Electronic Gaming Machine and System with a Game Action Reel Strip Controlling Symbol Evaluation and Selection
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorJason Meyer
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Abstract
A gaming device comprises a display operable to display prize value symbols and a game action symbol selected. A processor initiates a game action associated with the game action symbol selected. The game action corresponds to either a further selection of prize value symbols or the prize value symbols displayed. The processor also selects, when one further selection of prize value symbols is to be made, a prize value symbol, and provides an award amount based on the prize value symbols in a quantity of display positions selected.
Claims20
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a display device;
- and
- a game controller comprising a processor and a memory storing (a) a plurality of prize value symbol reel strips comprising a plurality of prize value symbols, wherein the plurality of prize value symbols are configured to display a plurality of prize values, respectively, (b) a game action reel strip comprising a plurality of game action symbols associated with a plurality of game actions;
- and (c) instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to at least:
- display, by the display device, a plurality of symbol positions, at least one of the plurality of symbol positions operable to display one of the plurality of game action symbols selected from the game action reel strip, and each of a remainder of the plurality of symbol positions operable to display one of the plurality of prize value symbols from one of the plurality of prize value symbol reel strips,
- determine, for each of the plurality of prize value symbol reel strips, one of the plurality of prize values for each prize value symbol based on a plurality of random numbers generated by a random number generator,
- select a subset of the plurality of prize value symbols from the plurality of prize value symbol reel strips, and a first game action symbol from the game action reel strip, based on one or more random numbers generated by the random number generator,
- display, by the display device, the subset of the plurality of prize value symbols and the first game action symbol at respective symbol positions of the plurality of symbol positions,
- in response to the first game action symbol of the plurality of game action symbols being displayed, select a quantity of display positions from remainder of the plurality of symbol positions, and
- determine an award amount based on prize values displayed at each of the quantity of display positions selected.
A method of operating an electronic gaming machine comprising a display, and a game controller comprising a processor and a memory storing (a) a plurality of reel strips comprising a set of symbols, (b) a game action reel strip comprising a plurality of game action symbols associated with a plurality of game actions, and (c) computer executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to initiate a game, the method comprising:
- displaying a first game action symbol randomly selected from the game action reel strip at a first of a plurality of symbol positions based on one or more random numbers generated by a random number generator, and a plurality of symbols randomly selected from the plurality of reel strips at remainder of the plurality of symbol positions, respectively, and each of the plurality of symbols being randomly associated with one of a plurality of prizes, based on a plurality of random numbers generated by the random number generator;
- animating a first game action associated with the first game action symbol displayed;
- displaying, in response to the first game action being initiated, a quantity of display positions from the remainder of the plurality of symbol positions being selected;
- and
- displaying an award amount based on prizes displayed at the quantity of display positions selected.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for conducting a game on an electronic gaming system that includes a display, and a game controller comprising one or more processors and a memory storing (a) a plurality of prize value symbol reel strips comprising a plurality of prize value symbols, wherein the plurality of prize value symbols are to be assigned a plurality of prize values, respectively, (b) a game action reel strip comprising a plurality of game action symbols associated with a plurality of game actions;
- and (c) computer executable instructions, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform at least the steps of:
- randomly assigning one of the plurality of prize values to each of the plurality of prize value symbols for each of the plurality of prize value symbol reel strips based on a plurality of random numbers generated by a random number generator;
- randomly selecting a subset of the plurality of prize value symbols from the plurality of prize value symbol reel strips, and a first game action symbol from the game action reel strip, based on one or more random numbers generated by the random number generator;
- displaying the first game action symbol at a first of a plurality of symbol positions, and the subset of the plurality of prize value symbols at remainder of the plurality of symbol positions, respectively;
- in response to the first game action symbol of the plurality of game action symbols being displayed, selecting a quantity of display positions from the remainder of the plurality of symbol positions;
- and
- generating an award amount based on prize values displayed at the quantity of display positions selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.