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US 10,896,568 B2Granted
Gaming system and method for providing awards based on accumulating symbols
AssigneeIgt
InventorFranz Pierer
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods for providing one or more awards in association with the accumulation of symbols and the activation of accumulated symbols at related symbol display positions.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- for a first play of a game:
- at each of a plurality of symbol display positions, cause a display, by a display device, of a symbol randomly selected from a plurality of different symbols,
- for each of the plurality of symbol display positions, responsive to the displayed symbol being a designated symbol and no designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position, accumulate the displayed designated symbol in association with that symbol display position,
- determine an award for the first play of the game, and
- cause a display, by the display device, of the determined award for the first play of the game, and
- for a second play of the game:
- at each of the plurality of symbol display positions, cause a display, by the display device, of a symbol randomly selected from the plurality of different symbols,
- for each of the plurality of symbol display positions:
- responsive to the displayed symbol being the designated symbol and another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position:
- designate that symbol display position as a primary symbol display position, and
- modify a first parameter of the second play of the game,
- responsive to the displayed symbol not being the designated symbol, another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position and that symbol display position being related to any designated primary symbol display positions:
- designate that symbol display position as a secondary symbol display position, and
- modify a second parameter of the second play of the game,
- determine an award for the second play of the game, the determination being based on any modified parameters of the second play of the game, and
- cause a display, by the display device, of the determined award for the second play of the game.
16 more elements
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- at each of a plurality of symbol display positions, cause a display, by a display device, of a symbol randomly selected from a plurality of different symbols,
- for each of the plurality of symbol display positions:
- responsive to the displayed symbol being a designated symbol and no designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position, accumulate the displayed designated symbol in association with that symbol display position,
- responsive to the displayed symbol being the designated symbol and another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position, designate that symbol display position as a primary symbol display position,
- responsive to the displayed symbol not being the designated symbol, another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position and that symbol display position being related to any designated primary symbol display positions, designate that symbol display position as a first secondary symbol display position,
- responsive to the displayed symbol not being the designated symbol, another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position and that symbol display position being related to any designated secondary symbol display positions, designate that symbol display position as a second secondary symbol display position,
- activate a feature associated with any designated symbols currently accumulated in association with any designated symbol display positions,
- determine an award based on the symbols displayed at the symbol display positions and any activated features, and
- cause a display, by the display device, of the determined award.
9 more elements
A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- for a first play of a game:
- at each of a plurality of symbol display positions, displaying, by a display device, a symbol randomly selected from a plurality of different symbols,
- for each of the plurality of symbol display positions, responsive to the displayed symbol being a designated symbol and no designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position, accumulating, by a processor, the displayed designated symbol in association with that symbol display position,
- determining, by the processor, an award for the first play of the game, and
- displaying, by the display device, the determined award for the first play of the game, and
- for a second play of the game:
- at each of the plurality of symbol display positions, displaying, by the display device, a symbol randomly selected from the plurality of different symbols,
- for each of the plurality of symbol display positions:
- responsive to the displayed symbol being the designated symbol and another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position:
- designating, by the processor, that symbol display position as a primary symbol display position, and
- modifying, by the processor, a first parameter of the second play of the game,
- responsive to the displayed symbol not being the designated symbol, another designated symbol being currently accumulated in association with that symbol display position and that symbol display position being related to any designated primary symbol display positions:
- designating, by the processor, that symbol display position as a secondary symbol display position, and
- modifying, by the processor, a second parameter of the second play of the game,
- determining, by the processor, an award for the second play of the game, the determination being based on any modified parameters of the second play of the game, and
- displaying, by the display device, the determined award for the second play of the game.
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