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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jason Gilmore, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Konami Gaming Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming device for providing an award to a player is described herein. The gaming device displays a primary game including a plurality of reels and a plurality of symbols displayed with reels, generates an outcome of the primary game, and provides a primary award as a function of the outcome. The gaming device detects a triggering condition occurring with the primary game and responsively displays a secondary game including a game board having a plurality of paths and a plurality of position locations defined along each of the plurality of paths. The gaming device determines a current player position within the game board and responsively displays a player symbol at the current player position. The current player position is associated with one of the plurality of position locations and is indicative of a previous position location of the player symbol at a completion of a previous secondary game.