| CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method of operating a gaming machine, the method comprising the operations of:
presenting, by a presentation assembly, an array associated with a plurality of symbol-bearing reels;
animating, by the presentation assembly, a persistent symbol at a first symbol position in the array;
using a random number generator, spinning and stopping the reels to populate the array with symbols from the reels;
animating movement, concurrently with the spinning of the reels, of the persistent symbol from the first symbol position in the array to a second symbol position in the array;
animating, by game-logic circuitry, a catalyst symbol in a win zone outside of the array; and
in response to animating the catalyst symbol in the win zone, animating, by the game-logic circuitry, an increment of a meter using a value associated with the persistent symbol.
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