Gaming machine with mystery nudge symbol
US6676512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/34
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming machine having a display and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display. If a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. The display displays a spinning reel game, each reel of which carries a plurality of symbols, at least one of which is a mystery symbol, the identity of which, at least initially, is hidden. When the mystery symbol appears on the display in a predetermined position, it is caused, by the controller and subject to predetermined conditions, to move to a different position whereafter the identity of the mystery symbol is revealed to be another symbol which is a symbol of a set of symbols of the game.
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