Patent ID: 9619960
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A gaming machine, comprising: a memory device configured to store data representing a target reel, the target reel having a number of symbol positions, the target reel having a run of consecutive symbol positions, each symbol position being initially populated with a respective symbol prior to initiation of a first instance of a game; a display device configured to display a matrix having a plurality of display elements arranged in a column, the number of display elements in the column being less than the predetermined number of symbol positions in the target reel, and the display device being further configured to display a portion of the target reel such that the symbols associated with at least one of the symbol positions of the target reel is displayed in the matrix when the target reel is in a stop position; and a game controller configured to randomly select an identical symbol, to initiate an instance of the game, and to establish an outcome of the game, wherein the identical symbol appears in each of the symbol positions of the run of consecutive symbol positions in the outcome of the game, wherein the memory device is configured to store data representing a second reel, the second reel having a number of symbol positions, the second reel having a run of consecutive symbol positions, each symbol position in the run of consecutive symbol positions of the second reel being initially populated with a second identical symbol.