	US 12,430,982 B2
	Systems and method for metamorphic reel game features
Scott Kania, Reno, NV (US); and Michael P. Casey, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/528,546.
Application 18/528,546 is a continuation of application No. 17/571,113, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,875,633.
Application 17/571,113 is a continuation of application No. 16/825,935, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,222,501, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 16/825,935 is a continuation of application No. 15/981,596, filed on May 16, 2018, granted, now 10,614,655, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0104997 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

a game controller; and

a memory device storing instructions, which when executed by the game controller cause the game controller, to at least:

initiate a first round of play upon receipt of a player input, thereby causing a simulated spinning of a plurality of adjacent spinnable reels, each spinnable reel having a plurality of rows of game symbol positions on the reel for displaying a symbol within an associated game symbol position, the plurality of adjacent spinnable reels including at least a first spinnable reel and a second spinnable reel;

change to a metamorphic reel game for the first round of play;

generate a morphed reel by interdigitating symbols on the first spinnable reel and the second spinnable reel, wherein symbols on the morphed reel are ordered in respective symbol positions of the morphed reel by alternating symbols from the first spinnable reel and the second spinnable reel; and

replace the first spinnable reel and the second spinnable reel with the morphed reel in the metamorphic reel game.