Pragmatic Play · 2021
Five or more connected matching symbols pay on the 7x7 grid of Chicken Drop, a Pragmatic Play video slot. Winners tumble away, and bonus modes follow.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Chicken Drop at a glance
Useful before you pick a bet, to see what the stake can return and the top win.
| Shown as | Figure as printed |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.50% / 96.53% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 7x7 |
| Maximum win multiple | x5,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$1,200,000 |
| Release date | 29/07/2021 |
On the 7x7 grid, a win forms when matching symbols touch horizontally or vertically in a cluster. Four matching symbols are the fewest that pay, so a win does not need a full line. The theme is farm life, with strawberries, blueberries, corn, acorns and mushrooms, plus card-suit icons. After each win the winning symbols disappear and new ones fall in, which the game calls Tumble. Chests act as BONUS symbols.
Four, five or six chests start Free Spins with 10, 15 or 20 spins. During the round, three or more chests add five spins each time, with no limit. Size and multiplier upgrades persist for the round, and every free spin guarantees at least one egg drop. Progressive Multiplier and Symbol Transform sit beside Scatter, and Buy Free Spins costs 100 times the total bet.
Play sequence
The usual worry is not knowing what a spin costs or when money is paid.
Each spin starts with a bet from A$0.20 to A$240 on the 7x7 grid. Every win and feature is calculated from the total bet you set.
Five or more matching symbols that connect horizontally or vertically form a cluster and pay. The winning symbols vanish and new symbols tumble into the gaps, which can build another win.
Tumble runs after every win, so one spin can chain several wins. Progressive Multiplier and Symbol Transform are features of the game, and BONUS chests act as Scatter symbols.
Four, five or six BONUS chests landing anywhere on the grid start Free Spins with 10, 15 or 20 spins. Three or more chests during a round add five spins, without limit.
Before the reels turn, set a budget and a stopping point, and keep both. No session result can be known in advance, so your limit is the only fixed figure.
Eight symbols listed
The payouts below are in money at the A$2 example bet, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| Pays from | 14+ | 19+ | 25+ | 37+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Strawberry | A$20 | A$100 | A$250 | A$1,000 |
 Blueberry | A$10 | A$30 | A$50 | A$500 |
 Corn cob | A$7.50 | A$20 | A$37.50 | A$250 |
 Acorn | A$5 | A$12 | A$25 | A$100 |
 Mushroom | A$5 | A$12 | A$25 | A$100 |
 Spade | A$2.50 | A$6 | A$12.50 | A$50 |
 Heart | A$2.50 | A$6 | A$12.50 | A$50 |
 BONUS chest | – | – | – | – |
When chests land
Useful when you want to know how a chest changes your spins before you start.
Four, five or six BONUS chests anywhere on the grid award 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins. Three or more chests during the round add 5 spins each time, with no limit. Size and multiplier upgrades persist all round, and each free spin drops at least one egg.
Base game spinFree Spins round
Buy the round for 100x the current total bet, and it starts at once. The number of BONUS chests that land, 4, 5 or 6, is randomised at purchase, giving 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins.
Ready to spinInstant Free Spins
The grid is 7x7 and stays fixed. Symbols connected horizontally or vertically form a cluster, and a cluster needs at least 5 symbols to pay. The Tumble Feature runs after every win.
Bet placedCluster wins
On the reels, a buy starts the Free Spins round at once for 100 times the current total bet, which is A$1,000 at A$10.
| Bonus buy | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins at 100x | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Spins return a share of the staked money over time: RTP is that share, counted on A$100 staked. Goldbet Casino runs one version, and the game rules show which one.
| Payback tier | RTP | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.53% | None |
| Variant 2 | 96.50% | Available |
Four frames shown
Goldbet shows each screen as the game draws it, so you know what to expect.
Two versions compared
The most common worry: losing money before you understand how the reels work.
The reels turn in the demo with no money staked and no wins paid. The real game needs a Goldbet Casino account and you must be 18+.
Play for realChests land at random across the 7x7 grid, so no one can tell in advance how often the bonus round comes. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP. The RTP is an average taken over a very long run of rounds, so it says nothing about the next session.
Each spin on the 7x7 grid runs under one of the two RTP versions this slot ships with. Which version Goldbet Casino runs is shown only in the game rules. Check the rules before you compare this slot with another game.
Winning clusters form on the 7x7 grid, and the largest possible win is x5,000 the bet. That figure is a ceiling and the game reaches it very rarely. No session can be planned around that ceiling. Treat the maximum win as a limit on the payout, not as a target.
After Chicken Drop
Five other Pragmatic Play slots reviewed on this site, so you can compare before you start playing.
Chicken Drop facts
Bets, returns, maximum win and free spins, settled before you put any money on the reels.
Four, five or six BONUS chest symbols anywhere on the grid start Free Spins with 10, 15 or 20 spins. Three or more BONUS symbols during a round add five spins, with no limit on retriggers.
Bets on Chicken Drop run from A$0.20 to A$240 per spin. The paytable is shown at A$2 a bet, and the examples on this page use A$10.
Chicken Drop runs in two RTP versions, 96.50% and 96.53%. RTP is the average return over a very large number of spins, so any single session can end well above or well below it.
Buy Free Spins starts the Free Spins round at once for 100 times the current total bet. At A$10 a bet, the purchase costs A$1,000, and the 10, 15 or 20 spins are set at purchase.
The maximum win is 5,000 times the bet. At the A$10 example bet that is A$50,000, and at the highest bet of A$240 it is A$1,200,000.
Each round on the 7x7 grid starts at the bet you choose in the Goldbet Casino game lobby, from A$0.20 up to A$240 per spin. Read the rules and the paytable on this page before you commit any money to a spin.
Chicken Drop is for players aged 18+. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858. To exclude yourself, register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can lose on Chicken Drop before you open the game, and keep that amount as your session budget.
Choose your stopping point before the first spin, and keep to it after a win as well as after a loss.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you start playing Chicken Drop, and do not raise them during a session.
If Chicken Drop stops being fun, take a break. If you want to stop for longer, self-exclude through BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
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