Slot Machine Game With Additional Features
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1. A method to play a slot machine, the method comprising:
- positioning a symbol in a position on a slot grid;
placing a wager and spinning reels on the slot machine after the positioning; and
paying an award to the player based on the wager and a final combination of the reels,wherein the symbol remains positioned in the position during the spinning.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to implement special features on slot machine games. For example, a wild (or other symbols) symbol can be purchased by the player before the reels are spun, so that the player is guaranteed to receive a wild symbol. The wild symbol can be positioned by the player or alternatively can be positioned randomly by the game. The price for additional symbol(s) may vary depending on which symbols have already been purchased.
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41 Claims
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1. A method to play a slot machine, the method comprising:
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positioning a symbol in a position on a slot grid; placing a wager and spinning reels on the slot machine after the positioning; and paying an award to the player based on the wager and a final combination of the reels, wherein the symbol remains positioned in the position during the spinning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method to play a slot machine, the method comprising:
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placing a wager; spinning reels on a slot machine to form a result on a slot grid on the slot machine; positioning a symbol in a position on the slot grid, after the spinning; and paying an award to the player based on the wager and the result modified by the symbol being in the position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to play a slot machine, the method comprising:
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receiving a first wager; setting a position of a first indicator and a second indicator on an output device; spinning reels on the slot machine to a resulting reel combination and awarding a first payout based on the first wager and the resulting reel combination; determining if a first symbol behind the first indicator and a second symbol behind the second indicator form a predetermined winning combination, and if so, then awarding a second payout based on the predetermined winning combination. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method to play a slot game, the method comprising:
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selecting a first preferred payline out of at least two paylines; receiving a wager; spinning reels on the slot game to a resulting combination and awarding a payout based on the wager on the resulting combination for all of the at least two paylines; and multiplying any award on the first preferred payline by a first multiplier. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method to play a reeled slot game, the method comprising:
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receiving a first wager; selecting a first set of two or more horizontally adjacent symbol positions, a number of the horizontally adjacent symbol positions in the first set being less than a number of reels on the slot game; spinning reels on the slot game to a final reel combination; awarding a first payout based on the final reel combination; and awarding a second payout based on a horizontal combination of symbols inside the first set of two or more horizontally adjacent symbol positions. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method to play a reeled slot game, the method comprising:
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allowing a player to select a custom symbol image to be displayed which represents a particular symbol; spinning reels on the slot game to a final reel combination; and displaying the custom symbol image on the reels whenever the custom symbol image appears.
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