US 12,112,597 B2
Method for a gaming system
Endre Bodosci, Sliema (MT); Charlotte Miliziano, Sliema (MT); and Gabor Andrassy, Sliema (MT)
Assigned to Play'n Go Marks Ltd, Sliema (MT)
Filed by Play'n Go Marks Ltd, Sliema (MT)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/885,798.
Claims priority of application No. 2150997-1 (SE), filed on Aug. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0051858 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3223 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3227 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method performed by a gaming system adapted to execute a series of consecutive games, the gaming system comprising a server arranged in communication with an electronic user device using a network connection, the electronic user device comprising a display screen and being adapted to present a graphical user interface (GUI) at the display screen, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
forming, at the server, a table having a predetermined dimension and comprising a plurality of cells,
generating, at the server, a first set of elements arranged to completely populate all of the plurality of cells of the table, each generated element being one of a plurality of predefined element types, wherein the first set of elements comprises at least one extended element arranged to populate a first predefined number of cells of the table, the predefined number of cells being two or more and preferably at least four cells,
populating, at the server, the plurality of cells of the table with the first set of elements,
controlling, using the server, the electronic user device to display the table at the display screen,
identifying, at the server, a cluster of cells of the table being populated with matching elements,
forming, at the server, a gaming outcome based on a successful matching of the identified cluster of cells with a plurality of predefined cluster formations,
forming, at the server, a graphical representation of at least one of the table or the gaming outcome,
distributing, from the server and to the electronic user device, the graphical representation,
controlling, using the server, the electronic user device to display the gaming outcome at the display screen,
wherein:
the extended element influences the first gaming outcome based on its size, a number assigned to the extended element, a multiplication factor assigned to the extended elements or a combination thereof.