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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 20, 2010
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Chad Shapiro, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jason Malkovich, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Jacob Lamb, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter Berman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Anand Hurkadli, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Chad Shapiro, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jason Malkovich, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Jacob Lamb, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter Berman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Anand Hurkadli, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods for impacting one or more gaming display segments based on their positions relative to presentation of a triggering symbol(s) in another display segment(s). A method involves marking elements of a grid with symbols, where at least one element is marked with a feature symbol. One or more winning combinations of the symbols are identified, where each winning combination may be associated with an award amount according to a paytable. For each of the elements marked with the feature symbol, replacement symbols are marked to the element(s) that is marked with the feature symbol, as well as to those elements adjacent to the element(s) are marked with the feature symbol. One or more additional winning combinations of symbols are then identified, where the additional winning symbol combination(s) includes at least one symbol from the original symbols marked to the plurality of elements and at least one replacement symbol.