Gaming device having resultant wild symbols

摘要

A gaming device including a plurality of reels or cards having several symbols. The symbols include at least two complimentary symbols that form resultant symbols on related reels or cards. In one embodiment, the resultant symbol is similar to a symbol and acts as a substitute for other symbols on the reels or cards. In another embodiment, the resultant symbol transforms adjacent symbols into symbols or other symbols on the reels or cards. In a further embodiment, the resultant symbol transforms a predetermined or random number of symbols on the reels or cards into symbols or other symbols.

主权项

1. A gaming device comprising:
a housing having a front; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, the plurality of input devices including:
(i) an acceptor,(ii) a validator, and(iii) a cashout device; a display device supported by the housing; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the plurality of input devices to:
(a) display a plurality of symbol generators, a plurality of symbols being on the symbol generators, at least two complimentary symbols being on the symbol generators and including a first complimentary symbol on a first one of the symbol generators and a second complimentary symbol on a second one of the symbol generators, wherein at least two of the complimentary symbols are each a portion of, but not all of, a resultant symbol;(b) if a physical item that indicates a monetary value is received by the acceptor, identify the received physical item via the validator and establish a credit balance based at least in part on the received and identified physical item;(c) for a play of a game following placement of a wager, the wager being deductable from the credit balance:
(i) randomly determine and display a plurality of the symbols on the symbol generators,(ii) randomly determine and display zero, one, or more of the complimentary symbols on the symbol generators,(iii) if at least two of the complimentary symbols are adjacently displayed on the symbol generators such that said adjacently displayed complimentary symbols are each a portion of and form a display of the resultant symbol on the symbol generators, thereafter transform at least one symbol displayed on the symbol generators to another one of the symbols, and(iv) display any awards based on said displayed symbols including any transformed symbols, the credit balance being increasable by any such awards, wherein any displayed complimentary symbol does not form any part of any winning symbol combination if said displayed complimentary symbol is not displayed in association with another complimentary symbol such that said complimentary symbols form the resultant symbol; and(d) upon actuation of the cashout device, initiate a payout associated with the credit balance.