Patent ID: 6579178
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method comprising:initiating a paid play on a slot machine; determining an outcome of the paid play, wherein the outcome comprises at least a first shape and a second shape, wherein the first shape defines a second perimeter at least one portion of which is not a line, and wherein the second shape defines a second perimeter at least one portion of which is not a line, and wherein the first and the second shape are potentially capable of being interlocked together to form a third shape by fitting together the portion of the first perimeter that is not a line into the portion of the second perimeter that is not a line; displaying the first shape and the second shape along a payline of the slot machine such that the first shape and the second shape are initially not contiguous; displaying an animation of the first shape and the second shape, thereby displaying whether the first shape and the second shape are capable of interlocking together to form the third shape; determining whether the outcome corresponds to a payout amount by determining whether the first shape and the second shape are capable of interlocking together to form the third shape; and causing the payout amount to be provided to a player if the outcome does correspond to the payout amount.