Patent ID: 9342950
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming machine configured to allow a player to play a game, the game having an associated set of game symbols, the game symbols in the set of game symbols being arranged in a predetermined order from a lowest value to a highest value, comprising: a display device configured to display a plurality of symbol regions, the symbol regions being arranged in a grid, the display device being further configured to display one of the plurality of game symbols in each of the symbol regions; and, a controller coupled to the display device and being configured to randomly select an initial game symbol associated with one of the symbol regions, the controller being further configured to detect a triggering condition and to responsively determine a ranking of the initial game symbol within the predetermined order of game symbols, determine an offset from the initial game symbol within the predetermined order of game symbols, and replace the initial game symbol with a replacement symbol the replacement symbol being determined as a function of the ranking of the initial game symbol within the predetermined order of the game symbols and the determined offset from the initial game symbol ranking, the controller, including a credit input device, allowing the player to make a wager and awarding the player an award as a function of the wager, an outcome and a paytable.