Patent ID: 8622810
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a memory device configured to store data representing a reel, the reel having a predetermined number of symbol positions, wherein each symbol position has an associated symbol from a set of symbols, the reel having a run of consecutive symbol positions, the run of consecutive symbol positions being initially populated with a first identical symbol from the set of symbols prior to initiation of a first instance of a game; a display device configured to display a matrix having a plurality of display elements arranged in a column, the number of display elements in the column being less than the predetermined number of symbol positions in the reel, and the display device being further configured to display a portion of the reels such that the symbols associated with some of the symbol positions of the reel are displayed in the matrix when the reel is in a stop position; and a game controller configured to (i) initiate the first instance of a game using the reel, (ii) randomly select a second identical symbol from the set of symbols, (iii) replace each of the first identical symbols in the run of consecutive symbol positions of the reel with the second identical symbol, and (iv) initiate a second instance of the game using the reel having the run of consecutive symbol positions populated with the second identical symbol.