Gaming device having a plurality of symbol generators and accumulation game with multiple independent terminating conditions
First Claim
1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a game controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbol sets in the game, wherein each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols and at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value;
a plurality of predetermined numbers associated with each of the symbol sets, wherein each of the predetermined numbers are greater than one;
a plurality of symbol generators in the game, wherein each of the symbol generators is separately associated with a different one of the symbol sets;
at least one display device controlled by the processor and operable with the symbols generators to;
(a) generate for each of the symbol generators one of the symbols of the symbol set associated with said symbol generator;
(b) indicate each generated symbol to a player;
(c) accumulate any values associated with the generated symbols for each symbol generator, wherein if one of the symbols is repeated on said symbol generator, the value is added to the accumulated value for that symbol generator;
(d) repeat (a) to (c) until at least one of the predetermined numbers have been indicated for one of the symbol sets; and
(e) provide an award to a player based, at least in part, on the accumulated values associated with at least one of the symbol sets for which the predetermined number of the symbols have been generated.
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Abstract
A gaming device includes a plurality of symbol generators displayed to a player. A plurality of symbol sets are associated with each symbol generator and each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols. Each of the symbols has a value and a probability. The processor generates one of the symbols on each of the symbol generators and marks each generated symbol. The gaming device continues generating symbols until all of the symbols in a symbol set associated with at least one of the symbol generators are marked. The game provides an award to a player when all of the symbols in at least one of the symbol sets are marked.
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Citations
74 Claims
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1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbol sets in the game, wherein each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols and at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value;
a plurality of predetermined numbers associated with each of the symbol sets, wherein each of the predetermined numbers are greater than one;
a plurality of symbol generators in the game, wherein each of the symbol generators is separately associated with a different one of the symbol sets;
at least one display device controlled by the processor and operable with the symbols generators to;
(a) generate for each of the symbol generators one of the symbols of the symbol set associated with said symbol generator;
(b) indicate each generated symbol to a player;
(c) accumulate any values associated with the generated symbols for each symbol generator, wherein if one of the symbols is repeated on said symbol generator, the value is added to the accumulated value for that symbol generator;
(d) repeat (a) to (c) until at least one of the predetermined numbers have been indicated for one of the symbol sets; and
(e) provide an award to a player based, at least in part, on the accumulated values associated with at least one of the symbol sets for which the predetermined number of the symbols have been generated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, comprising:
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a plurality of symbol indicators controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbols associated with each of the symbol indicators, wherein a plurality of the symbols are each associated with a value and a probability;
at least one display device controlled by the processor, wherein the processor, display device and symbol indicators are operable to;
(a) determine the symbol to indicate for each symbol indicator based on the probabilities associated with the symbols associated with that symbol indicator;
(b) for each of the symbol indicators, generate and indicate the determined symbol;
(c) display any value associated with the indicated symbols;
(d) accumulate any values associated with the generated symbols for each symbol indicator, wherein if a symbol is repeated for said symbol indicator, the value is added to the accumulated value for that symbol indicator;
(e) repeat (a) to (d) until a designated number of the symbols associated with at least one of the symbol indicators have been generated, wherein said designated number is greater than one; and
(f) provide an award to a player based, at least in part, on the indicated symbols associated with at least one symbol indicator associated for which the designated number symbols have been generated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, comprising:
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a game controlled by a processor;
a plurality of reels in the game;
a plurality of symbols sets associated with each of said reels which each include a plurality of symbols, wherein at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value and a probability, wherein at least two of the probabilities are different;
at least one display device controlled by the processor, wherein the processor, display device and symbol indicators are operable to;
(a) determine which symbol to indicate for each reel based on the probabilities associated with the symbols associated with that reel;
(b) for each of the reels, indicate the determined symbol;
(c) display any value associated with the indicated symbols;
(d) accumulate any values associated with the indicated symbols for each reel, wherein if one of the symbols is repeated for that reel, the value is added to the accumulated value for that reel;
(e) repeat (a) to (d) until a designated number of the symbols of at least one of the reels have been indicated, wherein said designated number is greater than one; and
