Gaming machine with symbol-specific multipliers
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorMatthew Chan
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Abstract
A method for use with a gaming machine that is arranged to select symbols, present the symbols on a display and award an award if a winning outcome occurs. The method includes initialising a plurality of award adjustors, each award adjustor being associated with a corresponding symbol in a specified set of symbols, changing a value of each said award adjustor in response to a game event that involves the presentation of the corresponding symbol on the display; and if the winning outcome comprises a symbol from the specified set, adjusting the award dependent on the award adjustor associated with the symbol in the winning outcome.
Claims20
A method for use with a gaming machine that is arranged to select symbols, present the symbols on a display and award an award if a winning outcome occurs, the method comprising:
- initialising a plurality of award adjustors, each award adjustor being associated with a corresponding symbol in a specified set of symbols;
- changing a value of each said award adjustor in response to a game event that involves the presentation of the corresponding symbol on the display;
- and
- if the winning outcome comprises a symbol from the specified set, adjusting the award dependent on the award adjustor associated with the symbol in the winning outcome.
A gaming machine having a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display and if a winning combination occurs the game controller awards an award, the gaming machine being arranged to:
- initialise a plurality of award adjustors, each award adjustor being associated with a corresponding symbol in a specified set of symbols;
- change a value of each said award adjustor in response to a game event that involves the presentation of the corresponding symbol on the display;
- and
- if the winning outcome comprises a symbol from the specified set, adjust the award dependent on the award adjustor associated with the symbol in the winning outcome.
A computer program product comprising machine-readable program code recorded on a machine-readable recording medium, for controlling the operation of a data processing apparatus on which the program code executes to perform a method for use with a gaming machine that is arranged to select symbols, present the symbols on a display and award an award if a winning outcome occurs, the method comprising:
- initialising a plurality of award adjustors, each award adjustor being associated with a corresponding symbol in a specified set of symbols;
- changing a value of each said award adjustor in response to a game event that involves the presentation of the corresponding symbol on the display;
- and
- if the winning outcome comprises a symbol from the specified set, adjusting the award dependent on the award adjustor associated with the symbol in the winning outcome.
A computer program comprising machine-readable program code for controlling the operation of a data processing apparatus on which the program code executes to perform a method for use with a gaming machine that is arranged to select symbols, present the symbols on a display and award an award if a winning outcome occurs, the method comprising:
- initialising a plurality of award adjustors, each award adjustor being associated with a corresponding symbol in a specified set of symbols;
- changing a value of each said award adjustor in response to a game event that involves the presentation of the corresponding symbol on the display;
- and
- if the winning outcome comprises a symbol from the specified set, adjusting the award dependent on the award adjustor associated with the symbol in the winning outcome.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.