Patent ID: 6547242
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method for playing a game of chance comprising:presenting a plurality or reels on a display, each reel configured to present game symbols defining an outcome, at least one symbol for each reel designated as a special symbol; providing a plurality of pay lines on the display; the player, for each game of play, enabling a number of a plurality of pay lines by making a wager; based upon the number of play lines enabled, displaying a matrix of cells corresponding to stop positions on said reels, said matrix display persisting through subsequent game plays until reset; spinning said reels and stopping said spinning reels to display an outcome of symbols of symbols for each enabled pay line; determining for each enabled pay line whether said symbol combination is a winning symbol combination compared to predefined winning outcomes; issuing an award based upon each winning symbol combination; displaying each special symbol of said outcome in a corresponding cell position of said matrix and determining whether displaying the special symbol in the cell position is a winning special symbol combination compared to predefined winning combinations; and issuing an award for special symbol winning combinations and resetting the cells of the matrix by removing the special symbols therefrom.