Patent ID: 11900762
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor in association with a sequence comprising a plurality of plays of a game, cause the processor to:
communicate data that results in a display, by a display device, of a plurality of ranked symbol display position sets, wherein each ranked symbol display position set is associated with one of an active state and an inactive state,
responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display position set activation event associated with a highest ranked symbol display position set in the active state and at least one ranked symbol display position set in the inactive state, modify a lowest ranked symbol display position set in the inactive state to being in the active state, and
responsive to an occurrence of a sequence award determination event:
determine a total award, the determination being based on any accumulation of any symbols, over the plurality of plays of the game, at any symbol display positions of ranked symbol display position sets in the active state when the sequence award determination event occurs, and
communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the determined total award.