Patent ID: 11915560
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
displaying, by a display device, a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions, wherein the plurality of symbols comprises a multiple symbol display position element comprising at least two of the symbols displayed at at least two of the symbol display positions,
evaluating, by a processor, the symbols displayed at the symbol display positions to determine if any winning symbol combinations are formed, wherein if the multiple symbol display position element is displayed, each of the at least two of the symbols of that multiple symbol display position element is separately evaluated,
responsive to at least two of the displayed symbols forming a winning symbol combination, displaying, by the display device, a first award associated with that formed winning symbol combination, and
in addition to evaluating, by the processor, the symbols displayed at the symbol display positions to determine if any winning symbol combinations are formed and responsive to a condition occurring in association with each of the at least two of the symbols of the multiple symbol display position element:
determining, by the processor, a second award associated with the occurrence of the condition, and
displaying, by the display device, the second award.