Gaming system providing a destructible game object mechanic

A computer-implemented system, comprising:

• a destructible game object placement module implemented by one or more processors and configured to generate a destructible game object within a game board assigned to a user, the destructible game object being represented by an initial state, one or more destructed states, and a reward state,
• a destructible game object state manager implemented by the one or more processors and configured to:
• advance the destructible game object from the initial state to the one or more destructed states responsive to detecting a game action that satisfies a part requirement precondition associated with the one or more destructed states;
• and
• responsive to detecting fulfillment of a part requirement precondition associated with the reward state, replace the destructible game object with a reward object.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating a destructible game object within a game board assigned to a user, the destructible game object being represented by an initial state, one or more destructed states, and a reward state,
• advancing the destructible game object from the initial state to the one or more destructed states responsive to detecting a game action that satisfies a part requirement precondition associated with the one or more destructed states;
• and
• responsive to detecting fulfillment of a part requirement precondition associated with the reward state, replacing the destructible game object with a reward object.