Introduction to Chicken Crossy
KingMidas is a relatively new game developer that has been making waves in the online casino industry with its innovative slots. One of their most popular games, Chicken Crossy, is an interesting twist on the classic slot machine experience. The game combines traditional symbols and gameplay mechanics with modern features such as free spins and scatters. In this review, we’ll delve into every aspect of Chicken Crossy to provide a comprehensive analysis.
Theme and Design
Chicken Crossy takes players on a journey through a farm Chicken Crossy setting, complete with rolling hills, green pastures, and chickens pecking at the ground. The game’s background image is colorful and vibrant, adding to its overall charm. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that some of the design elements are somewhat generic and could have been lifted from other games. This doesn’t detract significantly from the experience, but does suggest a lack of attention to detail in certain areas.
The game’s symbols include traditional fruit such as cherries, lemons, and plums, which can be found on classic slots for years. However, there are some unique chicken-themed icons like the rooster and egg-laying hens that add an interesting touch. These symbols come together with a fun animation of chickens crossing the road in the game’s promotional materials.
Symbols
Chicken Crossy features 10 regular-paying symbols:
- Cherries
- Lemons
- Plums
- Hens (three different breeds)
- Roosters
There are also four high-paying symbols, all of which feature animated chicken silhouettes:
- Hatching Chick
- Chicken Nest
- Farm Fresh Eggs
- Farmer’s Friend
Payouts
The payouts for each symbol vary based on the number of matches achieved in a spin. For example:
- Three or more cherries pay out 2x, 10x, and 20x your bet.
- Three or more hens pay out 5x, 15x, and 30x your bet.
The chicken-themed high-paying symbols offer significant rewards when matched correctly in a spin. For example:
- Hatching Chick: 100x to 500x your bet
- Chicken Nest: 200x to 1,000x your bet
- Farm Fresh Eggs: 300x to 2,000x your bet
- Farmer’s Friend: 400x to 4,000x your bet
Wilds
There is no explicit mention of a ‘wild’ symbol in the game description or documentation provided by KingMidas. It can be assumed that any high-paying chicken icon acts as a wild when combined with other regular symbols, but without an official statement from the developer.
Scatters
The scatters feature is denoted by an image of two eggs on the reel. Three or more scatter icons anywhere on the reels (not necessarily consecutive) trigger 10 free spins with tripled payouts. Free Spins do not come attached to a particular multiplier, meaning standard payout rules apply during this time.
Bonus Features
The main bonus feature in Chicken Crossy is the "Chicken Dance Bonus" which can be triggered by matching the rooster symbol on all five reels simultaneously. In addition, any two eggs landing adjacent to one another can activate a fun instant-win animation (Egg-cellent Moment) of around 15% probability.
Free Spins
Chicken Crossy has both regular and bonus spins in its free spin feature set.
- Standard Free Spin rewards: standard free spin payouts will be multiplied by the total bet value, but do not have any specific features.
- Double-Win Free Spin Bonuses reward one of each player’s accumulated wager for winning; you can re-run your previous free-spins round.