Patent ID: 8777724

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) for each of a plurality of plays of a game: (i) enable a player to place a wager to play said game, (ii) generate a plurality of symbols to form a symbol combination, (iii) determine any awards associated with said formed symbol combination, (iv) display any awards associated with said formed symbol combination, and (v) cause an accumulation of said formed symbol combination in a displayed persistence game arrangement, wherein if a predetermined number of formed symbol combinations have been previously accumulated in the persistence game arrangement, replace one of said previously accumulated symbol combinations in the persistence game arrangement with said formed symbol combination; and (b) upon a persistence game symbol evaluation triggering event: (i) determine any awards associated with any currently accumulated formed symbol combinations, and (ii) display any awards associated with said currently accumulated formed symbol combinations.