Systems and methods for electronic gaming with changing display states

An electronic gaming system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• for an initial play in a gaming instance of an electronic game, identify a symbol position state of a plurality of symbol position states stored in the at least one memory device, wherein each symbol position state is associated with a number of symbol positions in at least one column of a plurality of columns;
• prompt a random number generator (RNG) output from an RNG;
• in response to the RNG output, identify and control and cause display of a plurality of symbols for the number of symbol positions;
• determine and control and cause display of at least one modifier symbol landing in at least one initial landing symbol position of the at least one column of the plurality of columns for the initial play;
• in response to determining that the plurality of symbols includes the at least one modifier symbol, identify a different symbol position state of the plurality of symbol position states for a next play in the same gaming instance of the electronic game, wherein the different symbol position state comprises at least one additional symbol position than the number of symbol positions associated with the symbol position state;
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• based at least upon the identified different symbol position state of the plurality of symbol position states for the next play, control and cause display, for the next play, of a remapped set of the plurality of symbols in each column of the plurality of columns corresponding to a landed at least one modifier symbol from the initial play, including, for each column including the remapped set of the plurality of symbols for the next play, controlling and causing display of (i) each at least one landed modifier symbol from the initial play at a corresponding at least one more symbol position, (ii) a prior determined symbol from the initial play in a corresponding at least one initial landing symbol position from the initial play, each prior determined symbol having been displayed in a symbol position above a corresponding at least one initial landing symbol in the initial play, and (iii) a newly determined symbol in each symbol position that was occupied by a corresponding prior determined symbol in the initial play.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• for an initial play in a gaming instance of an electronic game, select a symbol position state of a plurality of symbol position states, wherein each symbol position state is associated with a number of symbol positions in at least one column of a plurality of columns;
• receive a random number generator (RNG) output from an RNG;
• in response to the RNG output, select and control and cause display of a plurality of symbols at the number of symbol positions;
• determine and control and cause display of at least one modifier symbol landing in at least one initial landing symbol position of the at least one column of the plurality of columns for the initial play;
• in response to determining that the plurality of symbols includes the at least one landed modifier symbol, select a different symbol position state of the plurality of symbol position states for a next play in the same gaming instance of the electronic game, wherein the different symbol position state comprises at least one additional symbol position than the number of symbol positions associated with the symbol position state;
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• based at least upon the selected different symbol position state of the plurality of symbol position states for the next play, control and cause display, for the next play, of a remapped set of the plurality of symbols in each column of the plurality of columns corresponding to a landed at least one modifier symbol from the initial play, including, for each column including the remapped set of the plurality of symbols for the next play, controlling and causing display of (i) each at least one landed modifier symbol from the initial play at a corresponding at least one more symbol position, (ii) a prior determined symbol from the initial play in a corresponding at least one initial landing symbol position from the initial play, each prior determined symbol having been displayed in a symbol position above a corresponding at least one initial landing symbol in the initial play, and (iii) a newly determined symbol in each symbol position that was occupied by a corresponding prior determined symbol in the initial play.