Patent ID: 11881079
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A gaming machine comprising:
one or more display devices displaying a prize reel that spins in a first direction and index reels that each spin in a second direction that crosses the first direction; and
a game controller executing instructions stored in a memory, wherein execution of the instructions causes the game controller to at least:
spin each index reel;
while a series of spins has at least one remaining spin, respin each index reel that does not present at one instance of an index symbol and hold in place each index reel that presents at least one instance of the index symbol;
after completing the series of spins, spin the prize reel to present prizes at a plurality of prize positions, wherein each prize position aligns with a corresponding index reel of the index reels; and
display an award via the one or more display devices, wherein the award is based on the prizes presented by the prize reel and whether their corresponding index reels present at least one instance of the index symbol.