Game award enhancement for adjacent game symbols

A game controller, comprising:

• a processor circuit;
• and
• a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to:
• control a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) to receive a wager for a wagering game provided by the EGM, the wagering game comprising an array of game symbol positions;
• control the GUI to display a first game symbol associated with a first game award value at a first game symbol position of the array of game symbol positions;
• control the GUI to display a second game symbol associated with a second game award value at a second game symbol position of the array of game symbol positions;
• control the GUI to display a third game symbol associated with a third game award value at a third game symbol position of the array of game symbol positions, wherein the third game symbol is separate from the first game symbol and the second game symbol;
• control the GUI to display a fourth game symbol associated with a fourth game award value at a fourth game symbol position of the array of game symbol positions, wherein the fourth game symbol is separate from both the first game symbol and the second game symbol;
• determine a first total game award value for a game award based on the first game award value, the second game award value, the third game award value, and the fourth game award value;
• determine that the first game symbol position is adjacent to the second game symbol position in the array of game symbol positions;
• determine that the third game symbol position is adjacent to the fourth game symbol position in the array of game symbol positions;
• increase, based on a determination that the first game symbol position is adjacent to the second game symbol position, the first total game award value to a second total game award value by a first value;
• increase, based on a determination that the third game symbol position is adjacent to the fourth game symbol position in the array of game symbol positions, the second total game award value to a third total game award value by a second value;
• and
• control the GUI to display an indication of the game award.

A game controller, comprising:

• a processor circuit;
• and
• a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to:
• control a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) to receive a wager for a wagering game, the wagering game comprising a plurality of overlapping arrays, each array of the plurality of overlapping arrays comprising a plurality of game symbol positions;
• control the GUI to display a first game symbol associated with a first game award value at a first game symbol position of a first array of the plurality of overlapping arrays;
• control the GUI to display a second game symbol associated with a second game award value at a second game symbol position of the first array of the plurality of overlapping arrays;
• control the GUI to display a third game symbol associated with a third game award value at a third game symbol position of a second array of the plurality of overlapping arrays;
• determine a first total game award value for a game award based on the first game award value, the second game award value, and the third game award value;
• determine that the first game symbol position is adjacent to the second game symbol position;
• increase, based on a determination that the first game symbol position is adjacent to the second game symbol position, the first total game award value of the game award to a second total game award value;
• and
• control the GUI to display an indication of the game award.