Patent ID: 8734223

Claim:
A game device comprising: a display device; an input device; and a processor for accessing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: provide a game comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reels, the plurality of symbols including at least one statically-positioned, non-expanding oversized symbol occupying at least a plurality of symbol positions over at least a plurality of reels, wherein at least one reel of the plurality of reels has other sized symbols thereon; and a predetermined winning symbol combination of a plurality of winning symbol combinations including the oversized symbol, wherein the predetermined winning symbol combination is associated with an award wherein mixed sized reels contain both regular sized symbols each occupying one symbol position and said oversized symbols and when said mixed sized symbol reels spin said regular sized symbols and oversized symbols rotate on and off the display device at the same rate.