A METHOD OF OPERATING A GAMING SYSTEM, AN ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEM AND AN ELECTRONIC GAME CONTROLLER

摘要

#$%^&*AU2018203421A120180607.pdf#####ABSTRACT A method of operating an electronic gaming system is disclosed where the gaming system comprises, a game 5 controller, a display, and memory storing reel strip data for a plurality of reel strips, at least some of the reel strips comprising a group of jackpot symbols and at least one of the reel strips comprising a group of a first symbol The method comprises: 10 selecting, using the game controller, symbols from the reel strip data for display on the display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of reel strips; 15 displaying the selected symbols in the plurality of columns of symbol display positions on the display; upon determining, using the game controller, that a) the selected symbols include first symbols of a group at all display positions of a defined number of 20 columns of symbol display positions, b) the selected symbols include jackpot symbols of a group at all display positions of at least one column of symbol display positions, and c) a symbol change condition is met in respect of 25 the first symbols, changing the first symbols to jackpot symbols; and upon a jackpot awarding condition being satisfied after the first symbols are changed to jackpot symbols, making a jackpot award, using the game controller, 30 corresponding to the satisfied jackpot awarding condition. 8155435_1 (GHMatters) P100579.AU.1 15/05/18