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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
Mark Ross, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Gene Bond, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jay Degarmo, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Aimin Cong, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Rolland N. Steil, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark Ross, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Gene Bond, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jay DeGarmo, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Aimin Cong, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Rolland N. Steil, Las Vegas, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
In accordance with a game method, game information regarding one or more player selectable elements and awards associated with those elements is generated and stored. The player selectable elements are displayed and a player is permitted to select one or more of those elements. Each selected element is destroyed, unmasking or triggering an associated award. The award may be a monetary or credit value, symbol or secondary event. A secondary event may comprise an explosion or chain reaction destruction of other un-selected elements, which elements are unmasked to reveal associated awards or trigger additional secondary events. The game may be presented on a gaming machine, and may comprise a primary game or bonus round of another game.