Scatter symbols in game award different number of free games and multipliers

摘要

Disclosed herein is a game played on a gaming device that displays a randomly selected array of symbols, where the symbols across one or more paylines are evaluated by circuitry to determine an award to be granted. A trigger event, such as the occurrence of a certain plurality of special symbols, initiates a series of free games. The number of free games and an award multiplier associated with each free game are dependent on the particular type of special symbols making up the trigger event.

主权项

1. A method performed by a slot machine comprising:
receiving, by the slot machine, a monetary wager made by a player via a wager input device as part of the slot machine; receiving, by the slot machine, a game initiation signal by the player controlling a game initiation device, as part of the slot machine, to initiate a game; in response to receiving the game initiation signal, controlling a display, as part of the slot machine, by a processor to visibly display, in a base game, a first array of symbols in an array of symbol positions that have been randomly selected, certain combinations of symbols along one or more displayed paylines providing an award for a player, available symbols for being randomly selected including a plurality of different types of special symbols, each type of special symbol being associated with a certain number of free games and an award multiplier, the award multiplier including multipliers greater than one, wherein each type of special symbol is associated with a unique combination of free games and award multiplier, so different types of the special symbols are not associated with a same combination of free games and award multiplier, and wherein there are a variety of different numbers of free games associated with the different types of special symbols and a variety of different award multipliers associated with the different types of special symbols; detecting a trigger event in the base game by the processor, the trigger event comprising the display of a certain plurality of the special symbols in the first array; as a result of the trigger event, awarding the player a number of free games, to be played on the slot machine, associated with each type of special symbol displayed in the first array; after the base game, playing the free games awarded as a result of the trigger event, each free game being associated with a particular type of special symbol that identifies the number of free games; multiplying any award won in a free game prior to a next free game being played, due to an occurrence of a winning display of symbols, by an award multiplier associated with the particular type of special symbol that is associated with the free game; and receiving a cash out signal by the player controlling a cash out device, as part of the slot machine, to cash out any accumulated awards.