Gaming machine with uneven paylines
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorMark Ainsworth
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Abstract
A gaming machine 10 has a display 14 and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display 14. The game controller is arranged to play a game 16 wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display 14 and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine 10 awards a prize. A matrix of symbol positions is displayed on the display 14 and at least one payline is associated with the matrix. The payline is comprised of an equal number of symbol positions as there are columns in the matrix but passes through fewer than all of the columns.
Claims14
A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, the gaming machine being characterized in that a matrix of symbol positions is displayed and in that at least one payline is associated with the matrix, said at least one payline being comprised of an equal number of symbol positions as there are columns in the matrix but passing through fewer than all of the columns.
The gaming machine of any one of the preceding claims in which the prize combination for said at least one payline pays for the symbols appearing anywhere on said payline even when standard paylines pay only in respect of a predetermined arrangement of symbols.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.