Wagering game having adjacent-reel functionality enhancements

摘要

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system includes receiving a wager in response to an input via at least one input device. The method also includes displaying, on at least one display device, a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game in a display area. The display area includes a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols forming an array. The plurality of symbols includes at least one special symbol. In response to the randomly selected outcome including a special symbol on adjacent ones of the plurality of reels, the method includes changing the functionality of the special symbols on the adjacent ones of the plurality of reels to create a modified array.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of operating a gaming system for conducting a wagering game, the method comprising:
receiving a wager in response to an input via at least one input device; displaying, on at least one display device, a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in a display area, the display area including a plurality of reels that display a plurality of symbols to form an array, the plurality of symbols including multiple ones of a special symbol; in response to the randomly selected outcome including two or more of the special symbols in any symbol position on adjacent ones of the plurality of reels, changing the functionality of the special symbols on the adjacent ones of the plurality of reels and maintaining the functionality of any special symbol on non-adjacent ones of the plurality of reels to create a modified array; in response to the randomly selected outcome including the two or more of the special symbols in any symbol position on the adjacent ones of the plurality of reels, replacing an image of each of the special symbols on the adjacent ones of the plurality of reels with an image of a modified special symbol and maintaining the image of each of the special symbols on the non-adjacent ones of the plurality of reels; evaluating the modified array, using at least one of one or more processors, to determine whether or not the modified array includes a winning combination; and awarding a payout based on the modified array.