Electronic Gaming Machine and Gaming Method
AssigneeAinsworth Game Technology Limited
InventorJason Meyer
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Abstract
An electronic gaming machine has an electronic game controller and a display where game symbols are arranged in an array, where R is the number of available predetermined game positions in the array. The electronic game controller determines the appearance of a group of special symbols in the predetermined game positions, the group affecting the outcome of the game, and the probability of the group appearing on the array is less than 1 in X, X being the average number of games played with R predetermined game positions. A gaming method is also provided.
Claims42
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a display for displaying a game comprising game symbols arranged into an array of predetermined game positions, wherein R is the number of available predetermined game positions for play in said game and predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols in each game award prizes to a player, and
- an electronic game controller for controlling the display of said game symbols on said display,
- wherein said electronic game controller determines the appearance of a group of special symbols in said predetermined game positions, said group affecting the outcome of said game and S being the number of special symbols in said group, and wherein the probability of said group appearing on said array is less than 1 in X, X being the average number of games played with said R predetermined game positions.
A gaming method for playing an electronic gaming machine comprising a display and an electronic game controller, the method comprising the steps of:
- controllably displaying game symbols on said display for playing a game, wherein said game symbols are arranged into an array of predetermined game positions, wherein R is the number of available predetermined game positions for play in said game and predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols award prizes to a player;
- controllably determining the appearance of a group of special symbols on said display, S being the number of special symbols in said group, so that the probability of said group appearing on said array is less than 1 in X, X being the average number of games played with said R predetermined game positions, and
- determining any changes to the outcome of said game based on the appearance of said group.
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