Gaming system including wild symbols

摘要

A gaming system configured to operate a game associated with a plurality of symbols. For a play of the game, the gaming system displays a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of the symbols and being associated with a plurality of symbol display areas. For an activation of the reels, the gaming system randomly generates and causes each of the reels to display one of the symbols on that reel at each of the symbol display areas associated with that reel. Upon an occurrence of a triggering event, the gaming system: adds one or more wild symbols to one or more of the reels and provides a plurality of additional activations of the reels. If a removal condition is satisfied prior to a final one of the additional activations of the reels, the gaming system removes a remaining wild symbol from one of the reels.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one display device; at least one input device; and a controller configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) for a first play of a game:
(i) display a first plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels,(ii) determine, via the controller, any awards associated with the displayed first plurality of symbols,(iii) display any determined awards associated with the displayed first plurality of symbols, and(iv) if any designated wild symbols are displayed at any symbol display positions, cause at least one of said designated wild symbols to remain displayed at the same symbol display position for at least a second, subsequent play of the game, and(b) for the second, subsequent play of the game:
(i) display a second plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions associated with the plurality of reels, wherein said displayed second plurality of symbols include any designated wild symbols caused to remain displayed at the same symbol display position,(ii) determine, via the controller, any awards associated with the displayed second plurality of symbols, and(iii) display any determined awards associated with the displayed second plurality of symbols.