Patent ID: 9582960
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A gaming method for an electronic gaming machine comprising a display, vending slots to receive monetary bets, and an electronic game controller, the method comprising the steps of: determining if a bet has been made using the vending slots to initiate play of the game; if a bet has been made, controllably displaying game symbols on the display for playing a game, where predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols displayed on the array in the game results in the award of prizes to a player, the game symbols being arranged in an array of predetermined game positions; determining the appearance of one or more special symbols in the game, the special symbols being associated with numerical values, upon the appearance of at least one special symbol in a first predetermined game position of a predetermined winning combination displayed on the array in a first play of the game, increasing the value of a prize awarded for the predetermined winning combination, the increase being associated with the numerical value associated with the at least one special symbol, sequentially increasing the numerical value associated with the at least one special symbol for one or more subsequent plays of the game, and in each subsequent play, increasing the value of a prize awarded for any predetermined winning combinations comprising the at least one special symbol displayed in the first predetermined game position, the increase being associated with the sequentially increased numerical value resulting from the sequential increasing step.