Chicken Drop Slot Review

Chicken Drop - Slot Overview

When I first loaded Chicken Drop, I was greeted by a bright farmyard scene, a big red barn and a bug‑eyed hen watching over a 7x7 grid. Pragmatic Play have gone for a cluster pays setup with tumble wins, so every spin drops 49 symbols. Five or more matching icons in a group pay, clear, and let new ones fall. On paper it is a simple format, but the progressive twists give it bite.

Chicken Drop runs from 20p up to £100 a spin, which fits both casual play and higher stakes sessions. The default RTP sits at 96.50%, though some casinos use lower settings, so I always check the info screen first. Volatility is rated high, a full five out of five, and the max win of 5,000x stake hangs over every spin. It feels like a cheery farm, but the maths model can be punishing.

Symbols and Paytable in Chicken Drop

Symbols in Chicken Drop stick closely to the farm theme. At the low end you get hearts and spades. Premiums are mushrooms, acorns, corn cobs, blueberries and strawberries. Clusters start paying from five connected symbols, but the paytable comes alive at 37 or more in one group. Hit 37+ strawberries and you are looking at 1,000x stake from a single cluster, even before you see any egg feature or multiplier action.

Chicken Drop does not use a wild symbol, which feels odd at first, but the special icons more than make up for it. The treasure chest works as the scatter and is needed for free spins. A golden watering can is the size upgrade symbol and a green four leaf clover adds multipliers. When these land and the reels stop tumbling, they prepare the mystery egg that later drops over a marked area.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	7	x100
	6	x20
	5	x5
	4	x3
	37-49	x1000
	25-36	x250
	19-24	x100
	14-18	x20
	9-13	x7.5
	8	x5
	7	x2.5
	6	x1.5
	5	x1
	37-49	x500
	25-36	x50
	19-24	x30
	14-18	x10
	9-13	x5
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.75
	37-49	x250
	25-36	x37.5
	19-24	x20
	14-18	x7.5
	9-13	x3.75
	8	x2.5
	7	x1.25
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	37-49	x100
	25-36	x25
	19-24	x12
	14-18	x5
	9-13	x2.5
	8	x1.25
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.2
	37-49	x100
	25-36	x25
	19-24	x12
	14-18	x5
	9-13	x2.5
	8	x1.25
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.2
	37-49	x50
	25-36	x12.5
	19-24	x6
	14-18	x2.5
	9-13	x1.25
	8	x0.75
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	37-49	x50
	25-36	x12.5
	19-24	x6
	14-18	x2.5
	9-13	x1.25
	8	x0.75
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	Special
	Multiplier

RTP, Volatility and Wins in Chicken Drop

In money terms, Chicken Drop is a high variance grid slot with a stated RTP of 96.50% in its standard setting. Stakes span from 20p to £100 per spin, and the tumble system means a single bet can lead to several cluster wins in a row. The game caps out at 5,000x stake, and that top prize is very rare, so I treat it as a long term target rather than an expectation.

Bonus Features in Chicken Drop

Every win in Chicken Drop triggers the tumble feature. Winning clusters are paid, then removed, and symbols above drop down while new ones fall from the top. This can chain several times from a single paid spin. What I like is how the progress symbols can appear at any point in that sequence, so a modest looking hit can suddenly turn into a long run of tumbles with upgrades building in the background.

When a watering can or clover lands in Chicken Drop, the progressive egg feature kicks in. Watering cans expand the size of the next egg from 2x2 up to a maximum 6x6 block. Four leaf clovers lift the win multiplier attached to that egg, climbing from x2 to as high as x10. At the end of the tumble sequence an egg drops onto a marked area, turning every symbol under it into the same matching icon.

The real fun in Chicken Drop starts when the treasure chest scatters land. Four, five or six chests in view award 10, 15 or 20 free spins, and any active size or multiplier upgrades carry straight into the bonus round without resetting. During free spins an egg drop is guaranteed after each tumble sequence. Land four or more scatters again for another five spins. Outside the UK there is a bonus buy option costing 100x stake.

How to Play Chicken Drop Effectively

If you are new to Chicken Drop, I suggest starting at the lower end of the stake range and getting used to how the clusters land. The controls are standard Pragmatic Play fare, with plus and minus buttons next to the spin key and an autoplay option for up to 100 spins. I like to watch the first few rounds by hand, then switch to shorter autoplay sets once I have seen how the game is pacing.

Because Chicken Drop is highly volatile, I usually treat the base game as a build up phase. I aim for a session bankroll that can cover at least a few hundred spins, so the progressive egg feature and free spins have time to appear. When I see repeated watering cans or clovers, I get more patient rather than raising stakes too fast, since big eggs with strong multipliers can land from nowhere after a dry spell.

Graphics, Theme and Sound in Chicken Drop

Visually, Chicken Drop keeps things light and cartoonish, with a 3D style farmyard, green fields and a chunky red barn behind the grid. The soundtrack leans on twangy country tunes and clucking effects, which suit short sessions but can get repetitive, so I often trim the music in the settings while keeping the win sounds. Animations are clean on desktop and mobile, and the hen tracking your egg size and multiplier is a neat touch.

Chicken Drop Slot Verdict

After plenty of spins, Chicken Drop feels like one of Pragmatic Play’s more entertaining grid efforts, even if parts of it echo their other titles. The interplay between tumbles, size upgrades and multipliers can be frantic, especially when a 6x6 egg drops over a premium cluster. Free spins with non resetting upgrades give the slot its main punch and keep me chasing the scatter chests, despite the dry stretches you can hit.

My only real gripe with Chicken Drop is that, once the novelty wears off, the farm theme and grid layout can blur into the crowd of similar games. That said, the 5,000x cap, solid RTP and the way the egg feature builds still make it worth a seat now and then. When the right mix of symbol size and multiplier lines up, the hen really can lay something close to a golden egg.

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