Gaming devices using subsymbol bonus feature

    公开(公告)号:US11263861B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16989323

    申请日:2020-08-10

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for implementing bonus features using subsymbols during game play. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to randomly overlay or otherwise associate zero, one, or more subsymbols on game symbols used in a game of chance. When subsymbols appear on game symbols that are randomly determined to be part of the game outcome, a bonus feature is triggered that may be used to modify awards provided from the game outcome. The presence of the subsymbols themselves may act as a trigger for a secondary bonus feature or event, or the subsymbols themselves may show random indicia within the subsymbol that provides a bonus modifier or other award.

    Systems and methods for enhancing gaming payouts

    公开(公告)号:US10916098B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16564600

    申请日:2019-09-09

    Inventor: Jacob Lamb

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing payouts in gaming activities. One or more payout modifiers may be presented in the game play area, where portions of the game play area identified by the one or more payout modifiers are made eligible for award enhancement for awards occurring on paylines or other pay areas that pass through or otherwise use the identified portions of the game play area that are currently eligible for the award enhancement. In various embodiments, the payout modifiers may identify different volumes of the portions of the game play area to be eligible for the award enhancement, and/or may move about the play area, and/or intersect to form new and potentially more lucrative payout modifiers.

    Gaming systems, apparatuses and methods for providing a conditional replay for a subset of a game play area

    公开(公告)号:US10657759B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15794304

    申请日:2017-10-26

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods to facilitate a conditional replay of some portion of the game elements used in playing a wagering game. In a representative slot game embodiment, symbols are presented in a grid, and a symbol location(s) is randomly identified for symbol substitution. If it is determined that any one or more available candidate substitute symbols could create or improve a result on a payline on which the randomly identified symbol location resides, a substitute symbol is selected from the candidate substitute symbols and substituted at the randomly identified symbol location. Other embodiments include, for example, dynamically creating the available candidate substitute symbols based on other symbols on the payline.

    Gaming systems, apparatuses and methods for providing layered access payout modifiers

    公开(公告)号:US10607443B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15805283

    申请日:2017-11-07

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating random payout enhancements using layered payout enhancement opportunities. The game features provide payout enhancements, such as multipliers and other modifiers, using multi-layered elements of chance. One embodiment involves a group or collection of payout enhancement prospects, supplied and accessible in an ordered sequence or layers, that is randomly provided to the player with payout modifiers or other enhancements during the temporarily-sustained payout enhancement feature.

    Gaming method and apparatus for facilitating a game involving specialty functionality

    公开(公告)号:US10535220B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15431736

    申请日:2017-02-13

    Abstract: Various embodiments concern a method for facilitating a gaming activity having specialty functionality comprising providing a grid formed by a plurality of elements and marking elements of the plurality with markings selected from a plurality of marking-types, the plurality of marking-types including a feature marking-type. A plurality of feature indicators can be positioned in the grid. Then, for each element of the plurality that is marked with the feature marking-type and positionally associated with a feature indicator of the plurality, the feature marking-type can be re-marked to a respective element of the plurality that is adjacent to the element marked with the feature marking-type and positionally associated with the feature indicator. An outcome can then be determined based on one or more combinations of the markings.

    Game modifier usable between game stages for gaming device

    公开(公告)号:US10467859B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US16126819

    申请日:2018-09-10

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the use of game modifiers between game stages of a game played on a gaming device. According to some embodiments, a gaming device is configured to play a multi-stage game of chance. After a first stage is completed and a result for the first stage is determined, a game modifier is altered and applied to a second stage of the game when a predefined criterion is satisfied. The game modifier may modify prizes associated with the second stage of the game by, for example, applying a multiplier to prizes associated with a second stage result, the modifier may alter an aspect of the second stage of the game by, for example, adding or replacing one or more game elements used in evaluating the second stage outcome for prizes, or the modifier may trigger a bonus event.

    Gaming devices using subsymbol bonus feature

    公开(公告)号:US11734991B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17682729

    申请日:2022-02-28

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for implementing bonus features using subsymbols during game play. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to randomly overlay or otherwise associate zero, one, or more subsymbols on game symbols used in a game of chance. When subsymbols appear on game symbols that are randomly determined to be part of the game outcome, a bonus feature is triggered that may be used to modify awards provided from the game outcome. The presence of the subsymbols themselves may act as a trigger for a secondary bonus feature or event, or the subsymbols themselves may show random indicia within the subsymbol that provides a bonus modifier or other award.

    Gaming devices and methods for enhancing gaming payouts based on matched game play predictions

    公开(公告)号:US11410505B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US17083014

    申请日:2020-10-28

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing or otherwise enhancing gaming awards based on correctly predicted occurrences. In a poker context, a prediction of an occurrence may be made, such as predicting a characteristic of a poker card. The prediction is compared to a random selection among a plurality of available items, such as comparing the predicted characteristic of the poker card to a random selection among a plurality of poker card characteristics. Where the prediction is correct, the player may be awarded with enhanced payouts on current and/or future game plays, and in some embodiments concurrent correct predictions results in increasingly higher enhanced payouts.

    Method and apparatus for increasing potential payout opportunities in card games

    公开(公告)号:US11328560B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US17027214

    申请日:2020-09-21

    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for increasing potential payout opportunities using multiple card indicia representing multiple cards. One embodiment involves determining whether any one or more of a plurality of cards of a poker game having multiple poker hands are to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia representing multiple cards, presenting the plurality of cards of the poker hands, including the one or more of the plurality of cards determined to be randomly provided with multiple card indicia, and identifying a plurality of resulting hands for each of the multiple poker hands that include a multiple card indicia, where each of the plurality of resulting hands includes a different subset of a total of the indicia of the other cards in the respective poker hand and any cards provided with multiple card indicia.

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