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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Michael Robert Cicchi, Reno, NV (US);
Michael Landon Stribling, Reno, NV (US);
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Abstract
An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller configured to perform operations including: (i) simulating a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols; (ii) presenting an upgradeable game object; (iii) spinning and stopping each reel, whereby symbols from each reel are stopped and displayed; (iv) determining that the symbols stopped and displayed include a number of special symbols greater than at least a threshold number of special symbols; (v) depicting, in response, a first upgrade to the visual appearance of the upgradeable game object; (vi) increasing, in addition to depicting the first upgrade to the visual appearance of the upgradeable game object, the credit value of the upgradeable game object by a first credit amount; and (vii) adding, in response to a specified trigger event, the credit value associated with the upgradeable object to the credit balance of the player.