Patent ID: 7717786
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for causing a gaming machine having at least one display to present a game comprising: machine readable code stored in a tangible medium comprising: (a) instructions to cause said gaming machine to accept a wager from a player; (b) instructions to cause said gaming machine to activate and display via said at least one display a first row of game symbols relative to a matrix of m rows by n columns of symbol positions; (c) instructions to randomly generate and cause said gaming machine to display a row of base symbols having n positions; (d) instructions for comparing, as to base symbols and game symbols appearing in corresponding n positions, said base symbols to said first row of game symbols for potential symbol matches; (e) instructions to cause said gaming machine to award awards for symbol matches; (f) instructions to cause said gaming machine to end said game if a required number of symbol matches are not received relative to said first row of game symbols; and (g) instructions to cause said game to continue by, if a required number of symbol matches are received relative to said first row of game symbols: