Systems and methods for placement of wild symbols in a game
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United States of America Patent
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Mar 20, 2018
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Sep 26, 2014
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Feb 22, 2013
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Abstract
Certain embodiments provide for replacing all regular symbols located in respective symbol positions comprising a predetermined set of symbol positions of a symbol matrix (e.g., all the regular symbols on a reel of a reeled slot machine-type game) with at least one special symbol (e.g., a wild symbol which may be output as taking up the entirety of the reel) if the predetermined set of symbol positions (e.g., the symbol positions comprising the reel) satisfy a qualifying condition. In one embodiment the qualifying condition is that each regular symbol in a symbol position of the predetermined set of symbol positions is part of a respective winning combination of symbols (e.g., each symbol on the reel is part of a winning combination along an active payline) after an initial resolution of an outcome for a game event (e.g., after an initial resolution of a spin).
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- G07F Class
- 1503 Applications Filed
- 1142 Patents Issued To-Date
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