Gaming device having a mechanical secondary display

A gaming device comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a housing connected to the cabinet;
• a plurality of different images;
• a plurality of display plates, each display plate displaying one of the images and being independently moveable to a plurality of different positions, wherein in at least one of said positions at least two of the display plates are in an alignment so that one of the two display plates blocks at least part of the image displayed by the other display plate from view by a player;
• at least one actuator supported by the housing, each actuator connected to at least one of the display plates and operable to cause said display plates to independently move;
• and
• a processor operable with said actuators upon a triggering event to:
• (a) select one of the images displayed by one of the display plates;
• (b) determine which of said display plates displays the selected image;
• (c) cause said actuators to move any of said display plates in front of said display plate displaying the selected image to reveal said selected image to the player or move said display plate displaying said selected image to one of the positions where the player can view said image:
• and (d) provide an award to the player, the award associated with the selected image displayed by the display plate.

A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising of:

• (a) displaying a game to a player:
• (b) selecting, after a triggering event in the game, an image to be displayed from a plurality of images, wherein each image of said plurality of images is displayed by one of a plurality of display plates and each of said display plates are independently movable to a plurality of different positions, wherein in at least one of the positions at least two of said display plates are in an alignment such that at least one of said display plates blocks at least part of the image displayed by another of said display plates from the view of the player, and wherein at least one award is associated with at least one of the images:
• (c) determining which one of said plurality of display plates displays said selected image;
• (d) moving any display plates which are in front of said display plate which displays said selected image until said selected image is revealed to the player;
• and
• (e) providing the player an award associated with said selected image.

A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising of:

• (a) displaying a game to a player;
• (b) selecting, after a triggering event in the game, an image to be displayed from a plurality of different images, wherein each image of said plurality of images is displayed by one of a plurality of display plates and each of said display plates is independently movable to a plurality of different positions, wherein in at least one of said positions, said display plates are in an alignment such that at least one display plate blocks at least part of the image displayed by another display plate from the view of the player;
• (c) determining which of said plurality of display plates displays said selected image;
• (d) moving at least one of the display plates such that said display plate displaying said selected image is in a position viewable by the player;
• and
• (e) providing an award to the player, the award associated with the selected image displayed by the display plate.

A gaming device operable under control of a processor comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a housing connected to the cabinet;
• a display device controlled by the processor to display a game to a player;
• a plurality of images;
• a plurality of display plates, each display plate displaying one of the images and being moveable to a plurality of different positions, wherein in at least one of said positions at least two display plates are in an alignment so that one of the display plates blocks at least part of the image displayed by the other display plate from the view of the player, and wherein at least one of said display plates is moveable to a different position while at least a different one of said display plates remains stationary;
• at least one actuator supported by the housing, each actuator connected to at least one of the display plates and operable after a triggering event in the game to cause said display plates to independently move to said positions;
• and
• an award associated with at least one of the displayed images on at least one of the moved plates, wherein said award is provided to the player.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:

• (a) displaying a game to a player;
• (b) selecting, after a triggering condition in the game, an image to be displayed from a plurality of images, wherein each image of said plurality of images is displayed by one of a plurality of display plates and each of said display plates are movable to a plurality of different positions, wherein in at least one of the positions at least two of said display plates are in an alignment such that at least one of said display plates blocks at least part of the image displayed by another of said display plates from the view of the player, and wherein at least one of said display plates is moveable to a different position while at least a different one of said display plates remains stationary, and wherein at least one award is associated with at least one of the images;
• (c) determining which one of said plurality of display plates displays said selected image;
• (d) moving any display plates which are in front of said display plate which displays said selected image until said selected image is revealed to the player;
• and
• (e) providing the player any award associated with said selected image.