Electronic gaming system having visual cue indicia with a special symbol characteristic

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for conducting a game on a gaming machine that comprising a display, and a server comprising a processor and a memory storing a) a set of symbols including a special symbol, and b) instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform at least the following:

• controlling the processor to initiate a base game;
• controlling the processor to initiate a feature game when a trigger condition is determined to exist in the base game;
• in the feature game,
• selecting a first subset set of symbols from the set of symbols;
• in response to a selected first subset of symbols including a defined symbol, communicating to the display to display, at a defined display location, a visual cue indicium before a second subset of symbols is displayed at the defined display location;
• selecting the second subset of symbols from the set of symbols;
• communicating to the display to display at the defined display location the second subset of symbols;
• determining if the special symbol has been displayed at the defined display location that coincides with the visual cue indicium;
• determining that a winning outcome exists if the special symbol displayed at the defined display location coincides with the visual cue indicium;
• and
• communicating to the display to display an award if the winning outcome exists.

A method of arranging a visual cue indicium with a special symbol characteristic on a gaming machine comprising a display, and a game controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a) a set of symbols including a special symbol, and b) instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to initiate a feature game, the method comprising:

• receiving a selection to initiate a game instance;
• displaying, in a first succession, a first subset of symbols in a symbol display area, wherein the first subset of symbols is selected from the set of symbols;
• in response to a defined symbol being selected, displaying, at a defined display location, the visual cue indicium before a second subset of symbols is selected from the set of symbols, the visual cue indicium being representative of an appearance of the special symbol;
• displaying, in a second succession, the second subset of symbols at the defined display location in the symbol display area, wherein the second subset of symbols is selected from the set of symbols;
• and
• displaying an award if the special symbol displayed at the defined display location coincides with the visual cue indicium.