Chicken Zap is an online casino slot developed by Novomatic, a well-known company in the iGaming industry. This game was released to cater to players who enjoy light-hearted and fun slots with simple gameplay mechanics.
Theme
The theme of Chicken Zap revolves around chickens that have become electrified, hence the name "Zap". The graphics are colorful and cartoon-like, featuring various chicken characters and other farm-themed elements. The slot’s background displays a sunny day on a farm, complete with rolling hills and fluffy white clouds.
Design
Chicken Zap features 5 reels and 10 fixed paylines. The Chicken Zap game window is relatively small compared to other slots, making it easy to navigate for players who prefer simple gameplay experiences. The control panel at the bottom of the screen provides access to various functions such as coin denomination selection, number of lines bet on, spin button, max bet, auto-spin, and a dedicated option for displaying paylines.
Symbols
Chicken Zap’s symbols include 10 high-paying icons:
- Chicken with lightning (wild symbol)
- Red chicken
- Blue chicken
- Yellow chicken
- Orange chicken
- Green chicken
- Purple chicken
- White chicken
These are depicted in various animations, including walking or flying movements to enhance the game’s light-hearted atmosphere.
In addition to high-paying symbols, there are 9 low-paying icons representing farm animals such as cows, pigs, horses, sheep, and chickens in different colors (excluding green). The standard font displays numbers 10 through Ace at both ends of the reel set.
Payouts
Chicken Zap’s payout structure is based on a mix of fixed values for combinations made using symbols from left to right. Wins occur when at least three matching icons appear consecutively, starting with either the far-left or near-left reels, respectively (leftmost wins first). The slot follows a 243-way win system.
Players can adjust their bet per spin within specific limits by adjusting coin values between €0.01 and €20 per spin. Wagers range from €1 to an upper limit of €200 in the maximum stakes setting, ensuring it caters for different player budgets across various regions where supported online casino operators offer Chicken Zap as part of their gaming library.
Wilds
The lightning-struck chicken serves as both a Wild and Scatter symbol. This feature-rich icon offers several functions:
- Substitutes standard icons except scatters, allowing more combinations to be formed
- Contributes towards free spins when appearing as the second Scatter on reels 1-5
Scatters
As previously mentioned, the chicken electrified by lightning is a Scatter symbol. Three or more Scatters (from any position) award free games.
When two chickens with lightening strike appear next to each other in different positions anywhere across the grid simultaneously will offer Free Spins Feature starting as 8 and increasing up to max possible number of spins:
