Gaming machine with random symbol selection
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1. A gaming machine for playing a wagering game with a set of symbols, and wherein the set of symbols is dynamic, the gaming machine comprising:
- a display having a plurality of display positions; and
a game controller configured to provide a wagering game when a wager is staked on an outcome of the wagering game, to select symbols from the set of symbols, to display the selected symbols in the display positions of the display to form an outcome, and to award a prize when the displayed selected symbols includes a winning combination of symbols,and wherein said game controller being configured
1) to select at least two of the symbols sequentially,
2) to change at least two symbols of the set of symbols between at least two sequential symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a single symbol selected in the first of the at least two sequential symbol selections before the second of the at least two sequential symbol selections, and
3) to display the at least two sequentially selected symbols in vertically adjacent display positions.
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a display and a game controller that provides a wagering game in which a plurality of symbol display positions are provided on the display. When a player stakes a wager on the outcome of the wagering game the game controller selects symbols for display sequentially. The set of symbols is dynamic, wherein at least two symbols from the symbol set are changed between at least certain symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a symbol selected in a previous selection. The display positions may be arranged in rows and columns.
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1. A gaming machine for playing a wagering game with a set of symbols, and wherein the set of symbols is dynamic, the gaming machine comprising:
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a display having a plurality of display positions; and a game controller configured to provide a wagering game when a wager is staked on an outcome of the wagering game, to select symbols from the set of symbols, to display the selected symbols in the display positions of the display to form an outcome, and to award a prize when the displayed selected symbols includes a winning combination of symbols, and wherein said game controller being configured
1) to select at least two of the symbols sequentially,
2) to change at least two symbols of the set of symbols between at least two sequential symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a single symbol selected in the first of the at least two sequential symbol selections before the second of the at least two sequential symbol selections, and
3) to display the at least two sequentially selected symbols in vertically adjacent display positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing a wagering game with a set of symbols on a gaming machine having a display having a plurality of display positions and a game controller, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of symbol display positions on the display; receiving via said game controller a wager on an outcome of the wagering game; in response to receiving the wager, randomly selecting by the game controller symbols from the set of symbols; displaying via said game controller the selected symbols in the display positions; and in response to the displayed selected symbols, awarding a prize when the outcome is a winning combination of symbols; wherein said selecting includes
1) selecting at least two of the symbols sequentially, and
2) changing at least two symbols of the set of symbols between at least two sequential symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a single symbol selected in the first of the at least two sequential symbol selections before the second of the two sequential symbol selections, andwherein said displaying the selected symbols in the display positions includes displaying the at least two sequentially selected symbols in vertically adjacent display positions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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