Patent ID: 8414377
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a wagering game on a gaming machine, the gaming machine having a processor for executing a game program, comprising: recognizing a wager to initiate the wagering game; forming an array with indicia assigned to a plurality of array positions, the indicia randomly selected from a plurality of indicium types, each of the indicium types having a different number of members, the members for directionally identifying adjacent indicia in the array, wherein each of the indicia in the array have an angular orientation which is randomly determined; presenting the array on a display; identifying a subset of indicia in the array, wherein each one of the indicia in the subset and at least one other of the indicia in the subset directionally identify each other; evaluating the subset of indicia for a winning indicia combination, wherein the winning indicia combination is determined by the number of members on each of the indicia in the subset of indicia; and providing an award for the winning indicia combination.