METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER
Systems and methods of gaming are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a credit wager to initiate play of a base game. The method also includes designating a first symbol display position on the display, selecting a first symbol from a symbol set for display at the first symbol display position, evaluating whether the first symbol is an award symbol, and controlling the display to display a secondary game in response to a determination that the first symbol is an award symbol.
1 . An electronic gaming machine comprising:
a video display configured to display a wagering game;
a player input interface configured to receive player input;
a credit input mechanism including at least one of a card reader, a ticket reader, a bill acceptor, and a coin input mechanism, the credit input mechanism configured to receive a credit wager, the credit wager initiating play of a base game; and
a game controller configured to:
designate, as part of a base game, a first symbol display position on the video display;
select, as part of the base game, a first symbol from a symbol set for display at the first symbol display position;
evaluate whether the first symbol is an award symbol; and
control the video display to display a secondary game in response to a determination the first symbol is an award symbol.
2 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , the game controller further configured to control the video display to display a first game window, the first game window comprising the first symbol display position.
3 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 2 , wherein the first symbol display position corresponds to at least one game symbol.
4 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 3 , wherein the first symbol display position is co-located with a game symbol associated with the secondary game.
5 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 4 , wherein the game controller is further configured to control the video display to superimpose the first symbol over another game symbol.
6 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 3 , wherein the first symbol display position corresponds to a plurality of game symbol positions.
7 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the first symbol is displayed for a predetermined time period.
8 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the game controller is further configured to control the video display to display the secondary game in a second game window.
9 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the game controller is further configured to control the video display to display the award symbol in a second game window.
10 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the game controller is configured to display the award symbol for a predefined time period.
11 . The electronic gaming machine of claim 2 , wherein the first symbol is independent of the game outcome.
12 . A gaming server configured to communicate with a client device, the gaming server comprising:
a game controller configured to:
designate, as part of a base game, a first symbol display position on a video display of the client device;
select, as part of the base game, a first symbol from a symbol set for display at the first symbol display position;
evaluate whether the first symbol is an award symbol; and
control the video display of the client device to display a secondary game in response to a determination the first symbol is an award symbol.
13 . The gaming server of claim 12 , the gaming server further configured to control the client device to display a first game window, the first game window comprising at least one game symbol position.
14 . The gaming server of claim 13 , wherein the first symbol display position corresponds to at least one game symbol.
15 . The gaming server of claim 14 , wherein the first symbol display position is co-located with a game symbol position associated with the secondary game.
16 . The gaming server of claim 15 , the gaming server further configured to control the client device to display the first symbol superimposed over the co-located game symbol position.
17 . An electronic method of gaming implemented using a gaming system, the gaming system including a display configured to display a wagering game, a player input interface, a credit input mechanism including at least one of a card reader, a ticket reader, a bill acceptor, and a coin input mechanism, the credit input mechanism configured to establish a credit balance that is increasable and decreasable based on wagering activity, and a game controller, the method comprising:
receiving, by the credit input mechanism, a credit wager to initiate play of a base game;
designating, by the game controller and as part of the base game, a first symbol display position on the display;
selecting, by the game controller and as part of the base game, a first symbol from a symbol set for display at the first symbol display position;
evaluating, by the game controller, whether the first symbol is an award symbol; and
controlling, by the game controller, the display to display a secondary game in response to a determination that the first symbol is an award symbol.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising controlling, by the game controller, the display to display a first game window, the first game window comprising at least one symbol display position.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the first symbol display position corresponds to at least one game symbol.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the first symbol display position is co-located with a symbol display position associated with the secondary game.
21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising controlling, by the game controller, the display to display the first symbol superimposed over the co-located symbol display position.