Gaming device having multiple pay slots
AssigneeIgt
InventorsPaulina Rodgers, Karen M. Cregan
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Abstract
The gaming device provides a number of selections. When the player chooses a selection, the gaming device randomly generates a value and randomly places the value into one of a number of adjacent slots. When the bottom of each slot is covered with values, the game removes the values and provides an award to the player. In one embodiment, the award includes a value from each slot and in a preferred embodiment the award includes the smallest value from the slots. The gaming device subtracts the lowest value from the remaining values and the player chooses another selection. The process continues until one of a plurality of possible endings occurs.
Claims44
A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of selections controlled by the processor;
- an input device in communication with the processor;
- a display device operable with the processor;
- and
- a matrix of positions displayed by the display device, wherein the processor, display device and input device are operable to:
- (i) enable a player to pick the selections,
- (ii) reveal symbols as outcomes of the player's picks of the selections,
- (iii) randomly determine each position of the matrix for each said symbol resulting from the player's pick of said selections,
- (iv) display said symbols in said positions of the matrix,
- (v) evaluate a resulting arrangement of the symbol bearing positions to determine if the resulting arrangement matches a winning arrangement of the positions, and
- (vi) provide an award to the player if the resulting arrangement matches the winning arrangement.
A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of selections controlled by the processor;
- an input device in communication with the processor;
- a display device operable with the processor;
- and
- a matrix of positions displayed by the display device, wherein the processor, display device and input device are operable to
- (i) enable a player to pick a plurality of the selections,
- (ii) reveal symbols as outcomes of the picks of the selections,
- (iii) randomly determine each position of the matrix for each said symbol resulting from the player's pick of said selections,
- (iv) display said symbols in said positions of the matrix,
- (v) rearrange at least one symbol existing already in the matrix due to the symbol placement, and
- (vi) evaluate a resulting arrangement of symbol bearing positions to determine if an award should be provided to the player.
A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of selections controlled by the processor;
- an input device in communication with the processor;
- a display device operable with the processor;
- and
- a matrix of positions displayed by the display device, wherein the processor, display device and input device are operable to
- (i) enable a player to pick the selections,
- (ii) reveal symbols as outcomes of the picks of the selections,
- (iii) randomly determine each position of the matrix for each said symbol resulting from the player's pick of said selections,
- (iv) display said symbols in said positions of the matrix,
- (v) remove from the matrix at least one of the symbols already in the matrix, and
- (vi) evaluate a resulting arrangement of symbol bearing positions to determine if an award should be provided to the player.
A method of operating a gaming device under control of a processor, the method comprising:
- enabling a player to pick a plurality of displayed selections;
- generating symbols upon the player's picks of the selections, said symbols being associated with said picked selections;
- randomly determining each position of a matrix for each said symbol resulting from the player's pick of said selections;
- displaying said symbols in said positions of the matrix;
- and
- evaluating a resulting arrangement of symbols in the matrix to determine if the resulting arrangement matches a winning award bearing arrangement.
A method of operating a gaming device under control of a processor, the method comprising:
- enabling a player to pick a plurality of displayed selections;
- generating symbols upon the player's picks of the selections, said symbols being associated with said picked selections;
- randomly determining each position of a matrix for each said symbol resulting from the player's pick of said selections;
- displaying said symbols in said positions of the matrix;
- and
- evaluating a resulting rearrangement of symbols in the positions to determine if the resulting arrangement matches a winning award bearing arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.