Nudge features in reel-type games

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9196124
APP PUB NO 20130184046A1
SERIAL NO

13353756

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Methods, machines, and systems for additional movement of one or more symbols of a reel-type game after the reels are spun for a turn of the reel-type game, but before a next turn of the game, are described. The symbol(s) moved after the reels are spun may comprise a scatter symbol or a symbol other than a scatter symbol. A tip of an off-reel-display symbol positioned outside of a reel-display area may be visible within the reel-display area to notify a player of the reel-type game that additional movement of the off-reel-display symbol is imminent. The off-reel-display symbol may be moved, onto a symbol that is being displayed within the reel-display area, after payment of any award(s) earned for certain combinations of symbols occurring on paylines with the reel-display area and/or after payment of any awards earned for a prescribed number of scatter symbols being displayed within the reel-display area.

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FUSION HOLDINGS LIMITEDBURLEIGH MANOR PEEL ROAD DOUGLAS IM1 5EP

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Igesund, Terence Durban, ZA 15 345
Naicker, Theo Durban, ZA 27 963
Vermaak, Richard Durban, ZA 8 143
Walton, Brendan Clyde Chaka's Rock, ZA 4 40

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