Gaming machine and methods of allowing a player to play gaming machines having modifiable reel features
US10078942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3267
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of allowing a player to play a gaming machine is described herein. The game includes a plurality of reels, each reel having a reel strip. The method includes initiating a primary game, responsively spinning the reels, randomly determining an outcome of the primary game and responsively stopping the reels to display the primary game. The method includes detecting if a triggering condition occurs in the primary game outcome, the triggering condition being defined as the at least one trigger symbol being displayed in at least one reel of the plurality of reels in the primary game outcome, and responsively modifying a reel feature of a reel strip associated with the at least one reel to generate an outcome of a secondary game including the modified reel strip.
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