Gaming device having symbols with transformation probabilities
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1. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a display device controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbols displayable by the display device;
a transformation probability greater than zero percent and less than one hundred percent associated with one of the symbols, wherein said transformation probability is associated with said symbol regardless of the position at which the symbol is displayed by the display device; and
at least one activator symbol, wherein if the activator symbol is displayed by the display device and the symbol which has the associated transformation probability is displayed by the display device, the processor randomly determines if said symbol displayed by the display device is transformed into a functional symbol based on the transformation probability associated with said symbol.
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Abstract
A gaming device which includes symbols having a transformation probability. The gaming device in one embodiment includes an activator symbol. When the activator symbol is displayed, a processor of the gaming device determines the transformation probability of each of the displayed symbols and randomly determines which, if any, symbols are to be transformed into wild symbols or other functional symbols based on the transformation probability of the symbols.
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53 Claims
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1. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a display device controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbols displayable by the display device;
a transformation probability greater than zero percent and less than one hundred percent associated with one of the symbols, wherein said transformation probability is associated with said symbol regardless of the position at which the symbol is displayed by the display device; and
at least one activator symbol, wherein if the activator symbol is displayed by the display device and the symbol which has the associated transformation probability is displayed by the display device, the processor randomly determines if said symbol displayed by the display device is transformed into a functional symbol based on the transformation probability associated with said symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a display device controlled by the processor;
a plurality of symbols displayable by the display device;
at least one activator symbol displayable by the display device; and
a transformation probability associated with each said activator symbol, wherein for each said activator symbol said transformation probability is associated with said activator symbol regardless of the position at which said activator symbol is displayed, and wherein upon a triggering event including said activator symbol being displayed by the display device, the processor randomly determines if at least one of the symbols displayed by the display device is transformed into a functional symbol based on the transformation probability associated with said activator symbol. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of symbols; and
a display device controlled by the processor and operable to display said symbols, said processor and said display device operable to;
display a plurality of the symbols, access a transformation probability from a table stored within a memory device in communication with said processor, determine whether each of a plurality of symbols displayed by the display device will be transformed into a functional symbol based on the transformation probability associated with each said symbol, wherein said transformation probability is associated with each said symbol of a plurality of the symbols regardless of the position at which said symbol is displayed by the display device, and display any said transformation determined to occur.
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23. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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providing a transformation probability greater than zero percent and less than one hundred percent associated with one of a plurality of symbols, wherein the transformation probability is associated with the symbol regardless of any position at which the symbol is displayed;
displaying a plurality of the symbols;
if an activator symbol and the symbol which has the associated transformation probability are displayed, determining if said symbol is transformed into a functional symbol based on the transformation probability associated with said symbol; and
displaying any said transformation determined to occur. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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associating a plurality of transformation probabilities with a plurality of symbols, wherein each of the plurality of transformation probabilities is associated with a different one of the plurality of symbols regardless of the positions at which the plurality of symbols are displayed;
displaying at least one of the plurality of symbols;
upon a triggering event, determining if each of the displayed symbols having one of the associated transformation probabilities is transformed into a functional symbol based on said transformation probability associated with said symbol; and
displaying any said transformation determined to occur. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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associating a transformation probability with at least one activator symbol, wherein for each activator symbol the transformation probability is associated with said activator symbol regardless of the position at which the activator symbol is displayed;
displaying at least one of a plurality of symbols;
upon a triggering event including the activation symbol being displayed, determining if at least one of the symbols displayed is transformed into a functional symbol based on the transformation probability associated with the activator symbol; and
displaying any said transformation determined to occur. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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