Patent ID: 11922768
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A gaming device, comprising:
a housing;
a display device connected to the housing; and
a processor; wherein the processor is operative to:
randomly assign, from a set of reels, a subset of reels to a set of columns of a playing field using a random number generator (RNG), such that each of the subset of reels corresponds to a column of the set of columns;
generate the playing field by randomly, via the RNG, determining a set of symbols for each column from the corresponding reel, each of the set of symbols occupying a position on the playing field;
cause the display device to graphically render the playing field in a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by the display device;
randomly, using the RNG, determine a size of a mobile selector with reference to a lookup table having a distribution of sizes, the distribution of sizes weighted such that the size of the mobile selector converges to a predetermined average size across a series of games;
cause the display device to graphically render, in the GUI, a position of the mobile selector on the playing field;
determine whether the position of the rendered mobile selector encompasses a prize symbol;
in the event the position of the rendered mobile selector encompasses the prize symbol, paying a player; and
in the event the position of the rendered mobile selector does not encompass the prize symbol, end without paying the player.