Gaming system and method providing a slot game having a surrounded symbol award evaluation

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a slot game having a surrounded symbol award evaluation. Generally, in various embodiments, for a play of the slot game having the surrounded symbol award evaluation the gaming system: (a) displays a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display areas; (b) determines whether any displayed non-enclosing symbols are surrounded by a plurality of displayed enclosing symbols; and (c) if so, determines any awards based on the surrounded non-enclosing symbol(s). Thus, instead of (or in addition to) using a payline evaluation, a ways-to-win evaluation, a scatter pay evaluation, or any other evaluation of the displayed symbols to determine whether to provide any awards, the gaming system of the present disclosure does so by determining whether a particular type of symbol (such as an enclosing symbol) surrounds another type of symbol (such as a non-enclosing symbol).

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 that 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 input device and the at least one display device, for a play of a game, to: (a) display a plurality of symbol display areas; (b) for each of the symbol display areas, display one of a plurality of different symbols at said symbol display area, the plurality of different symbols including a plurality of enclosing symbols and a plurality of non-enclosing symbols; (c) determine whether any displayed non-enclosing symbols are surrounded by a plurality of displayed enclosing symbols; and (d) if at least one displayed non-enclosing symbol is surrounded by a plurality of displayed enclosing symbols:
determine any awards associated with said at least one surrounded non-enclosing symbol, and(ii) display any determined awards.