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Gaming machine with player choice bonus games
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsNicholas Bennett, Christopher Stevens
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AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsNicholas Bennett, Christopher Stevens
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A gaining machine has a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means. The game control means is arranged to play an underlying game in which random events are caused to be displayed on the display means. In the feature game series, which is distinct from the underlying game played on the machine that is triggered during play of the underlying game, a set of special indicia are provided which may have specific functions during the feature game series such as acting as wild, substitute, scatter symbols or the like. Prior to commencement of playing of the games of the feature game series, the gaming machine allows the player of the gaming machine to select at least one particular special indicia from the set of special indicia to have at least one of the particular functions during that feature game series.
A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play an underlying game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, the gaming machine being characterised in that a feature game series distinct from the underlying game played on the machine may be triggered during play of the underlying game in which feature game series a set of special indicia are provided which may have specific functions or attributes during the feature game series and wherein prior to commencement of playing of the games of the feature game series, the gaming machine is arranged to allow for the selection by a player of the gaming machine, of at least one particular special indicia from the set of special indicia to have at least one of the particular functions or attributes during that feature game series.
A gaming machine having a display means and game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game wherein one or more arrays of indicia are caused to be displayed on the display means, and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, the gaming machine being characterised in that a feature game series may be initiated on the machine either on the occurrence of a predetermined event or by some other trigger means in which feature game series at least two reels provide special indicia which both substitute for other indicia in the display and multiply any win when the special indicia substitutes for other indicia characterised in that the the gaming machine is arranged to allow a player of the gaming machine to select the factors by which the wins will be multiplied when the special indicia substitutes on a particular reel.
A gaming machine having a display means and game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play game wherein one or more arrays of indicia are caused to be displayed on the display means and if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, the gaming machine being characterised in that a feature game series may be initiated on the machine either on the occurrence of a predetermined event or by some other trigger means in which a feature game series the player is allowed to choose the quantity of a certain symbol that appears on the reels or virtual reels of the gaming machine during the feature game series.
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