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US 8,298,065 B2Granted
Gaming activity with secondary symbols forming random paylines
AssigneeKing Show Games, Inc.
InventorsBradley Berman, Rebecca Schuh, Jason Malkovich
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Abstract
A gaming activity involves a plurality of gaming reels each having a plurality of first symbols that are randomly arranged in response to a gaming event. The gaming apparatus also includes a plurality of second symbols that are each randomly arranged so that each of the second symbols adjacent to an associated one of the first symbols. A payout device of the apparatus determines a payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with a payline formed by the associated second symbols in response to the gaming event.
Claims3
A gaming apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of gaming reels each having a plurality of first symbols that are randomly arranged in response to a gaming event;
- a plurality of second symbols that are each randomly arranged so that each of the second symbols is adjacent to an associated one of the first symbols;
- a payout device that determines a payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with paylines formed by the associated second symbols in response to the gaming event;
- wherein the paylines are formed by a sequence of matching second symbols, wherein the first symbols associated with the matching second symbols also match;
- and
- wherein the matching first symbols and the matching second symbols are involved in a secondary play event that occurs after the payout is determined, wherein the secondary play event involves:
- moving the matching second symbols so that the payline formed by the matching second symbols is a straight line;
- moving the gaming reels having the matching first symbols so that the matching first symbols remain associated with the matching second symbols;
- and
- wherein the payout device determines a second payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with the second symbols in response to the secondary play event.
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A method comprising:
- randomly arranging first symbols on a plurality of gaming reels in response to a gaming event;
- randomly arranging second symbols so that each of the second symbols is adjacent to an associated one of the first symbols;
- determining, in response to the gaming event, a payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with a payline formed by the associated second symbols;
- wherein the paylines are formed by a sequence of matching second symbols, and wherein the payout is determined based on the matching of the first symbols associated with the matching second symbols;
- wherein the matching first symbols and the matching second symbols are involved in a secondary play event that occurs after the payout is determined, wherein the secondary play event involves:
- moving the matching second symbols so that the payline formed by the matching second symbols is a substantially straight line;
- moving the gaming reels having the matching first symbols so that the matching first symbols remain associated with the matching second symbols;
- and
- a second payout is determined based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with the second symbols in response to the secondary play event.
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A system comprising:
- means for randomly arranging first symbols on a plurality of gaming reels in response to a gaming event;
- means for randomly arranging second symbols so that each of the second symbols is adjacent to an associated one of the first symbols;
- means for determining, in response to the gaming event, a payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with a payline formed by the associated second symbols;
- wherein the payline is formed by a sequence of matching second symbols, and wherein the payout is determined based on the matching of the first symbols associated with the matching second symbols, the system further comprising:
- means for moving the matching second symbols so that the payline formed by the matching second symbols is a substantially straight line;
- means for moving the gaming reels having the matching first symbols so that the matching first symbols remain associated with the matching second symbols;
- and
- means for determining a second payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with the second symbols in response to the secondary play event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.