Patent ID: 11967198
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
responsive to an occurrence of an award generator triggering event:
displaying, by a display device, an award generator comprising a plurality of levels, wherein each level comprises an open section and a closed section, wherein the closed section prevents a path to another of the plurality of levels,
displaying, by the display device, a random orientation of each of the levels of the award generator,
displaying, by the display device, a total award, based on any awards associated with any of a quantity of sections of the award generator indicated by an indicator associated with the award generator wherein:
the quantity of sections of the award generator is based on any open sections of different levels being aligned in accordance with the random orientation of those different levels,
a first quantity of sections of the award generator is based on the indicator associated with the award generator indicating a first open section of a first level of the plurality of levels that is aligned with a first open section of a second level of the plurality of levels that is aligned with a second open section of the first level of the plurality of levels, the first open section of the first level of the plurality of levels being non-adjacent to the second open section of the first level of the plurality of levels, and
a second, different quantity of sections of the award generator is based on the indicator associated with the award generator indicating the first open section of the first level of the plurality of levels that is aligned with the first open section of the second level of the plurality of levels that is aligned with a first open section of a third level of the plurality of levels that is aligned with a second open section of the second level of the plurality of levels.