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

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating a gaming device comprising a display, a processor, and a memory storing (a) reel strip data defining a set of reel strips, each reel of the set of reel strips comprising prize value symbols and non-prize value symbols and 101 at least one reel strip of the set of reel strips comprising a designated symbol, the method comprising, in each of a series of game instances:
controlling the display to display a plurality of symbol positions including by displaying any prize value symbols held from a prior game instance,
controlling the display to display a symbol from the set of reel strips for each symbol position not occupied by a held prize value symbol,
controlling the display to display newly selected symbols at respective symbol positions in conjunction with any held prize value symbols, and
upon the displayed newly selected symbols including the designated symbol:
modifying display of the designated symbol to be a new prize value symbol representing a sum of currently displayed prize symbols that are held for at least a next game instance; and
removing the currently displayed prize symbols;

removing each prize value symbol from the display upon occurrence of a removal condition to thereby enable symbols to be selected for symbol positions at which they were displayed in the at least the next game instance; and
controlling the display to display, at an end of the series of game instances, an award of at least prize values represented by each designated symbol.