Patent ID: 7749064

Claim:
A method of operating an electronic gaming device via a processor, comprising: a) the processor operable to display a symbol matrix formed by at least one row intersecting with a plurality of columns, wherein said rows and said columns include a plurality of symbols and said plurality of symbols contains a sub-set of uniquely demarcated symbols; b) the processor operable to randomly rearrange said plurality of symbols; c) the processor operable to display said rearranged symbols; and d) the processor operable to calculate an award of a scatter symbol combination, as follows: i. the processor operable to assign a credit value to each said demarcated symbol displayed in the symbol matrix; ii. the processor operable to reveal the credit values of all said demarcated symbols simultaneously displayed with the scatter symbol combination wherein said value is not calculated based upon the scatter symbol combination; and iii. the processor summing the revealed credit values to determine the award for the scatter symbol combination.