Gaming device having a game including a rearrangement path

Details Gaming device having a game including a rearrangement path Gaming device having a game including a rearrangement path

2004-09-28

2009-08-25

Vo, Peter DungBa (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

In a chance application

C463S016000, C463S021000, C463S031000, C273S138100, C273S139000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07578735

ABSTRACT:
A gaming device and a method for operating a gaming device which increases the possibility of obtaining a winning combination of symbols on reels. In one embodiment, the gaming device rearranges one or more sets of indicated symbols on the reels to potentially generate additional combinations of symbols on a payline. In another embodiment, the gaming device rearranges one or more sets of symbols displayed along a rearrangement path to potentially generate additional combinations of symbols on a payline. The rearranged symbols may move to different reels and different paylines in the rearrangement. The gaming device, in one embodiment performs an evaluation of the rearranged symbols after each rearrangement to give each rearrangement a chance to generate a winning combination of symbols on the reels.

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