Patent ID: 11941950
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A gaming system comprising:
a processor circuit; and
a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor circuit cause the processor circuit to:
cause a display, by a display device, comprising a plurality of symbol display positions, wherein less than all of the plurality of symbol display positions comprise a plurality of reels;
cause a display, by the display device, of a first event zone that comprise a first plurality of event symbols, each of the first plurality of event symbols being associated with one of the plurality of reels and a second event zone that comprises a second plurality of event symbols, each of the second plurality of event symbols being associated with one of the plurality of reels, wherein the plurality of reels is positioned between the first event zone and the second event zone; and
responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display location modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels, cause the processor circuit to change a location of symbol display positions associated with that reel towards the first event zone or the second event zone,
wherein the event zone comprises a first event zone and a second event zone, and wherein the first plurality of symbol display positions associated with the plurality of reels is between the first event zone and the second event zone,
wherein a quantity of symbols displayed in the first plurality of symbol display positions associated with the plurality of reels is less than a quantity of a plurality of symbol display positions that are between the first event zone and the second event zone, and
wherein responsive to that reel moving to a designated location of the first event zone or the second event zone, cause the display to trigger a secondary event that is associated with the first event zone or the second event zone and that reel.