| 摘要 |
A gaming system displays one of a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of symbol positions, at least one of the plurality of symbols being a target symbol for establishing a direction of shifting and at least one of the plurality of symbols being a magnetic symbol for shifting toward a target symbol. If any generated magnetic symbol is associated with a generated target symbol, the gaming system shifts that magnetic symbol toward the associated target symbol, resulting in an empty symbol position. The gaming system fills the empty symbol position by shifting a displayed symbol or by generating one of the plurality symbols and repeats until no magnetic symbol is associated with a target symbol. The gaming system provides an award for any displayed winning symbol combination. The gaming system removes symbols from each winning combination, fills the empty symbol positions, and repeats as above. |
| 主权项 |
1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including:
(i) an acceptor, and(ii) a cashout device; at least one display device supported by the housing; 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, causes the at least one processor to operate with the plurality of input devices and the at least one display device to:
(a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,(b) for each play of a game:
(i) display a plurality of symbol positions,(ii) display one of a plurality of symbols in each of the symbol positions, the plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined target symbol and at least one predetermined magnetic symbol, wherein said at least one target symbol and said at least one magnetic symbol are each predetermined independent of when the display of one of the plurality of symbols in each of the symbol positions occurs,(iii) if and because the displayed symbols include a first designated number of the magnetic symbols displayed in association with a second designated number of the target symbols, said first designated number being at least one and said second designated number being at least one, for each such displayed magnetic symbol:
(A) shift said magnetic symbol toward the associated target symbol, said shifting resulting in an empty symbol position, and(B) display one of the plurality of symbols in the displayed empty symbol position, and(iv) if the displayed symbols include the first designated number of the magnetic symbols and the second designated number of the target symbols and said first designated number of magnetic symbols are not displayed in association with said second designated number of target symbols, not shift said magnetic symbols toward the target symbols, and(v) thereafter, if any winning symbol combination is displayed:
(A) display an award for each displayed winning symbol combination,(B) remove at least one symbol from at least one displayed winning symbol combination,(C) display one of the plurality of symbols in each empty symbol position, and(D) repeat (b)(iii) and (b)(v), and(c) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. |
