Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on selection of one or more symbols (power pays)
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a display device;
an input device;
a processor; and
a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device for a play of a game to; and
(a) display a symbol matrix, said symbol matrix including a plurality of symbol positions;
(b) enable a player to individually select and independently wager on each of a plurality of different activatable symbols from a plurality of symbols to activate said symbol, said plurality of symbols associated with a plurality of symbol generators;
(c) after the player wagers on one of the symbols, display a plurality of the symbols in the symbol positions of the symbol matrix;
(d) evaluate the displayed symbols in the symbol matrix for any winning symbol combinations which include at least two of the same activated symbols displayed adjacently in the symbol matrix, wherein said same symbols of the winning combinations may be located at any adjacent symbol positions in the symbol matrix; and
(e) provide an award to the player for any determined winning symbol combinations.
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Abstract
A method of playing a slot machine game in which a player wagers upon one or more symbols and then collect awards for combinations of two or more symbols wagered upon appearing in adjacent to each other in the symbol matrix. The slot machine game may also provide a symbol repositioning feature in which one or more symbols are moved from their original positions to other positions in the symbol matrix.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device for a play of a game to; and (a) display a symbol matrix, said symbol matrix including a plurality of symbol positions; (b) enable a player to individually select and independently wager on each of a plurality of different activatable symbols from a plurality of symbols to activate said symbol, said plurality of symbols associated with a plurality of symbol generators; (c) after the player wagers on one of the symbols, display a plurality of the symbols in the symbol positions of the symbol matrix; (d) evaluate the displayed symbols in the symbol matrix for any winning symbol combinations which include at least two of the same activated symbols displayed adjacently in the symbol matrix, wherein said same symbols of the winning combinations may be located at any adjacent symbol positions in the symbol matrix; and (e) provide an award to the player for any determined winning symbol combinations. - 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 comprising:
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a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device for a play of a game to; (a) for each of a plurality of different symbols of a plurality of symbols, enable a player to individually select and independently wager on said symbol to activate said symbol; (b) after the player wagers on one or more of the symbols, generate and display a plurality of the symbols; (c) evaluate the displayed symbols for any winning symbol combinations which include at least two of the same activated symbols displayed adjacently, regardless of any displayed position of any of said winning symbol combinations; and (d) provide an award to the player for any determined winning symbol combinations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a gaming device including a plurality of instructions and including a game having a plurality of symbols including a plurality of different activatable symbols, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to individually select and independently wager on each of a plurality of the activatable symbols to activate said symbol; (b) after the player wagers on one or more of the symbols, causing a display device to display a plurality of said symbols in a symbol matrix; (c) causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to evaluate the displayed symbols in the symbol matrix for any winning combinations which include at least two of said same activated symbols displayed adjacently in the symbol matrix, wherein said same symbols of the winning combinations may be located in any adjacent locations in the symbol matrix; and (d) providing an award to the player for any determined winning symbol combinations. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of operating a gaming device including a plurality of instructions, said method comprising:
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(a) for each of a plurality of different symbols of a plurality of symbols, enabling a player to individually select and independently wager on said symbol to activate said symbol; (b) after the player wagers on one or more of the symbols, causing a display device to display a plurality of the symbols; (c) causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to evaluate the displayed symbols for any winning symbol combinations which include at least two of the same activated symbols displayed adjacently, regardless of any displayed position of any of said winning symbol combinations; and (d) providing an award to the player for any determined winning symbol combinations. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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