Wagering game with collapsible reel area
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorMichael DePalma
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Abstract
Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a collapsible active reel display. During play of a game, the reels may be reduced in height from spin to spin in order to form different winning combinations. A multiplier may be modified upon each reduction in height. Similar reductions in the active reel display may result from columns or individual symbol cells being removed from subsequent play.
Claims15
A wagering game comprising:
- an interface activatable by a player;
- a primary game comprising one or more game plays, at least one of the game plays occurring after activation of the interface by the player;
- a set of indicia displayed according to a primary game outcome;
- and
- a feature game comprising a set of collapsible reels.
A method of operating a game on a gaming machine comprising a central processor and a memory and further comprising program logic stored in the memory usable to play at least one game in exchange for a wager, the method comprising the steps of:
- accepting a wager from a player;
- initiating play of a first game according to the wager;
- displaying a first game outcome;
- upon a triggering event, initiating play of a feature game comprising a set of reels by way of the processor executing the program logic;
- and
- removing at least one row of indicia from play in response to a second triggering event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.