Gaming system with cascading symbol feature
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsDion K. Aoki, Allon G. Englman, Joel R. Jaffe, Shridhar P. Joshi, Larry J. Pacey, Alfred Thomas
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Abstract
A gaming system comprising an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming system also includes a display for displaying an array of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. In response to the randomly selected outcome including a winning symbol combination, at least one symbol that is not a part of the winning symbol combination is removed from the array and causes other symbols to move into a position of the array vacated by the at least one removed symbol.
Claims21
A gaming system comprising:
- an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game;
- and
- a display for displaying an array of symbols that indicates a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game;
- wherein in response to the randomly selected outcome including a winning symbol combination, at least one symbol that is not a part of the winning symbol combination is removed from the array and causes other symbols to move into a position of the array vacated by the at least one removed symbol, the at least one removed symbol includes a subscript symbol indicating that the symbol is to be removed, the at least one removed symbol being located in any position in the array of symbols.
A method of conducting a wagering game comprising:
- displaying a plurality of symbols in an array indicating a randomly selected outcome on a display;
- and
- in response to the randomly selected outcome including a winning symbol combination, removing at least one symbol that is not a part of the winning symbol combination by at least one of one or more processors and moving other symbols into a position of the array vacated by the at least one removed symbol, the at least one removed symbol includes a subscript symbol indicating that the symbol is to be removed, the at least one removed symbol being located in any position in the array of symbols.
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A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming device to:
- display a plurality of symbols in an array indicating a randomly selected outcome on a display;
- and
- in response to the randomly selected outcome including a winning symbol combination, remove at least one symbol that is not a part of the winning symbol combination and move other symbols into a position of the array vacated by the at least one removed symbol, the at least one removed symbol includes a subscript symbol indicating that the symbol is to be removed, the at least one removed symbol being located in any position in the array of symbols.
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