Gaming system and method for providing a game which populates symbols along a path

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8992301-B2
Application number	US-201213628930-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2012
Priority date	Sep 27, 2012
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to a game including a path of different symbol display positions. The gaming system generates one or more symbols (and/or one or more awards) at one or more of the symbol display positions of a matrix or grid. The gaming system then randomly forms a path including a plurality of the symbol display positions and determines an award for the player based on which symbol display positions are included in the formed path.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one display device;
at least one input 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 operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:
(a) display a plurality of adjacent symbol display positions,
(b) randomly generate o…

Assignees

• Igt Reno Nev

Inventors

• Caputo Scott A
• Basallo Leandro
• Bristol Rachael A
• Uster Thomas
• Manela Jodi
• Petermann-Turner Dacotah
• Wang Amity
• Zoltewicz Benjamin J
• Arora Prashant
• Hernandez-Diaz David
• Edwards Stephen J
• Falzone Matthew
• Mountain Sean
• Present Alexander
• Wong Todd

Classifications

• G07F17/326

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/3213 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/32 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic