Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorDavid C. Little
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Abstract
A gaming system, game controller and method of gaming implementing a game wherein one or more symbols are selected to be retained from a previous game outcome based on symbols which contribute to a winning symbol combination in the game outcome. One or more subsequent game outcomes can be generated including the retained symbols. The retained symbols from a previous game outcome can be selected from symbols which contribute to a winning symbols combination in the previous game outcome. In the subsequent game outcome, the retained symbols can contribute to further winning symbol combinations.
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A method of gaming for use with a gaming system having a controller and a display having a plurality of locations, and the gaming system playing a game in which symbols are displayed at locations on the display, the method comprising:
- a) selecting, via the game controller, one or more symbols displayed at a first location on the display, to be retained from a symbol set of a first game outcome based on a selected symbol contributing to a first winning symbol combination having a first value in the first game outcome;
- b) selecting via the game controller a further set of symbols for display as a second game outcome including the retained selected symbols;
- c) selecting via the game controller symbols to be retained from the selected further set of symbols of the second game outcome based on the selected symbols contributing to a second winning symbol combination having a second value in the second game outcome;
- d) determining which of the first value and the second value has a higher value;
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- e) retaining the selected symbols from one of the first winning symbol combination and the second winning symbol combination that has the higher value, thereby resulting in an award of a prize having the higher value from the selected symbols from one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome.
A game controller for a playing a game in a gaming machine having a display having a plurality of locations, and wherein symbols of the game are displayed at locations on the display, the game controller comprising:
- a display controller configured to display a first outcome of the game;
- a symbol selector, in response to the first game outcome including a first winning combination having a first value displayed at a first location on the display, arranged to 1) select one or more symbols of the first winning combination in the first game outcome to retain for a second game outcome, 2) select a further set of symbols, including the retained symbols, for the second game outcome for display, and 3) select symbols from the further set of symbols based on the selected symbols contributing to a second winning combination having a second value in the second game outcome;
- an outcome evaluator arranged to determine which of the first value and the second value has a higher value;
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- wherein the symbol selector is further adapted to retain the selected symbols from one of the first winning symbol combination and the second winning symbol combination that has the higher value, thereby resulting in an award of a prize from the selected symbols of the first game outcome and the second game outcome.
A gaming system comprising:
- a player interface for entering game play instructions by a player and including a display having a plurality of locations for displaying a first game outcome and prize information to the player;
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- a symbol selector, in response to the first game outcome including a first winning combination of symbols having a first value displayed at a first location on the display, arranged to 1) select one or more symbols of the first winning combination in the first game outcome to retain for a second game outcome, 2) select a further set of symbols, including the retained symbols, for the second game outcome for display, and 3) select symbols from the further set of symbols based on the selected symbols contributing to a second winning combination having a second value in the second game outcome;
- an outcome evaluator arranged to determine which of the first value and the second value has a higher value;
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- wherein the symbol selector is further adapted to retain the selected symbols from one of the first winning symbol combination and the second winning symbol combination that has the higher value, thereby resulting in an award of a prize from the selected symbols of the first game outcome and the second game outcome.
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