Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing a game including a cascading symbols feature causing one or more repositioned symbols to be wild symbols
US8608545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3265
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a gaming system, device, and method providing a cascading symbols feature. For a play of a game, the system generates and displays one of a plurality of symbols at each of a plurality of symbol display areas, and determines any awards associated with the displayed symbols. If a triggering event occurs, the system determines a set of the displayed symbols. For each displayed symbol of the determined set, the system removes that displayed symbol, resulting in an empty symbol display area. For each empty symbol display area, the system repositions one of the other displayed symbols, which creates a second empty symbol display area, and causes at least one of any repositioned symbols to be a wild symbol. The system generates and displays one of the symbols at each of any second empty symbol display areas, and determines any additional awards associated with the displayed symbols.
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