Gaming devices, systems, and methods for reusing wild symbols

A method, comprising:

• initiating a gaming session for a grid-based game, the grid-based game being arranged as an array of cells to be populated with symbols on a user interface;
• determining, during the gaming session, that a losing play of the grid-based game comprises a wild symbol;
• determining that a number of consecutive losing plays exceeds a threshold;
• rendering, in response to determining that the number of consecutive losing plays exceeds the threshold, a first visual change to the user interface to notify a player of the grid-based game that selection of an interactive feature on the user interface will reuse the wild symbol in a next play;
• receiving an electronic signal indicative of the player selecting the interactive feature on the user interface to reuse the wild symbol in the next play;
• rendering, for the next play and based on output of a random number generator, a sequence of symbols to the array of cells displayed on the display of the user interface, the sequence of symbols including the wild symbol;
• and
• causing, when the sequence of symbols for the next play results in a winning combination of symbols, a second visual change to the user interface to notify the player that selection of the interactive feature to reuse the wild symbol is not available for at least one play subsequent to the next play.

A method, comprising:

• determining that a number of consecutive losing plays of a grid-based game exceeds a threshold, the grid-based game being arranged as an array of cells to be populated with symbols on a user interface, wherein one of the number of consecutive losing plays comprises a wild symbol;
• rendering, in response to determining that the number of consecutive losing plays exceeds the threshold, a first visual change to the user interface to notify a player of the grid-based game that selection of an interactive feature on the user interface will reuse the wild symbol in a next play;
• receiving an electronic signal indicative of the player selecting the interactive feature on the user interface to reuse the wild symbol in the next play;
• rendering, for the next play and based on output of a random number generator, a sequence of symbols to the array of cells displayed on the display of the user interface, the sequence of symbols including the wild symbol;
• and
• causing, when the sequence of symbols for the next play results in a winning combination of symbols, a second visual change to the user interface to notify the player that selection of the interactive feature to reuse the wild symbol is not available for at least one play subsequent to the next play.