Patent ID: 11935361
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic gaming machine, cause the processor to, in each of a series of game instances:
control a display to display a plurality of symbol positions including by displaying any prize value symbols held from a prior game instance;
control the display to display a symbol from a set of reel strips for each symbol position not occupied by a held prize value symbol;
control the display to display newly selected symbols at respective symbol positions in conjunction with any held prize value symbols;
upon the displayed newly selected symbols including a designated symbol:
modify display of the designated symbol to be a new prize value symbol representing a sum of any currently displayed prize symbols and to be held for at least a next game instance; and
remove the any currently displayed prize symbols;

control the display to display, at an end of a series of game instances, an award of at least prize values represented by each designated symbol; and
after awarding the at least the prize values, select a new value for the new prize value symbol to be used in a subsequent game instance, the new value dependent on at least one of:
a value of the held prize value symbol; or
a value of the new prize value symbol.