Patent ID: 8235785
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting a slots game on a gaming system, the method comprising: displaying a first individual outcome on at least one of one or more game screens, the first individual outcome being indicated by a plurality of symbols arranged in a first individual array on a plurality of first individual reels of a first slots game; displaying a second individual outcome on at least one of the one or more game screens, the second individual outcome being indicated by a plurality of symbols arranged in a second individual array on a plurality of second individual reels of a second slots game; displaying a community outcome on at least one of the one or more game screens, the community outcome being indicated by a plurality of symbols arranged in a community array on a plurality of community reels, the community outcome being applied to the first and second slots games; determining, via at least one of one or more processors, a first award for the first slots game in response to a first winning symbol combination located within a first final array defined by a first combination of the first individual array and the community array; and determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, a second award for the second slots game in response to a second winning symbol combination located within a second final array defined by a second combination of the second individual array and the community array, wherein the first winning symbol combination is different from the second winning symbol combination and at least one of the winning symbol combinations includes an appearance of a predetermined number of symbols along a payline.