Lightning BoxChicken Fox
About the game
The sequel drops to twenty lines and adds the thing the first game had no answer for: a choice. Skillstar is a pick made when the free spins trigger, trading the number of spins against the multiplier that runs through them.
That is the whole of the difference, and it is enough. A round of many small spins and a round of few large ones come out of the same trigger, and which one a player takes is the only decision the game asks for.
It is also the widest-staking chicken game in this catalogue: $0.25 to $325 a spin, which is more than the road games and more than anything BGaming ships.
How to play
The base game is ordinary. The round it opens is not, because it is the one place the player is asked to decide something:
Set a stake
$0.25 to $325 across twenty fixed lines.
Spin for scatters
Wins pay left to right; wilds stand in. Scatters are what the base game is looking for.
Take the Skillstar pick
When the round triggers, choose between more spins at a lower multiplier or fewer at a higher one.
Play the round out
Additional free spins can be won inside it, extending whichever shape was chosen.
Bank what it paid
The multiplier applies through the whole round, so the choice at the start decides the shape of the result.
RTP, bets and maximum win
95.61%
RTP
x18,950
Top multiplier
$325
Max bet
$0.25
Min bet
95.61% — a fraction above the original and still the second-lowest figure among this catalogue's slots.
The Skillstar pick does not change the return. It changes the distribution: fewer spins at a higher multiplier is a steeper bet on the same number.
x18,950 is the listed ceiling and the highest in the series. It is a bare multiplier — the far end of the model, reached by a maximum-multiplier free-spins round rather than paid as a headline prize.
Screenshots
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- A real choice at the point the round begins
- The widest stake range of any game covered here: $0.25 to $325
- The highest listed ceiling of the Chicken Fox series
- Additional free spins can extend the chosen round
Cons
- 95.61%, barely above the game it replaces
- High variance, and the steeper Skillstar pick makes it steeper still
- Twenty lines rather than the original's twenty-five
- No playable demo the page can carry
Final verdict
Skillstar is the best of the Chicken Fox games because it is the only one that asks the player anything. The pick is genuine — the two rounds it produces feel different — even though the maths behind them does not change.
What it does not fix is the return. 95.61% with high variance and one feature is a thin proposition, and the $325 top stake makes the thinness expensive rather than exciting.
Game facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Lightning Box |
| Release date | 2020-11-20 |
| Game type | Video slot |
| RTP | 95.61% |
| Variance | High |
| Top multiplier | x18,950 |
| Maximum payout | Not published |
| Bet range | $0.25 – $325 |
| Features | Additional free spins, bonus game, bonus symbols, free spins, free spins multiplier, scatter symbols, wild |
| Themes | Animals, chicken, egg, farm, fox, goat, pigs, wildlife |
| Technology | JS, HTML5 |
| Game size | 19.7 MB |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Skillstar do?
It is a pick taken when the free spins trigger: more spins at a lower multiplier, or fewer at a higher one. The choice sets the shape of the round, not its expected value.
How does it compare with the original Chicken Fox?
Twenty lines instead of twenty-five, a marginally higher return, a wider stake range, and the Skillstar choice in place of the substitution symbols.
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