Gaming device having positional symbol awards

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a slot machine having awards for the occurrence of certain symbols in certain designated positions of the play matrix. In one embodiment, a game device comprises: a display device; an input device; and a processor for accessing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: provide a game comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions, wherein at least one of the symbol positions comprises a capture position; a plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reels; at least one predetermined winning symbol combination of a plurality of winning symbol combinations; and an award associated with the predetermined winning symbol combination; wherein the winning symbol combination comprises a predetermined symbol from the plurality of symbols being positioned in the capture position.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing; at least one display device supported by the housing, a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including:
(i) an acceptor,(ii) a validator, and(iii) a cashout device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the plurality of input devices to:
(a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor:
(i) identify, via the validator, the received physical item, and(ii) establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received and identified physical item,(b) for a play of a game:
(i) at each of a plurality of symbol positions of a plurality of reels, display a symbol selected from a plurality of symbols, wherein at least one of the symbol positions includes a capture symbol position and the plurality of symbols includes a predetermined symbol,(ii) if the predetermined symbol is not displayed at the capture symbol position:
(A) determine any awards associated with any winning symbol combinations formed from the plurality of displayed symbols, wherein said determination is based on a first paytable, and(B) display any determined awards associated with any formed winning symbol combinations, said credit balance being increasable based on any determined award associated with any formed winning symbol combinations, and(iii) if the predetermined symbol is displayed at the capture symbol position:
(A) determine any awards associated with the any winning symbol combinations formed from the plurality of displayed symbols, wherein said determination is based on a second, different paytable, and(B) display any determined awards associated with any formed winning symbol combinations, said credit balance being increasable based on any determined award associated with any formed winning symbol combinations, and(c) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.