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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (Ati), Las Vegas, NV (US);
David Marsh, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Karl Roelofs, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are video slot games, including Class II and III gaming machines and systems, comprising a five reel video (5RV) arrangement that includes metamorphic symbols that incrementally expand, enlarge, balloon, widen, lengthen, or grow, e.g., when the metamorphic symbol lands on a predetermined position, or a winning payline, and that communicate the effect to the player of the incremental growth or increase in size by providing an enhanced user interface with information about the player's progress toward a potential special awards or status. The metamorphic symbols may incrementally expand, enlarge, balloon, widen, lengthen, or grow with each successive winning land, and may, in some examples, ultimately snap, crack, pop, deflate, or explode, while optionally deforming adjacent presentations to provide various award enhancements.