Patent ID: 8182330
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of gaming comprising: selecting, using a processor, in each game round a plurality of symbols for display to a player in a set of display positions; superimposing a distorting element over a plurality of the display positions so that a plurality of the symbols can be modified, in response to determining that the distorting element should appear, wherein the modification is based on a current state of a range of possible states of the distorting element, wherein the range of states comprises: a first state in which none of the plurality of the symbols are modified; a second state in which some, but not all, of the plurality of the symbols are modified; and a third state in which all of the plurality of symbols are modified; and determining, using a processor, an outcome for each game round based on the selected symbols as modified by the distorting element.