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1. A gaming machine configured to allow a player to play a game, the game having an associated set of game symbols, the game symbols in the set of game symbols being arranged in a predetermined order from a lowest value to a highest value, comprising:
a display device configured to display a plurality of symbol regions, the symbol regions being arranged in a grid, the display device being further configured to display one of the plurality of game symbols in each of the symbol regions; and, a controller coupled to the display device and being configured to randomly select an initial outcome of the game, the initial outcome of the game including an initial game symbol associated with each of the symbol regions, the controller being further configured to detect a triggering condition associated with the initial outcome of the game and to responsively identify the initial game symbol being displayed in at least one predetermined symbol region, determine a ranking of the initial game symbol within the predetermined order of game symbols, determine an offset from the initial game symbol within the predetermined order of game symbols, and replace the initial game symbol with a replacement symbol to establish a secondary outcome of the game, the replacement symbol being determined as a function of the ranking of the initial game symbol within the predetermined order of the game symbols and the determined offset from the initial game symbol ranking. |
