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Regulated games: multi-act games

  • US 9,685,033 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2016
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming system comprising:

  • a housing;

    a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices includingan acceptor, anda cashout device;

    at least one display device;

    at least one processor; and

    at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

    if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,receive at least one wager,determine a plurality of directional symbols, each directional symbol having at least one of a plurality of different input directions and at least one of a plurality of different output directions, wherein at least one of the input directions is compatible with at least one of the output directions and at least one of the input directions is incompatible with at least one of the output directions,cause the at least one display device to display each of the determined directional symbols,for each of at least one starting position;

    determine a quantity of any adjacent compatible directional symbols in any sets of symbols associated with the starting position, the determination of the quantity being based, at least in part, on if at least one input direction of at least one of the displayed directional symbols is compatible with at least one output direction of at least another one of the displayed directional symbols,if a first designated quantity of any adjacent compatible directional symbols is determined;

    determine a first award associated with the first designated quantity, andcause the at least one display device to display the determined first award associated with the first designated quantity,if a second, different designated quantity of any adjacent compatible directional symbols is determined;

    determine a second, different award associated with the second designated quantity, andcause the at least one display device to display the determined second award associated with the second designated quantity, andif a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

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