Gaming device having multi-characteristic symbol game with multiple award components
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- a display device;
a processor in communication with said display device;
a first plurality of symbols having a first characteristic and a second characteristic;
a first selection generated by the processor from the first plurality of symbols and displayed by the display device;
a second selection generated by the processor from the first plurality of symbols and displayed by the display device; and
an award provided to a player based on the characteristics of the first selection and second selection, said award including a first characteristic component based on at least one correlation, if any, between the first characteristic of the first and second selections and a second characteristic component based on at least one correlation, if any, between the second characteristic of the first and second selections.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a gaming device which includes a plurality of symbols. A first selection is chosen from a first set of symbols. A second reel is chosen from a second set of symbols. The first and second set of symbols have a first characteristic and a second characteristic. A third or modifier selection is chosen from a third set of symbols. The symbols in the third set of symbols have at least a first characteristic. The award a player receives includes a first characteristic component based on the first characteristics of the first selection, second selection and third selection. The award also includes a second characteristic component based on the second characteristic of the first and second selections and a second characteristic, if any, of the third selection.
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35 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a display device;
a processor in communication with said display device;
a first plurality of symbols having a first characteristic and a second characteristic;
a first selection generated by the processor from the first plurality of symbols and displayed by the display device;
a second selection generated by the processor from the first plurality of symbols and displayed by the display device; and
an award provided to a player based on the characteristics of the first selection and second selection, said award including a first characteristic component based on at least one correlation, if any, between the first characteristic of the first and second selections and a second characteristic component based on at least one correlation, if any, between the second characteristic of the first and second selections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of symbols having a plurality of characteristics including a value characteristic and a second characteristic;
a first selection chosen from said plurality of symbols;
a second selection chosen from said plurality of symbols; and
an award provided to a player, said award having a value component based on a correlation, if any, of the value characteristics of the first and second selections and a second component based on a correlation, if any, of the second characteristic of the first and second selections. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A gaming device comprising:
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a display device;
a processor in communication with said display device;
a first plurality of symbols having a first characteristic and a second characteristic;
a second plurality of symbols having a sole characteristic;
a third plurality of symbols having at least a modifier characteristic;
a first selection generated by the processor from the first and second plurality of symbols and displayed by the display device;
a second selection generated by the processor from the first and second plurality of symbols and displayed by the display device;
a third selection generated by the processor from said second and third plurality of symbols; and
an award provided to a player based on the characteristics of the first, second and third selections, said award including a first characteristic component based on a correlation, if any, between the first characteristic of the first, second and third selections, a second characteristic component based on a correlation, if any, between the second characteristic of the first, second and third selections, and a sole characteristic component of the award if two or more of the first, second and third selections have sole characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method for operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a first symbol from a plurality of symbols having a first characteristic and a second characteristic;
(b) selecting a second symbol from said plurality of symbols;
(c) determining a first characteristic component of an award based on at least one correlation, if any, between the first characteristic of the first selection and second selection;
(d) determining a second characteristic component of said award based on at least one correlation, if any, between the second characteristic of the first and second selection; and
(e) providing said award, if any, to the player based on the first characteristic component and the second characteristic component. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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