Konami Gaming, Inc.

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ati)

Scott Delekta

Satoshi Suda

Allon Englman

Keith Rucker

Arthur Lee

Michael Kuhlmann

Daisuke Nakamura

Christmas Uberuaga

Chantrelle Pryor

Natalie Bugel

Arata Sugiyama

A gaming machine comprising a plurality of grid positions, and a game controller to at least: randomly populate a plurality of grid positions with one of a plurality of grid symbols, receive one or more selections of the plurality of grid positions, resulting a plurality of unselected grid positions, reveal a plurality of unrevealed symbols at each of the plurality of grid positions selected, in response to a first grid position selected revealing the first symbol, repopulate the first grid position with one of a plurality of chance symbols including the first symbol and the second symbol, and in response to the first grid position selected revealing the second symbol, determine a first award based on the second symbol.

Electronic gaming machine and method with transformable grid pick selections and multi-state reveal mechanics

A gaming machine for providing a skill-based wagering game to a player is described herein. The gaming machine includes a controller programmed to display the skill-based wagering game on a display device, receive a signal indicating a wager being received from the player, and initiate the skill-based wagering game. The controller determines a player skill level value associated with the player based on player skill operations received during game play and accesses RTP value data to determine an RTP value based on the determined player skill level value and the received wager amount. The controller generates a plurality of primary awards as a function of the determined RTP value, displays a primary award selection screen to select a primary award from the plurality of primary awards, and adjust the credit balance based on the player selected primary award.

Gaming machine and methods for operating gaming machines to provide skill-based wagering games to players

Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Memory-efficient techniques for assigning credit values to credit symbols in games of chance are provided. Such techniques allow such credit values to be displayed in ascending or descending order while still allowing for control of the rate at which the credit values grow (or decrease) in value. Moreover, such techniques allow the particular sequences of credit values that are assigned to be dynamically generated from one game to the next, thereby avoiding potentially repetitive use of a limited number of pre-defined credit value sequences to assign credit values or the need for large numbers of pre-defined credit value sequences that may unnecessarily consume memory.

Memory-efficient symbol credit value generation system

A symbol frame mechanic for a gaming device is described. The symbol frame mechanic generates a random based game outcome in a first game instance that includes a special symbol and determines that the special symbol lands within a symbol window position with a preexisting symbol frame. The symbol frame mechanic generates an upgraded symbol frame at the symbol window position. The symbol frame mechanic resets a count indicative of a number of remaining spins left before the preexisting symbol frame expires to a designated number of remaining spins. The symbol frame mechanic generates a random based game outcome in a second game instance that includes a credit symbol. The symbol frame mechanic determines that the credit symbol lands within the symbol window position with the upgraded symbol frame and triggers a payout for the credit symbol that lands in the upgraded symbol frame.

Symbol frame mechanics for random based game outcomes

A repeat accrual meter mechanic for an electronic gaming device is described. An initial credit value for a repeat accrual meter is determined prior to a spin. For the spin, a random based game outcome is generated, where the random based game outcome includes having a credit symbol and a target symbol. An accumulated credit value for the repeat accrual meter is determined based on adding a credit value of the credit symbol to the initial credit value. Afterwards, a repeat value is randomly determined by triggering a repeat credit operation based on the target symbol. The repeat value is indicative of a number of times to credit the accumulated credit value. Finally, a meter distribution amount is determined based on the accumulated credit value and the repeat value.

Repeat accrual meter mechanic for a random based game outcome

A symbol frame mechanic for a gaming device is described. The symbol frame mechanic generates a random based game outcome in a game instance of a base game that triggers a supplemental game feature. The random based game outcome includes a plurality of target feature symbols. The symbol frame mechanic generates a plurality of feature symbol frames at symbol window positions with the target feature symbols. The target feature symbols trigger generation of the feature symbol frames. The symbol frame mechanic determines a current symbol frame state according to the feature symbol frames and generate a random based game outcome in a game instance of the supplemental game feature. The symbol frame mechanic updates the current symbol frame state based on combining the random based game outcome in the game instance of the supplemental game feature with the current symbol frame state.

Feature symbol frame mechanic for random based game outcomes

A game machine is provided. The machine comprises a display and a controller. The display is configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid. The grid defines a plurality of columns, each column having an associated reel, each reel having an associated reel strip, each reel strip including a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol cells in a predetermined order defining a reel layout, at least one of the reel strips having a second reel layout, the second reel layout having an identical symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions. The controller is configured to replace the reel layout with the second reel layout in the at least one of the reel strips.

System and method of allowing a player to play gaming machines having multiple reel sets

A game machine is provided. The machine comprises a display and a controller. The display is configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid. The controller is configured to: establish a first reel layout and a second reel layout, the second reel layout having a blank symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions and at least one identical symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions; randomly shift the second reel layout by a number of symbol positions in relation to the first reel layout; combine the second reel layout with the first reel layout to create a combined reel layout; and assign the combined reel layout to one of the reel strips.

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Scott Delekta