| US 7,488,248 B2 | ||
| Gaming device having an interactive sequence game with a multiple function multiplier | ||
| Andrea C. Hughs-Baird, Reno, Nev. (US); Joseph E. Kaminkow, Reno, Nev. (US); and Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Assigned to IGT, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 07, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/952,760. | ||
| Application 11/952760 is a continuation of application No. 10/327276, filed on Dec. 20, 2002, granted, now 7,306,518. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0090661 A1, Apr. 17, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—20 | 37 Claims |
| 1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
(a) randomly selecting one of a plurality of award symbols;
(b) displaying an independent sequence including a plurality of groups, each of said groups including at least one element,
and at least one of said groups including a plurality of related elements;
(c) randomly selecting one of the plurality of groups in the independent sequence and revealing the randomly selected group
after the random selection, said random selection of said group being independent from said random selection of said award
symbol;
(d) determining a modifier based on a base modifier having a value greater than zero and the number of related elements in
the randomly selected group;
(e) determining an activation award based on an award associated with said randomly selected award symbol and said modifier;
and
(f) displaying said activation award.
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