Patent ID: 8002631
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game, comprising: a value input device for receiving a wager; at least one display device configured to display an array of positions having respective randomly selected symbols, the array of positions including a plurality of adjacent groups of positions, the positions within each group being aligned relative to each other, each of the positions within at least one of the groups being adjacent to and offset relative to the positions within an adjacent one of the groups such that each of the positions within the at least one of the groups is adjacent to and not aligned with the positions within the adjacent one of the groups, the displayed symbols including a special symbol and a chain of adjacent symbols at least partially encompassing the special symbol; and a controller operative to, in response to the special symbol appearing in the array, progressively rotate the chain in a generally circular or elliptical motion about the special symbol as the special symbol remains in its position in the array, stop the chain of adjacent symbols at each of a plurality of locations, and evaluate the array for any winning combinations of the displayed symbols when the chain of adjacent symbols is stopped at each location.