GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING SYMBOL GAME INCLUDING SHIFTING SYMBOLS ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS

摘要

The disclosed gaming system displays an arrangement of symbols including a plurality of symbol positions. For a play of the game, the gaming system displays a randomly generated symbol in each symbol position. One or more of the symbols are displayed as associated with a directional indicator indicating a shift direction for that symbol. If any winning symbol combination is displayed, the gaming system shifts at least one symbol within the symbol matrix according to the directional indicator associated with that symbol, such as by shifting the symbol as designated distance in the shift direction indicated by the symbol's directional indicator. In one embodiment, the gaming system removes one or more symbols in the shift path of a shifting symbol. In one embodiment, the gaming system generates and displays new symbols in the then-empty symbol positions of the symbol matrix and repeats the determination, shifting, and generation.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one input device; at least one display 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 for a play of a game, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to:
(a) at each of a plurality of symbol display positions, display a symbol randomly determined from a plurality of symbols, and(b) if a triggering event occurs and at least one of the displayed symbols is a designated symbol individually associated with at least one displayed directional indicator:
(i) modify at least one symbol displayed at at least one symbol display position at least partially indicated by the at least one displayed direction indicator, said modification includes changing said at least one displayed symbol to the displayed designated symbol,(ii) determine if the displayed symbols form any winning symbol combinations, and(iii) if the displayed symbols form at least one winning symbol combination, for each formed winning symbol combination:
(A) determine an award associated with said formed winning symbol combination, and(B) display said determined award associated with said formed winning symbol combination.