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US 8,523,654 B2Granted
Method of gaming, a game controller and a gaming system
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorHung Ngoc Nguyen
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Abstract
A method of gaming comprising: selecting a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols including one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier; determining whether a corresponding modifier is a available for each selected modifiable symbol; modifying each selected modifiable symbol in respect of which a positive determination is made by adding the modifier to the modifiable symbol; and determining whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols as modified.
Claims77
A method of gaming comprising:
- selecting a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- determining, using a processor, whether a corresponding modifier is available for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modifying, using the processor, each selected modifiable symbol by adding the determined modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determining, using the processor, whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
2 more elements
A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to:
- select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- determine whether a corresponding modifier is available for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modify each selected modifiable symbol by adding the determined modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determine whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
2 more elements
A gaming system comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a game controller arranged to:
- select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions on the display by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- determine whether a corresponding modifier is available for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modify each selected modifiable symbol by adding the determined modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determine whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
5 more elements
A method of gaming comprising:
- selecting a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- selecting a modifier for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modifying, using a processor, each selected modifiable symbol by adding the selected modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determining, using a processor, whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
2 more elements
A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to:
- select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- select a modifier for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modify each selected modifiable symbol by adding the selected modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determine whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
2 more elements
A gaming system comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a game controller arranged to:
- select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- select a modifier for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modify each selected modifiable symbol by adding the selected modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determine whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols as modified including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
5 more elements
A computer readable medium comprising computer program code which when executed causes a processor to implement a method of gaming, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- determining whether a corresponding modifier is available for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modifying each selected modifiable symbol in respect of which a positive determination is made by adding the determined modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determining whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
2 more elements
A computer readable medium comprising computer program code which when executed causes a processor to implement a method of gaming, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selecting being performed by selecting from a set of symbols that includes one or more unmodifiable symbols and one or more modifiable symbols, each modifiable symbol adapted to receive a modifier;
- selecting a modifier for each selected modifiable symbol;
- modifying each selected modifiable symbol by adding the selected modifier to the modifiable symbol if a corresponding modifier is available, the one or more modifiable symbols each having a portion indicative of how the modifiable symbols are to be interpreted if a modifiable symbol is not available;
- and
- determining whether to make an award based on the plurality of symbols including any unmodifiable, modified and unmodified modifiable symbols.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.