Patent ID: 9569916
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of operating a gaming apparatus having a display device configured to display a game of chance, a wager input device structured to receive currency or currency based tickets, a memory configured to store a credit amount, and a processor, the method comprising: receiving a signal from the wager input device indicating receipt of currency or a currency based ticket; increasing the credit amount in memory based on the received signal from the wager input device; receiving a wager to initiate the game of chance on the display device, the wager decreasing the credit amount in memory, the game of chance including displaying on the display device a first reel, a second reel, a third reel, a fourth reel, and a fifth reel, where the first reel and the fifth reel each respectively include a plurality of vertical symbol positions that are configured to display game symbols, where the second reel, third reel, and fourth reel each respectively include a plurality of three-dimensional game elements having six sides that collectively form a three-dimensional structure having six sides, where the three-dimensional structure includes at least three layers of the game elements in a depth direction, where the three-dimensional structure includes at least three adjacent game elements in vertical direction, at least three adjacent game elements in a horizontal direction, and at least three game elements in the depth direction, where the three-dimensional structure is configured to be rotatable about a vertical axis and rotatable about a horizontal axis, and where sides of the plurality of game elements are configured to display game symbols; selecting symbols to be displayed on the display device for the first reel, the second reel, the third reel, the fourth reel, and the fifth reel; and evaluating symbol combinations formed from symbols displayed on the first reel, the second reel, the third reel, the fourth reel, and the fifth reel.