Patent ID: 11928915
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one server coupled to a plurality of gaming devices coupled to a network, comprising at least one processor and memory storing a first set of symbols and a second set of symbols, the first set of symbols shares a plurality of common symbols with the second set of symbols, and instructions, which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to at least:
control a first gaming device to animate a first game instance for a first plurality of reels and a second game instance for a second plurality of reels on the first gaming device, and a separator separating the first plurality of reels from the second plurality of reels,
control the first gaming device to animate a removal of the separator between the first plurality of reels and the second plurality of reels,
control the first gaming device to animate a formation of a first merged game instance having the first plurality of reels, the second plurality of reels, and an additional group of reels replacing the separator removed and having the plurality of common symbols between the first plurality of reels and the second plurality of reels when a merging condition occurs, and
transmit signals to the first gaming device indicative of a plurality of symbols randomly selected for the first plurality of reels and the second plurality of reels in the first merged game instance from the first set of symbols and the second set of symbols, respectively, based on one or more random numbers generated by a random number generator, and the plurality of common symbols in the additional group of reels, thereby increasing a selectability of common symbols in the first merged game instance.