exploding barrel ($2-40), and two hens ($4-80) add some excitement to the equation.

Wilds

The wild is represented by Cluck Norris, an eccentric hen sporting shades and bandoliers. It can replace any other symbol (excluding scatters) in a payline or help create winning combinations with more frequent appearances during the Free Spins Bonus Feature.

Scatters

There are two types of scatter symbols:

  • Scattered Feathers : Whenever three to five feathers appear across different reels, they initiate either:
    • Up To 20x Multiplier (6 free spins), which doubles each player’s winnings for those rounds
    • Additional 10 Free Spins with Sticky Wilds or Enhanced Stacked Wilds

Bonus Features

The bonus features in Chicken Road create engaging experiences for players. The main attraction is the:

  • Up To 20x Multiplier Feature : Triggers up to six free spins, with each spin having a random multiplier applied between x1 and x5
  • Sticky Wilds & Stacked Wilds (SWSW) : Players receive an additional three, five or eight free games. During these rounds:
    • Sticky Cluck Norris appears on any of the reels until it disappears.
    • High-paying stacked wild symbols randomly land throughout.

Free Spins

As previously mentioned, triggering the Up To 20x Multiplier (six free spins) feature offers multiple multipliers during those specific rounds.

The slot offers several other intriguing aspects:

  • Additional Free Spins Feature : During any spin on Chicken Road:
    • Players receive five scatters of identical feathers. If at least two are different types, that adds up to six scatters or more.
    • The total number of free games is doubled (12-20 rounds) when these specific scatter combinations land.

RTP & Volatility

Chicken Road features a high Return-to-Player percentage (96% RTP), indicating frequent payouts and good overall payback. It also has moderate to High volatility, resulting from its Free Spins Feature that frequently occurs during play.