Gaming Machine with Symbol Rearrangement

A gaming machine comprising:

• a processor;
• memory;
• and
• program instructions, stored in the memory, that upon execution by the processor cause the gaming machine to perform the operations:
• selecting, from the plurality of symbols, a symbol set as an outcome event of the symbol-based game, wherein the symbol set includes multiple symbols, wherein each symbol of the symbol set is associated with a respective symbol position within a respective multi-symbol-position segment among a plurality of multi-symbol-position segments, and wherein the multi-symbol-position segments of the plurality of multi-symbol-position segments are arranged in a first order so as to form a first arrangement of the symbol set;
• determining a second order of the plurality of multi-symbol-position segments, without altering which symbols are associated with each respective multi-symbol-position segment, so as to form a second arrangement of the symbol set, wherein the second order is different from the first order;
• and
• transmitting a representation of the second arrangement of the symbol set to the client machine, wherein reception of the representation of the second arrangement of the symbol set causes the client machine to display the second arrangement of the symbol set on a display.

A gaming system configured for symbol rearrangement in a symbol-based game, wherein the symbol-based game is executed on behalf of a client machine, wherein the symbol-based game involves determining sets of symbols to generate outcome events, the gaming system comprising:

• a plurality of client machines each including at least one display device and a plurality of input devices including (i) an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, (ii) a validator configured to identify the physical item, and (iii) a cash-out button actuatable to cause an initiation of a payout associated with a credit account;
• one or more client machine processors;
• and
• one or more client machine memory devices storing a plurality of client machine instructions, the client machine instructions executable by the one or more client machine processors to perform operations comprising:
• selecting, from the plurality of symbols, a symbol set as an outcome event of the symbol-based game, wherein the symbol set includes multiple symbols, wherein each symbol of the symbol set is associated with a respective symbol position within a respective multi-symbol-position segment among a plurality of multi-symbol-position segments, and wherein the multi-symbol-position segments of the plurality of multi-symbol-position segments are arranged in a first order so as to form a first arrangement of the symbol set;
• determining a second order of the plurality of multi-symbol-position segments, without altering which symbols are associated with each respective multi-symbol-position segment, so as to form a second arrangement of the symbol set, wherein the second order is different from the first order;
• and
• transmitting a representation of the second arrangement of the symbol set to the client machine, wherein reception of the representation of the second arrangement of the symbol set causes the client machine to display the second arrangement of the symbol set on a display.