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US 8,771,056 B2Granted
Systems, apparatuses and methods for awarding gaming payouts
OwnerBradley Berman, Ryan Strand +2inventors
InventorsBradley Berman, Ryan Strand, Chad Shapiro, Sara Minor
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for awarding gaming payouts in slot games are provided. Embodiments are directed to initiating a reelspin and moving at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location. If a predetermined symbol appears in the new symbol location as a result of the reelspin, the predetermined symbol is replaced with the modifying symbol.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- initiating a reelspin;
- displaying at least one modifying symbol;
- moving the at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location during the reelspin;
- ending the reelspin;
- determining whether a resulting symbol located in the new symbol location as a result of the reelspin is a predetermined symbol that is selected from a plurality of game symbols prior to the reelspin ending, wherein the predetermined symbol may appear having different characteristics in different eligible appearances and each eligible appearance of the predetermined symbol is modified based on the characteristics of that appearance;
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- replacing the resulting symbol in the new symbol location when the resulting symbol is determined to be the predetermined symbol, wherein the predetermined symbol and a random number of additional symbols are replaced with the modifying symbol in response to the predetermined symbol having a first characteristic.
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A method comprising:
- initiating a reelspin;
- providing a plurality of predetermined symbols, wherein a predetermined symbol may appear having different characteristics in different eligible appearances and each eligible appearance of the predetermined symbol is modified based on the characteristics of that appearance;
- moving at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location, wherein moving the at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location includes displaying the modifying symbol in a foreground while displaying the reelspin in a background;
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- when the predetermined symbol appears in the new symbol location as a result of the reelspin, replacing the predetermined symbol with the modifying symbol, wherein replacing the predetermined symbol with the modifying symbol comprises replacing the predetermined symbol with the modifying symbol when any of the plurality of the predetermined symbols appear in the new symbol location, wherein the predetermined symbol and a random number of additional symbols are replaced with the modifying symbol in response to the predetermined symbol having a first characteristic.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface configured to facilitate player participation in a gaming event;
- a display to present a representation of a game play area having a plurality of symbol locations;
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- a processor configured to initiate a reelspin, move at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location, ending the reelspin after the at least one modifying symbol is moved to a new symbol location, and replace a predetermined symbol, that may appear having different characteristics in different eligible appearances, with the modifying symbol based on the characteristics of an eligible appearance when the predetermined symbol appears in the new symbol location at the conclusion of the reelspin, wherein the processor is further configured to replace the predetermined symbol and a random number of additional symbols with the modifying symbol when the predetermined symbol has a first characteristic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.