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US 12,217,576 B2Granted
Gaming system and method providing multi-function symbol accumulation sequences
AssigneeIgt
InventorKlaus Hufnagl-Abraham
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods that provide a first game sequence including an accumulation of designated symbols during a plurality of sequential plays of one or more of a plurality of different games of the first game sequence. In various embodiments, the gaming system determines which of the plurality of different games are employed for each play of a game of the first game sequence based on the quantity of accumulated symbols for that first game sequence prior to the start of that game play.
Claims20
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- displaying, by a display device, a first occurrence of a triggering event;
- displaying, by the display device, a first event comprising a display of a first set of symbols generated from a plurality of different symbols, the plurality of different symbols comprising a plurality of designated symbols;
- displaying, by the display device, a first accumulation of any of the displayed designated symbols from the first event;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication that less than a first designated quantity of the designated symbols are accumulated from the first event;
- displaying, by the display device, a second occurrence of the triggering event;
- displaying, by the display device, a second event comprising a display of a second set of symbols generated from the plurality of different symbols;
- displaying, by the display device, a second accumulation of any of the displayed designated symbols from the second event;
- displaying, by the display device, a third occurrence of the triggering event;
- displaying, by the display device, a third event comprising a display of a third set of symbols generated from the plurality of different symbols;
- displaying, by the display device, a third accumulation of the displayed designated symbols from the third event;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication that the first designated quantity of the designated symbols being displayed and being accumulated from the third event;
- displaying, by the display device, a fourth occurrence of the triggering event;
- displaying, by the display device, fourth event comprising a display of a fourth set of symbols generated from the plurality of different symbols, wherein the fourth event has a greater likelihood of displaying any of the designated symbols than the second event;
- displaying, by the display device, a fourth accumulation of the displayed designated symbols from the fourth event;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication of the fourth accumulation of the designated symbols resulting in at least a second triggering designated quantity of the designated symbols that is greater than the first designated quantity;
- and
- displaying, by the display device, a second sequence that employs the accumulated designated quantity of designated symbols.
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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- displaying, by a display device, a first sequence comprising a plurality of different events each having different sets of symbols, wherein a first event and a second event of the plurality of different events of the first sequence have different probabilities of generating designated symbols of the respective different sets of symbols;
- displaying, by the display device, an accumulation of any designated symbols that are generated and displayed during the displayed first sequence, wherein for each of the plurality of different events of the first sequence, which of the different events is displayed depends on a quantity of the designated symbols accumulated during the first sequence prior to a start of that event;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication of an accumulation of a designated quantity of the designated symbols;
- and
- displaying, by the display device, a second sequence that employs the accumulated designated quantity of designated symbols.
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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- displaying, by a display device, a first occurrence of a triggering event on video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a first event comprising a display of a first set of symbols generated from a plurality of different symbols on the video reel, the plurality of different symbols comprising a plurality of designated symbols on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a first accumulation of any of the displayed designated symbols from the first event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication that less than a first designated quantity of the designated symbols are accumulated from the first event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a second occurrence of the triggering event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a second event comprising a display of a second set of symbols generated from the plurality of different symbols on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a second accumulation of any of the displayed designated symbols from the second event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a third occurrence of the triggering event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a third event comprising a display of a third set of symbols generated from the plurality of different symbols on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a third accumulation of the displayed designated symbols from the third event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication that the first designated quantity of the designated symbols being displayed and being accumulated from the third event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, a fourth occurrence of the triggering event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, fourth event comprising a display of a fourth set of symbols generated from the plurality of different symbols, wherein the fourth event has a greater likelihood of displaying any of the designated symbols than the second event;
- displaying, by the display device, a fourth accumulation of the displayed designated symbols from the fourth event on the video reels;
- displaying, by the display device, an indication of the fourth accumulation of the designated symbols resulting in at least a second triggering designated quantity of the designated symbols that is greater than the first designated quantity;
- and
- displaying, by the display device, a second sequence that employs the accumulated designated quantity of designated symbols.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.