Systems and methods for providing a plurality of player selectable volatility options and replicating symbols during free games of the player selected volatility options

An electronic gaming device comprising:

• at least one memory with instructions stored thereon;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• receive selection of a selected volatility option of a plurality of volatility options based upon an input at at least one of a button or a touchscreen, wherein each volatility option of the plurality of volatility options is associated with a respective number of reel strips of a plurality of reel strips stored in the at least one memory, a respective number of pluralities of symbol positions, and a respective number of plays, and wherein the selected volatility option is associated with a selected number of pluralities of symbol positions and a selected number of plays for an electronic game;
• cause display of a partial outcome associated with a play of the selected number of plays of the electronic game and a subset of a first plurality of symbol positions, the partial outcome satisfying a trigger condition and comprising a first number of symbols on a first number of reels of the first plurality of symbol positions while a second number of reels of the first plurality of symbol positions are still spinning;
• based upon the partial outcome satisfying the trigger condition, cause display of at least one additional plurality of symbol positions in accordance with the selected number of pluralities of symbol positions for the play of the electronic game, the first number of symbols being replicated at the first number of reels of the at least one additional plurality of symbol positions;
• while the second number of reels of the first plurality of symbol positions are still spinning:
• identify, from the plurality of reel strips stored in the at least one memory, the respective number of reel strips associated with the selected volatility option;
• perform a lookup in the at least one memory to determine at least one reel strip of the respective number of reel strips associated with the volatility option to cause to be displayed as spinning at a second number of reels of the at least one additional plurality of symbol positions;
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• cause the at least one reel strip to be displayed as spinning at the second number of reels.

At least one 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:

• receive selection of a selected volatility option of a plurality of volatility options based upon an input at at least one of a button or a touchscreen, wherein each volatility option of the plurality of volatility options is associated with a respective number of reel strips of a plurality of reel strips stored in the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a respective number of pluralities of symbol positions, and a respective number of plays, and wherein the selected volatility option is associated with a selected number of pluralities of symbol positions and a selected number of plays for an electronic game;
• cause display of a partial outcome associated with a play of the selected number of plays of the electronic game and a subset of a first plurality of symbol positions, the partial outcome satisfying a trigger condition and comprising a first number of symbols on a first number of reels of the first plurality of symbol positions while a second number of reels of the first plurality of symbol positions are still spinning;
• based upon the partial outcome satisfying the trigger condition, cause display of at least one additional plurality of symbol positions in accordance with the selected number of pluralities of symbol positions for the play of the electronic game, the first number of symbols being replicated at the first number of reels of the at least one additional plurality of symbol positions;
• while the second number of reels of the first plurality of symbol positions are still spinning:
• identify, from the plurality of reel strips stored in the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the respective number of reel strips associated with the selected volatility option;
• perform a lookup in the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to determine at least one reel strip of the respective number of reel strips associated with the volatility option to cause to be displayed as spinning at a second number of reels of the at least one additional plurality of symbol positions;
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• cause the at least one reel strip to be displayed as spinning at the second number of reels.