US 8,784,191 B1Granted

Gaming system and method for providing a symbol elimination game

AssigneeIgt

InventorsLeandro Basallo, Scott A. Caputo

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Abstract

In various embodiments, the gaming system disclosed herein provides a symbol elimination game which utilizes a single continuous series or chain of symbols displayed at a plurality of symbol display positions of a formed path and further utilizes one or more eliminators displayed at one or more eliminator display positions associated with and distinct from the symbol display positions of the formed path. Specifically, in various embodiments, the gaming system: (i) displays the chain of symbols continuously moving through the path of symbol display positions, and (ii) eliminates zero, one or more of such symbols based on one or more interactions between such symbols and the symbol display eliminators displayed at the eliminator display positions.

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Dependent claims

A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor;
and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device, for a play of a game, to:
(a) display:
(i) a path of a plurality of symbol display positions, said path associated with a single chain of symbols including a plurality of different symbols having a plurality of different symbol attributes,
(ii) at least one of the symbols at at least one of the symbol display positions, and
(iii) at least one of a plurality of different eliminators at at least one eliminator display position, said plurality of different eliminators having a plurality of different eliminator attributes and each eliminator display position being associated with at least one of the symbol display positions,
(b) if any of the symbols are displayed at any of the symbol display positions associated with any of the eliminator display positions, for each symbol displayed at each symbol display position associated with at least one of the eliminator display positions, determine if the eliminator displayed at the eliminator display position eliminates the symbol displayed at the associated symbol display position, said determination being based on the symbol attribute of the symbol and the eliminator attribute of the eliminator, such that a first one of the symbols having a first one of the symbol attributes is eliminated by a first one of the eliminators having a first one of the eliminator attributes and not eliminated by a second one of the eliminators having a second one of the eliminator attributes,
(c) determine an award based on a quantity of eliminated symbols, and
(d) display the determined award.

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A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

(a) for a play of a game, causing at least one display device to display:
(i) a path of a plurality of symbol display positions, said path associated with a single chain of symbols including a plurality of different symbols having a plurality of different symbol attributes,
(ii) at least one of the symbols at at least one of the symbol display positions, and
(iii) at least one of a plurality of different eliminators at at least one eliminator display position, said plurality of different eliminators having a plurality of different eliminator attributes and each eliminator display position being associated with at least one of the symbol display positions,
(b) if any of the symbols are displayed at any of the symbol display positions associated with any of the eliminator display positions, for each symbol displayed at each symbol display position associated with at least one of the eliminator display positions, causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to determine if the eliminator displayed at the eliminator display position eliminates the symbol displayed at the associated symbol display position, said determination being based on the symbol attribute of the symbol and the eliminator attribute of the eliminator, such that a first one of the symbols having a first one of the symbol attributes is eliminated by a first one of the eliminators having a first one of the eliminator attributes and not eliminated by a second one of the eliminators having a second one of the eliminator attributes,
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine an award based on a quantity of eliminated symbols, and
(d) causing the at least one display device to display the determined award.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.