(f) provide an award to a player based, at least in part, on the accumulated values associated with the indicated symbols associated with at least one of the reels for which the designated number of symbols has been indicated. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbol sets in the game, wherein each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols and at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value;
a plurality of symbol generators in the game, wherein each of the symbol generators is separately associated with a different one of the symbol sets;
at least one display device controlled by the processor and operable with the symbols generators to;
(a) cause each of the symbol generators to generate and indicate one of the symbols of the symbol set associated with that symbol generator;
(b) accumulate any values associated with any generated symbols for each symbol generator;
(c) repeat steps (a) to (b) until a designated number of different symbols are indicated for at least one of the symbol sets, wherein said designated number is greater than one;
(d) provide an award to a player which is based, at least in part, on the values associated with the symbol set with the indicated designated number symbols; and
(e) when the designated number of symbols are indicated for one of the symbol sets, reset the accumulated values and the designated numbers. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a plurality of symbol sets, wherein each of the symbol sets includes a plurality of symbols and at least one of the symbols in each of the symbol sets is associated with a value, (b) associating each of the symbol sets with a predetermined number of symbols, wherein said predetermined number is greater than one;
(b) separately associating each of the symbol sets with a plurality of symbol generators;
(c) generating a symbol for a plurality of the symbol generators from the associated symbol sets;
(d) indicating each generated symbol to a player;
(e) accumulating any values associated with any generated symbols for each symbol generator, wherein if one of the symbols is repeated on said symbol generator, the value is added to the accumulated value for that symbol generator;
(f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until a predetermined number of symbols have been indicated in at least one symbol set, and (g) providing an award to a player based, at least in part, on the accumulated values associated with at least one symbol generator associated with one of the symbol sets in which the predetermined number of the symbols have been generated. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) determining a symbol of a plurality of symbols to indicate for each of a plurality symbol indicators based on a plurality of probabilities associated with the symbols, wherein at least one of the symbols is associated with a value;
(b) generating the determined symbol for each of the symbol indicators;
(c) indicating the determined symbol for each of the symbol indicators;
(d) displaying any values associated with the indicated symbols;
(e) accumulating any values associated with the indicated symbol for each symbol indicator associated with the indicated symbol, wherein if a symbol is repeated for said symbol indicator, the value is added to the accumulated value for that symbol indicator;
(f) repeating steps (a) through (e) until a designated number of the symbols associated with at least one of the symbol indicators have been generated, wherein said designated number is greater than one; and
(g) providing an award to a player based, at least in part, on the indicated symbols associated with at least one symbol indicator for which the designated number of symbols have been generated. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of reels in a game;
(b) providing a plurality of symbols sets associated with each of said reels which each include a plurality of symbols, wherein at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value and a probability, wherein at least two of the probabilities are different;
(c) determining which symbol to indicate for each reel based on the probabilities associated with the symbols associated with that reel;
(d) indicating the determined symbol for each of the reels;
(e) displaying any value associated with any of the indicated symbols;
(f) accumulating any values associated with the indicated symbols for each reel, wherein if one of the symbols is repeated for that reel, the value is added to the accumulated value for that reel;
(g) repeating (c) to (f) until a designated number of the symbols of at least one of the reels have been indicated, wherein said designated number is greater than one; and
(h) providing an award to a player based, at least in part, one of the values associated with the indicated symbols associated with at least one of the reels for which the designated number of symbols has been indicated. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising;
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(a) providing a plurality of symbol sets, wherein each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols and at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value;
(b) displaying a plurality of symbol generators;
wherein each of the symbol generators is separately associated with a different one of the symbol sets,(c) generating and indicating one of the symbols for each the plurality of symbol generators;
(d) accumulating any values associated with any of the generated symbols for each symbol generator;
(e) repeating steps (c) to (d) until a designated number of different symbols are indicated for at least one of the symbol sets, wherein said designated number is greater than one;
(f) providing an award to the player, based at least in part, on the values associated with the symbols of the symbol set with the designated number of symbols generated;
(g) resetting the accumulated values and the designated numbers of indicated symbols when the designated number of symbols are indicated for one of the symbol sets. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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