Electronic gaming device and method of providing games having player provided game elements

摘要

Systems and methods for providing games, such as wagering games, that include game features, such as symbols, that may be temporarily replaced or modified by player provided elements, if desired, wherein the player provided elements may function in the same manner as the symbols in one or more rounds of the game.

主权项

1. An electronic gaming device for allowing a player to play a game having player provided game elements, comprising:
a display device for displaying a game to a player; an input device configured to receive player input and generate a signal indicative of the player input and information relating to a monetary value enabled for wagering in the game; a database including a plurality of game features being associated with the game and a list of game elements, the list of game elements including at least one player provided game element being associated with at least one of the plurality of game features, the player provided game element comprising data transmitted to the database prior to the player provided game element being associated with the at least one of the plurality of game features; a controller including a processor coupled to the display device, the input device and the database, the controller being in communication with a random number generator for facilitating random game outcomes during a gaming session and configured to: initiate a gaming session including displaying the game in response to a request received from the player and information relating to a monetary value being wagered; retrieve a game feature associated with the game from the database during the gaming session; determine by the processor during the gaming session if the list of game elements includes a player provided game element associated with the retrieved game feature; randomly determine by the processor in communication with the random number generator, an outcome of the game during the gaming session; and display on the display device the outcome of the game including the retrieved game feature and the player provided game element associated with the retrieved game feature during the gaming session.