Patent ID: 9564001
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of providing a player selection wagering game through an electronic gaming machine, the method including: (a) via an acceptor of the gaming machine, accepting a physical item associated with a monetary value; (b) displaying a number of symbol locations in an initial state in a symbol location field of a display system of the gaming machine, each symbol location in the initial state providing an area in which to display a respective game symbol but showing a graphic other than the respective game symbol; (c) receiving a player selection input through a player input system associated with the gaming machine, the player selection input indicating a respective one of the symbol locations in the initial state; (d) in response to the player selection input, displaying a respective game symbol at the indicated one of the symbol locations so that the indicated symbol location is no longer in the initial state, the respective game symbol comprising a symbol from a set of game symbols defined for the game; (e) displaying two or more symbol accumulation areas on the display system of the gaming machine, each respective symbol accumulation area being defined for a respective winning symbol comprising one of the game symbols and being displayed in an area of the display system separate from the symbol location field; (f) when the game symbol displayed at a respective symbol location at step (d) comprises (g) repeating steps (c),(d),(e), and (f) until reaching a game ending condition; and (h) upon reaching the game ending condition, awarding any prize defined for the number of winning symbols displayed in the symbol accumulation area defined for that winning symbol.