Gaming device having a symbol accumulation game with a physical prize
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of reels;
a plurality of symbols on the reels, said symbols including at least one prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
an initial designated number of spins of the reels, said designated number being greater than one;
a designated number of the prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a physical prize, wherein the designated number of prize symbols is greater than the number of prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the initial designated number of spins of the reels; and
a processor operable to control the reels, activate the reels for the initial designated number of spins, re-trigger at least one spin of the reels if the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels, accumulate any prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels, and award the physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of prize symbols reaches the designated number of prize symbols.
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Abstract
A gaming device including a free spins game having a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols. The symbols include at least one prize symbol, where a physical prize is associated with the prize symbol. In one embodiment, the gaming device activates or spins the reels for a designated number of spins in a game. The gaming device spins the reels in the game and accumulates any prize symbols indicated on the reels. If the accumulated number of prize symbols reaches a designated number of prize symbols necessary to win the physical prize, the gaming device awards the physical prize to the player.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of reels;
a plurality of symbols on the reels, said symbols including at least one prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
an initial designated number of spins of the reels, said designated number being greater than one;
a designated number of the prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a physical prize, wherein the designated number of prize symbols is greater than the number of prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the initial designated number of spins of the reels; and
a processor operable to control the reels, activate the reels for the initial designated number of spins, re-trigger at least one spin of the reels if the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels, accumulate any prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels, and award the physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of prize symbols reaches the designated number of prize symbols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of reels;
a plurality of symbols on the reels, said symbols including at least one first prize symbol, at least one second prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
an initial designated number of spins of the reels, said designated number being greater than one;
a designated number of the first prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a first physical prize, wherein the designated number of first prize symbols is greater than the number of first prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the initial designated number of spins of the reels;
a designated number of the second prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a second different physical prize, wherein the designated number of second prize symbols is greater than the number of second prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the initial designated number of spins of the reels; and
a processor operable to control the reels, activate the reels for the initial designated number of spins, re-trigger at least one spin of the reels when the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels, accumulate any first prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels, accumulate any second prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels, award the first physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of first prize symbols reaches the designated number of first prize symbols, and award the second physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of second prize symbols reaches the designated number of second prize symbols. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A gaming device comprising:
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a primary game;
a secondary game;
at least one triggering event associated with the primary game, wherein the secondary game is initiated upon the occurrence of the triggering event in the primary game;
a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols in the secondary game, the symbols including at least one prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
a physical prize associated with the secondary game;
a designated number of prize symbols necessary to be accumulated in the secondary game to win the physical prize, wherein the designated number of prize symbols is greater than the number of prize symbols that can possibly be accumulated in an initially designated number of spins of the reels in the secondary game; and
a processor operable to control the reels, activate the set of reels for said initial designated number of spins in the secondary game after the triggering event occurs in the primary game, re-trigger the activation of the reels for at least one activation of the reels if the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels in the secondary game, accumulate any prize symbols which occur on the reels in the activations of the reels in the secondary game, and award the physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of prize symbols reaches the designated number of prize symbols. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of reels;
a plurality of symbols on the reels, said symbols including at least one first prize symbol, at least one second prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
an initial designated number of free spins of the reels, said designated number being greater than one;
a designated number of the first prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a first physical prize;
a designated number of the second prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a second different physical prize, wherein the first physical prize is of a higher value than the second physical prize; and
a processor operable to control the reels, activate the reels for the initial designated number of spins, re-trigger at least one spin of the reels if the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels, accumulate any first prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels, accumulate any second prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels, award the first physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of first prize symbols reaches the designated number of first prize symbols, and award the second physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of second prize symbols reaches the designated number of second prize symbols. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for operating a gaming device;
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(a) displaying a primary game to a player;
(b) initiating a secondary game upon the occurrence of a triggering event in the primary game;
(c) designating an initial number of spins of a plurality of reels in the secondary game;
(d) designating a number of prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a physical prize in the secondary game, wherein the designated number of prize symbols is greater than the number of prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the designated initial number of spins of the reels in the secondary game;
(e) activating the reels for the designated initial number of spins in the secondary game;
(f) accumulating any prize symbols which occur on the reels;
(g) re-activating the reels at least one time if a triggering event occurs in the secondary game; and
(h) awarding a physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of prize symbols reaches the designated number of prize symbols necessary to win the physical prize in the secondary game. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols on the reels, said symbols including at least one first prize symbol, at least one second prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
(b) designating an initial number of spins of the reels, said designated number being greater than one;
(c) designating a number of the first prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a first physical prize, wherein the designated number of first prize symbols is greater than the number of first prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the designated initial number of spins of the reels;
(d) designating a number of the second prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a second different physical prize, wherein the designated number of second prize symbols is greater than the number of second prize symbols which can possibly be accumulated in the designated initial number of spins of the reels;
(e) activating the reels for the designated initial number of spins;
(f) re-triggering at least one spin of the reels if the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels;
(g) accumulating any first prize symbols which occurs on the reels in each spin of the reels;
(h) accumulating any second prize symbols which occurs on the reels in each spin of the reels;
(i) awarding the first physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of first prize symbols reaches the designated number of first prize symbols; and
(j) awarding the second physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of second prize symbols reaches the designated number of second prize symbols. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols on the reels, said symbols including at least one first prize symbol, at least one second prize symbol and at least one re-trigger symbol;
(b) designating an initial number of free spins of the reels, said designated number being greater than one;
(c) designating a number of the first prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a first physical prize;
(d) designating a number of the second prize symbols necessary to be accumulated to win a second different physical prize, wherein the first physical prize is of higher value than the second physical prize;
(e) activating the reels for the designated initial number of spins;
(f) re-triggering at least one spin of the reels if the re-trigger symbol occurs on the reels;
(g) accumulating any first prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels;
(h) accumulating any second prize symbols which occur on the reels in each spin of the reels;
(i) awarding the first physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of first prize symbols reaches the designated number of first prize symbols; and
(j) awarding the second physical prize to the player if the accumulated number of second prize symbols reaches the designated number of second prize symbols. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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