Patent ID: 11948432
Assignee: LNW GAMING, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A gaming system comprising:
a gaming machine comprising a display device configured to present at least a first variable wedge of a plurality of game wedges defining a wheel, the plurality of game wedges further comprising at least one moveable wedge physically overlapping a portion of the display device, each game wedge of the plurality of game wedges associated with a respective outcome probability and a respective award; and
game-logic circuitry configured to:
generate, via a random-number generator of the game-logic circuitry, a random number representing a selected game wedge of the plurality of game wedges based on the respective outcome probabilities of the plurality of game wedges; and
in response to a trigger game wedge of the plurality of game wedges being the selected game wedge, cause the at least one moveable wedge to shift around the wheel to decrease a visible size of the first variable wedge and the respective outcome probability of the first variable game wedge proportional to the change in visible size, the first variable wedge remaining visible in response to the shift of the at least one moveable wedge, wherein the at least one moveable wedge are physical objects overlapping at least a portion of the wheel.