System and method of allowing a player to play gaming machines having multiple reel sets

A method of implementing a game machine including a display configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid, the grid defining a plurality of columns, each column having an associated reel, each reel having an associated reel strip, each reel strip including a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol cells in a predetermined order defining a first reel layout, at least one of the reel strips having a plurality of second reel layouts, each of the second reel layouts having at least one identical symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions, each second reel layout having a probability of selection, and a controller in communication with the display, the method including the steps of:

• detecting a trigger condition and in response to the trigger condition:
• selecting at one of the plurality of second reel layouts as a function of the probability;
• and
• replacing the first reel layout with the selected one of the second reel layouts in the at least one of the reel strips.

A non-transitory information recording medium on which a computer readable program is recorded that causes a computer to function as a game machine, comprising:

• a display configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid, the grid defining a plurality of columns, each column having an associated reel, each reel having an associated reel strip, each reel strip including a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol cells in a predetermined order defining a first reel layout, at least one of the reel strips having a plurality of second reel layouts, each of the second reel layouts having at least one identical symbol in a plurality of consecutive symbol positions, each second reel layout having a probability of selection;
• and
• a controller in communication with the display, the controller configured to:
• detect a trigger condition and in response to the trigger condition:
• select at least one second reel layout as a function of the probability;
• and
• replace the first reel layout with the selected second reel layout in the at least one of the reel strips.