Golden Chicken Slots
One of the most symbolic gestures of luck in Asia is the chicken, even one of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac features a rooster. Legend has it that the chicken (or rooster) is a totem animal that highlights your inner uniqueness. It’s also a symbol of those who never give up plus a symbol of power.
Spade Gaming have used these to create an online slot machine that offers a bonus round, free spins, scatters, wilds and a non-progressive jackpot of 2,000x your stake. Spade Gaming is Asia’s largest online gaming provider, so it was no surprise to see a slots catalogue bursting with so many Asian-themed slot machines. Of a portfolio of more than 100 slot games to choose from, 90% of which feature oriental themes, some of the more popular titles include; Japan Fortune, Shougen WarShougen War, Spartan, Great ChinaGreat China and Emperor Gate.
You will find 5 reels and a staggering 1024 ways to win in every spin, so triggering a win shouldn’t be that difficult. Placing your bets can be done from as little as 0.40 or high rollers can bet up to a maximum of 400.00 – this makes that 2,000x multiplier jackpot look all the sweeter.
Oriental Features
As soon as you launch the slot game, the first thing you’ll notice is the soundtrack. Unlike other slot titles, Golden Chicken has Oriental music playing constantly – this adds an uplifting feel to the game, but you can switch this off if it becomes too repetitive. The screen itself is deep red in colour which is very fitting with the theme, because the colour red is a symbol of luck and is believed to keep evil away. Slap bang in the centre of the screen is the slot machine bearing the following symbols; hip-hop looking child, golden egg, jewel-clad chicken, various Oriental symbols such as the infamous Chinese lantern and then you’ll find the card values of 9, 10, J, Q, K and A.
There are a lot of buttons on display to the lower of the reels, these allow you to filter through to get to the bet that suits your budget and allows you to use a fast spin and auto play feature.
Winning Symbols
To get your hands on the massive 2,000x multiplier jackpot, you will need to spin in five of a kind of the golden money pot symbols. If you were to bet maximum stakes of 400.00 and manage to trigger the jackpot, you will receive a massive 80,000 cash sum. If you’re more of a conservative slots player, a 0.40 stake will return a decent 800.00 jackpot.
Lucky Bonuses
You will spin in the hip-hop looking child more often than any other special feature, this is because he is a wild – he acts as all wilds do; replaces symbols on the reels to help complete winning combinations. Everything bar the scatter and bonus can be substituted for and the wild falls on reels 2, 3 and 4 only.
Triggering free spins is done when three or more scatter chickens appear on the reels. There’s only one chicken within this game and it isn’t hard to spot, especially with his green shades and golden chain. The amount of free spins are awarded depending on the amount of scatters you trigger. These are:
- Three scatters triggers 8 free spins
- Four scatters triggers 12 free spins
- Five scatters triggers 20 free spins
For each free spin, reel 2, 3 or 4 will be randomly chosen prior to spinning and it will be stacked with wilds. You can re-trigger the free spins bonus too.
Try to get the reels to land a golden egg on reels 1 and 5 to trigger the bonus game. A new screen will be shown where there are four different coloured eggs; gold and pink to the left and blue and white to the right. To the centre of the screen there are 12 cards lying face down and it’s your job to pick a card at a time until you match three. You will receive a payout that corresponds with the onscreen paytable.
Cracking Good Stuff?
Design and theme wise, a lot of thought has been pumped into this game with the various symbols being linked to luck. We found it to be a medium to high variance slot machine with lots of different ways to win.
The free spins bonus produces the biggest wins especially with the stacked wilds that are thrown onto the reels. Cracking the bonus game is simple enough, but only when you manage to trigger it.
