Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140087809 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SELECTION GAME ASSOCIATED WITH A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT SETS OF PICKABLE SELECTIONS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a selection game associated with a plurality of different sets of pickable selections. For a play of the game, the gaming system displays a first set of selections and a second set of selections, and initiates a selection round. If a designated selection of the first set remains unpicked, the gaming system enables the player to pick a selection of the first set. If a designated selection of the second set remains unpicked, the gaming system enables the player to pick a selection of the second set. If the designated ones of the first and second sets of selections have both been picked, the gaming system determines an award based on a total quantity of initiated selection rounds. If not, the gaming system ends the selection round, initiates a subsequent selection round, and repeats the above process. | 03-27-2014 |
20140248936 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SLOT GAME EMPLOYING A RANDOMLY SELECTED SET OF REELS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a slot game employing a set of randomly selected reels. In one embodiment, the gaming system is configured to operate a slot game associated with a plurality of adjacently arranged reels including a plurality of symbols. Each of a plurality of the reels is associated with one of a plurality of different features and an indicator representing that feature. The gaming system begins sequentially displaying the reels and any corresponding indicators. The gaming system selects a set of two or more of the reels and stops sequentially displaying the reels such that the selected reels are displayed. The gaming system generates and displays a plurality of the symbols on the selected reels, determines whether any winning symbol combinations are displayed, determines any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combinations, and displays any determined awards. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248949 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING PLAYS OF A GAME UNTIL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH ONE CHARACTERISTIC OUTNUMBER OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC BY A DESIGNATED QUANTITY - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing plays of a game until outcomes associated with one characteristic outnumber outcomes associated with another characteristic by a designated quantity. In operation of one embodiment, the gaming system initiates a gaming session associated with a game. Each of a plurality of different potential outcomes of a play of the game is associated with at least one of a plurality of different characteristics. The gaming system provides plays of the game until a total quantity the outcomes of the plays of the game associated with one of the characteristics outnumber a total quantity of the outcomes of the plays of the game associated with another one of the characteristics by a designated quantity. | 09-04-2014 |
20140256402 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SLOT GAME INCLUDING A SYMBOL GENERATOR MODIFICATION EVENT - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a slot game including a symbol generator modification event. In various embodiments, the gaming system is configured to provide a slot game, each play of which employs a subset of a plurality of symbol generators. If a symbol generator modification event occurs in association with a first play that employs a first subset of the symbol generators, the gaming system removes one of the symbol generators from the first subset and adds another one of the plurality of symbol generators to the first subset to form a second subset, and employs the second subset for a second play. The gaming system removes and adds the symbol generators to form the second subset such that the average expected payback percentage of the second play is greater than the average expected payback percentage of the first play. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256403 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GAME WITH UNLOCKABLE FEATURES - In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing unlockable features and/or unlockable content. In such embodiments, the gaming system includes a plurality of initially unlocked features or content and a plurality of initially locked features or content, wherein as the player advances or progresses during the play of one or more games, zero, one or more previously locked features or content become unlocked. | 09-11-2014 |
20140274284 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTIPLAY SLOT GAME INCLUDING A CASCADING SYMBOLS FEATURE IN WHICH SYMBOLS ARE REMOVED FROM CORRESPONDING SYMBOL DISPLAY AREAS OF DIFFERENT SETS OF SYMBOL DISPLAY AREAS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a game including a cascading symbols feature in which symbols are removed from corresponding symbol display areas of different sets of symbol display areas. In one embodiment, the gaming system displays a first set and a second set of symbol display areas. For each symbol display area, the gaming system displays one of a plurality of different symbols at that symbol display area. If a designated symbol combination is formed by the symbols displayed at the symbol display areas of the first set, the gaming system removes the symbols displayed at the symbol display areas of the second set that correspond to the symbol display area of the first set displaying the symbols forming the designated symbol combination. | 09-18-2014 |
20140370964 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SLOT GAME EMPLOYING A RANDOMLY SELECTED SET OF REELS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a slot game employing a set of randomly selected reels. In one embodiment, the gaming system is configured to operate a slot game associated with a plurality of adjacently arranged reels including a plurality of symbols. Each of a plurality of the reels is associated with one of a plurality of different features and an indicator representing that feature. The gaming system begins sequentially displaying the reels and any corresponding indicators. The gaming system selects a set of two or more of the reels and stops sequentially displaying the reels such that the selected reels are displayed. The gaming system generates and displays a plurality of the symbols on the selected reels, determines whether any winning symbol combinations are displayed, determines any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combinations, and displays any determined awards. | 12-18-2014 |
20150080090 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING SYMBOL GAME WITH INTERACTING SYMBOLS - A gaming system including a cascading symbol game which utilizes a plurality of interacting symbols. In certain embodiments, the cascading symbol game utilizes a plurality of symbol display position matrices or grids. Each symbol display position matrix includes a plurality of symbol display positions. In operation, the gaming system generates and displays a symbol at each symbol display position of each employed symbol display position matrix, wherein the gaming system utilizes a separate set or pool of available symbols for each employed symbol display position matrix. Upon an occurrence of an interacting symbol triggering event, such as the shifting of one or more symbols between symbol display position matrices, the gaming system causes one or more symbols to interact to provide one or more benefits to a player. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080097 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING SYMBOL GAME WITH SYMBOL CLASS ELIMINATIONS - A gaming system includes a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which utilizes one or more different classes or sets of symbols. Each class or set of symbols includes one or more related symbols. If a symbol class triggering event occurs in association with a class or set of symbols, the gaming system removes each of the related symbols in that class of symbols which are displayed at symbol display positions of one or more symbol display position matrices. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080101 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A GAME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF LINKED SYMBOL GENERATORS - A gaming system including a game which utilizes a plurality of symbol generators. Each of the symbol generators is linked to at least another one of the symbol generators, such that the plurality of symbol generators are linked with each other to form a group of coupled symbol generators. In operation, for a play of a game, the gaming system activates (i.e., spins) one of the symbol generators. Due to the symbol generators being directly or indirectly coupled with one another, this activation of one of the symbol generators causes an activation of each of the linked symbol generators. Following the activation of the symbol generators, one of the symbol generators is deactivated (i.e., stopped) at a randomly selected orientation which causes each of the symbol generators to also be deactivated. The gaming system then evaluates any indicated symbols associated with the stopped symbol generators and provides one or more awards based on the evaluated symbol generators. | 03-19-2015 |