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

Claim 16:
17. 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 symbol display position sets, wherein each symbol display position set comprises a plurality of symbol display positions and each symbol display position set is associated with one of an active state and an inactive state,
communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of an accumulation of symbols, over the plurality of plays of the game, at a quantity of the symbol display positions of any of the symbol display position sets in the active state and any of the symbol display position sets in the inactive state, and
responsive to an occurrence of sequence award determination event:
determine a total award, wherein the total award is based on any accumulated symbols of the symbol display positions of any of the symbol display position sets in the active state and is not based on any accumulated symbols of the symbol display positions of any of the symbol display position sets in the inactive state, and
communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the determined total award.