Gaming method and apparatus for facilitating a game involving 2D and 3D play areas

A gaming device comprising:

• a display device including a video screen having a game play grid showing portions of a first reel, a second reel, a third reel, a fourth reel, and a fifth reel,
• where the first reel and the fifth reel each respectively include a plurality of vertical symbol positions that are configured to display game symbols,
• where the second reel, the third reel, and the fourth reel each respectively include a plurality of three-dimensional game elements having six sides that collectively form a three-dimensional structure having six sides,
• where the three-dimensional structure includes at least three layers of the game elements in a depth direction,
• where the three-dimensional structure includes at least three adjacent game elements in a vertical direction, at least three adjacent game elements in a horizontal direction, and at least three game elements in the depth direction,
• where the three-dimensional structure is configured to be rotatable about a vertical axis and rotatable about a horizontal axis, and
• where sides of the plurality of game elements are configured to display game symbols;
• a player interface including at least one button, the button configured to generate a signal in response to being activated;
• a wager input device structured to identify and validate currency or currency based tickets;
• secured circuitry operable to generate random numbers;
• and
• game circuitry operable to:
• receive a wager to initiate a game of chance,
• select symbols to be displayed on the display device for the first reel, the second reel, the third reel, the fourth reel, and the fifth reel, and
• evaluate symbol combinations formed from symbols displayed on the first reel, the second reel, the third reel, the fourth reel, and the fifth reel.