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US 2021/0280000 A1Published application
Gaming system and method providing free activations with pattern matching feature
AssigneeIgt
InventorAdam Narducci
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods that, upon an occurrence of a designated triggering event, provide a free activation with pattern matching feature for rapid play by a player.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- prior to a plurality of free activations of a plurality of reels, displaying, via a display device, of a plurality of different predetermined patterns of symbols associated with the plurality of reels;
- and
- for each of the plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels:
- displaying, via the display device, of the plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels, wherein the symbols can comprise one or more patterns of a plurality of symbols;
- determining any awards based on the displayed plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels;
- displaying, via the display device, of any determined awards;
- responsive to symbols of the displayed plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels comprising a first pattern of symbols matching any one of the displayed plurality of different predetermined patterns of symbols associated with the plurality of reels, causing the first pattern of symbols of the displayed plurality of symbols which match that predetermined pattern of symbols to be locked for a subsequent one of the plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels;
- and
- responsive to symbols of the displayed plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels comprising a second pattern of symbols not matching any one of the displayed plurality of different predetermined patterns of symbols and not matching one of the plurality of different predetermined patterns of symbols which was previously matched during the plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels, not locking the second pattern of symbols of the displayed plurality of symbols for a subsequent one of the plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels.
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A method comprising:
- displaying, by a display device, a plurality of different predetermined patterns of entire wild reels associated with a plurality of reels;
- and
- for each of a plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels:
- causing a display, via the display device, of the plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels, wherein the symbols can comprise one or more entire wild reels;
- determining any awards based on the displayed plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels;
- causing a display, via the display device, of any determined awards;
- responsive to a first entire wild reel of the displayed plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels matching any one of the plurality of different predetermined patterns of entire wild reels that has not been previously matched during the plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels, causing the first entire wild reel to be locked for a subsequent free activation of the plurality of reels;
- and
- responsive to a second entire wild reel of the displayed plurality of symbols of the plurality of reels not matching any one of the plurality of different predetermined patterns of entire wild reels and not matching one of the plurality of different predetermined patterns of entire wild reels which was previously matched during the plurality of free activations of the plurality of reels, not locking the second entire wild reel for the subsequent free activation of the plurality of reels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.