Gaming device with wild activation symbols and wild termination symbols

摘要

A gaming device having a wild activation symbol is displayed on a set of reels or set of cards within a display device. The processor causes other symbols or cards to become wild within the display device when the wild termination symbol is displayed. When the wild activation symbol is displayed, the present invention may also provide a wild termination symbol on the set of reels or the set of cards within a display device. The processor may then stop symbols or cards from becoming wild based on the position of the wild termination symbol.

主权项

1. A memory device storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device, for a play of a game, to:
(a) display a plurality of symbol generators, each symbol generator including a plurality of symbols, at least one of said symbols being a designated symbol adapted to function as a wild activation symbol, and at least one of said symbols being a designated symbol adapted to function as a wild termination symbol, wherein a plurality of paths are associated with the symbol generators; (b) cause the symbol generators to display a plurality of the symbols; (c) determine if any of the paths include the designated symbol adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and the designated symbol adapted to function as the wild termination symbol, said designated symbol adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and said designated symbol adapted to function as the wild termination symbol being stationary for a rest of the play of the game after said plurality of the symbols are displayed for said play of the game, and said designated symbol adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and said designated symbol adapted to function as the wild termination symbol being displayed at different display positions; (d) after said determination, for each path including both the designated symbol adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and the designated symbol adapted to function as the wild termination symbol: (i) change all of the displayed symbols along the path between the designated symbol adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and the designated symbol adapted to function as the wild termination symbol into wild symbols for one evaluation of the path; and
(ii) evaluate said path for any winning combinations of symbols along said path; and (e) display any awards for said winning combinations along said paths.