US 12,260,707 B2
Electronic gaming systems and methods with persistent game tiers
Robert Honeycutt, Henderson, NV (US); and Adam Bland, Henderson, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,859.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/375,506, filed on Sep. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087420 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic gaming device comprising:
a display device;
a memory device storing instructions; and
a processor in communication with the display device and the memory device, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine a game tier of a plurality of game tiers to apply to a base game outcome of a base game, wherein the game tier corresponds to a credit award range;
apply the game tier to the base game outcome;
cause the base game outcome to be displayed on the display device, the base game outcome comprising a plurality of symbols included on a plurality of reels displayed in a matrix of symbol positions;
determine that the base game outcome includes a prize symbol in a first symbol position of the matrix of symbol positions, wherein the prize symbol includes a first credit award within the credit award range corresponding to the game tier;
in response to determining that the base game outcome includes the prize symbol, cause a feature game of additional spins to be initiated;
apply the game tier to a feature game outcome of the feature game;
cause the feature game outcome to be displayed on the display device, the feature game outcome comprising the plurality of symbols included on the plurality of reels displayed in the matrix of symbol positions;
determine that the feature game outcome includes the prize symbol and an additional prize symbol, wherein the additional prize symbol includes a second credit award within the credit award range corresponding to the game tier; and
output the second credit award.