发明名称 Wagering game with ascending features
摘要 A gaming system includes a wagering game initiated by a wager. The wagering game further includes an ascending-feature game outcome that triggers an ascending feature in which symbols displayed in a symbol array are changed into different symbols, including higher-value symbols, that may be subsequently evaluated for winning symbol combinations.
申请公布号 US8986102(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.03.24
申请号 US201313788755 申请日期 2013.03.07
申请人 WMS Gaming Inc. 发明人 Vandaele Bryan
分类号 A63F13/00;G07F17/32;G07F17/34 主分类号 A63F13/00
代理机构 Nixon & Peabody LLP 代理人 Nixon & Peabody LLP
主权项 1. A gaming system primarily dedicated to playing a casino wagering game including a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, the plurality of game outcomes including at least one ascending-feature outcome, the gaming system comprising: a gaming cabinet; an electronic input device mounted to the gaming cabinet, the electronic input device configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the casino wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal; one or more electronic display devices mounted to the gaming cabinet; a random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements; one or more controllers configured to: receive a physical input indicative of a wager initiating the wagering game;determine a game outcome of the plurality of game outcomes based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements and direct the electronic display device to display at least a portion of the game outcome as an array of game symbols;in direct response to the game outcome being one of the at least one ascending-feature outcome, select a first set of game symbols from the array according to first criteria and modify the array by changing the selected first set into symbols having a higher value than the first set;in direct response to the modified array resulting in at least one winning combination of symbols being displayed and prior to randomly selecting another game outcome, award a player any awards associated with the at least one winning combination; andin direct response to the modified array not resulting in a winning combination and prior to generating another one or more random elements, select a second set of displayed game symbols from the modified array according to second criteria and further modify the modified array by changing the selected second set into symbols having a higher value than the second set.
地址 Waukegan IL US