Game machine having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on the appearance of any and all symbols within an active symbol matrix (WYSIWYG)

A wagering game of chance comprising:

• an input device configured to accept an item associated with a monetary value, the monetary value establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;
• a memory device having computer-executable instructions stored thereon;
• and
• a processor, which upon executing the computer-executable instructions, is configured to:
• accept a wager from a player, the wager amount decreasing the credit balance;
• display a plurality of reels spinning on a display device during a spin wherein the plurality of the reels comprise symbols thereon including one or more number symbols and wherein the number symbols are visible to the player as the reels are spinning;
• use a random number generator to determine the portions of the reels that are displayed at the end of the spin;
• display the portion of each of a plurality of reels on a display device, as determined by the random number generator;
• determine if a number symbol is displayed on any one of the portions of the plurality of reels on the display device at the end of the spin;
• in response to at least one number symbol being displayed on any displayed portions of the plurality of reels at the end of the spin, issue the sum of all number symbols displayed on the display device as a monetary payout without regard to the alignment of the number symbols on the reels and without regard to a pay table;
• and
• detect a command from a cashout input to cause the initiation of a the payout, via the cashout device.