Patent ID: 11908283
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. The method of claim 13, wherein the game played is a reel-spin game comprising reels, wherein the line in the array of symbol areas corresponds to a pay line of the reel-spin game that intersects the reels, wherein, in the first game outcome, the first plurality of symbols and the first number of symbol areas match a near-miss winning outcome, wherein the near-miss winning outcome comprises one unmatching symbol in the array of symbol areas and a remainder of matching symbols in the array of symbol areas, and wherein activating the game enhancement feature locks reels of the reel-spin game comprising the matching symbols in the array of symbol areas during the subsequent play of the game and allows a reel of the reel-spin game comprising the unmatching symbol to change during the subsequent play of the game.