GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SLOT GAME INCLUDING A SYMBOL REPLACEMENT FEATURE

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a slot game including a symbol replacement feature. Generally, in various embodiments, the slot game employs a plurality of different symbols, each of which is included in one of a plurality of different groups. Each group includes at least two different symbols. In operation, the gaming system displays a plurality of the symbols and, if a triggering event associated with one of the groups occurs, the gaming system provides the symbol replacement feature by replacing at least one displayed symbol of that group with a different one of the symbols of that group. Thus, when providing the symbol replacement feature in these embodiments, the gaming system of the present disclosure replaces certain displayed symbols included in a particular group with different symbols included in that particular group and not with any symbols included in any other groups.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one processor; at least one display device; at least one input device; 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 display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a plurality of symbol display areas; (b) for each of the plurality of symbol display areas, randomly determine one of a set of a plurality of different symbols and display said randomly determined symbol at said symbol display area, wherein: (i) for each symbol of the set of symbols, said symbol is included in one of a plurality of different groups of the symbols, and (ii) each group of the symbols includes at least two different symbols of the set of symbols; (c) if a triggering event associated with one of the groups of the symbols occurs, for each of at least one displayed symbol in said group of the symbols, replace said displayed symbol with a different one of the symbols in said group of the symbols; (d) determine any awards associated with the displayed symbols; and (e) display any determined awards.