US 11,783,675 B2
Gaming systems and methods using dynamic modifiers
Christopher Guerrero, Las Vegas, NV (US); George Bouvier, Henderson, NV (US); and Richard Milosevich, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to LNW Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by LNW Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,917.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/217,831, filed on Jul. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0005339 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3265 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a display device configured to present a plurality of symbol positions; and
game-logic circuitry configured to:
initiate a cycle counter at an initial counter value;
link a first multiplier value to a first symbol position of the plurality of symbol positions;
cause the display device to present a first game cycle outcome by selectively populating the first symbol position with a value-bearing symbol, the value-bearing symbol including award indicia visually indicating an award value associated with the value-bearing symbol;
in response to the first symbol position being populated by the value-bearing symbol, cause the display device to: (i) update the award indicia of the value-bearing symbol at least partially as a function of the award value and the first multiplier value, and (ii) lock the value-bearing symbol within the first symbol position for at least one subsequent game cycle outcome;
in response to the first symbol position remaining unpopulated, update the cycle counter and update the first multiplier value at least partially as a function of the updated cycle counter;
cause the display device to present multiplier indicia associated with the first symbol position, the multiplier indicia visually indicating the updated first multiplier value; and
cause the display device to present an award at least partially as a function of an award value indicated by award indicia of any locked value-bearing symbols within the plurality of symbol positions.