Gaming device with persistence cycling

A non-transitory computer-readable media containing instructions embodied thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• store a plurality of stage game rule sets, each rule set of the stage game rule sets corresponding with a stage of a game;
• cause display of a plurality of columns each including a plurality of symbol positions based on a first game configuration for a first game instance of a first stage of the game;
• cause display of a first game outcome for the first game instance based on the first game configuration, the first game outcome being evaluated according to a first rule set associated with the first stage;
• change the first game configuration to a second game configuration based on a first trigger symbol occurring in the first game outcome, the first rule set identifying the first trigger symbol and the change to be made to the first game configuration;
• and
• cause display of a second game outcome for a first game instance of a second stage of the game based on the second game configuration, the second game outcome being evaluated according to a second rule set associated with the second stage.

A method of implementing a game comprising:

• storing, on at least one memory, a plurality of stage game rule sets on a memory, each rule set of the stage game rule sets corresponding with a stage of the game;
• causing display of a plurality of columns each including a plurality of symbol positions based on a first game configuration for a first game instance of a first stage of the game;
• causing display of a first game outcome for the first game instance based on the first game configuration, the first game outcome being evaluated according to a first rule set associated with the first stage;
• changing the first game configuration to a second game configuration based on a first trigger symbol occurring in the first game outcome, the first rule set identifying the first trigger symbol and the change to be made to the first game configuration;
• and
• causing display of a second game outcome for a first game instance of a second stage of the game based on the second game configuration, the second game outcome being evaluated according to a second rule set associated with the second stage.