Wagering game with multiple reels forming multiple symbol arrays
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsAllon G. Englman, Jeremy M. Hornik
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Abstract
A gaming system for playing a wagering game comprises at least one display adapted to display a plurality of reels having symbols. The symbols indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. The plurality of reels includes at least one single-symbol reel and at least one multi-symbol reel. The at least one display is adapted to display at least one payline overlapping at least one symbol from the at least one single-symbol reel and at least one symbol from the at least one multi-symbol reel.
Claims29
A gaming system comprising:
- an input device;
- a display device;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to
- receive, via the input device, an input indicative of a wager,
- randomly select a game outcome,
- spin and stop a plurality of reels to display symbols on the display device in accordance with the selected game outcome, the plurality of reels including two types of reels, the two types of reels including single-symbol reels each displaying a single symbol in a single symbol position and multi-symbol reels each displaying a plurality of symbols in respective symbol positions, the symbol position of at least one of the single-symbol reels being adjacent to and horizontally aligned with one of the symbol positions of at least one of the multi-symbol reels, the plurality of reels including a first plurality of reels and a second plurality of reels, the first plurality of reels including one of the types of reels and the second plurality of reels including the other of the types of reels, and
- provide an award based on the displayed symbols.
A computer-implemented method in a gaming system, comprising:
- receiving, via the input device, an input indicative of a wager;
- randomly selecting a game outcome;
- spinning and stopping a plurality of reels to display symbols on the display device in accordance with the selected game outcome, the plurality of reels including two types of reels, the two types of reels including single-symbol reels each displaying a single symbol in a single symbol position and multi-symbol reels each displaying a plurality of symbols in respective symbol positions, the symbol position of at least one of the single-symbol reels being adjacent to and horizontally aligned with one of the symbol positions of at least one of the multi-symbol reels, the plurality of reels including a first plurality of reels and a second plurality of reels, the first plurality of reels including one of the types of reels and the second plurality of reels including the other of the types of reels;
- and
- providing an award based on the displayed symbols.
One or more computer-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via the input device, an input indicative of a wager;
- randomly selecting a game outcome;
- spinning and stopping a plurality of reels to display symbols on the display device in accordance with the selected game outcome, the plurality of reels including two types of reels, the two types of reels including single-symbol reels each displaying a single symbol in a single symbol position and multi-symbol reels each displaying a plurality of symbols in respective symbol positions, the symbol positions of at least two of the single-symbols reels being adjacent and horizontally aligned with each other, the plurality of reels including a first plurality of reels and a second plurality of reels, the first plurality of reels including one of the types of reels and the second plurality of reels including the other of the types of reels;
- and
- providing an award based on the displayed symbols.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.