Patent ID: 8398477

Claim:
A method of playing a wagering game on a gaming machine, the gaming machine having a processor for executing a game program, comprising: recognizing a wager to initiate the wagering game; forming an array with indicia assigned to a plurality of array positions, the indicia randomly selected from a plurality of indicium types, each of the indicium types having a different number of members, the members for directionally identifying adjacent indicia in the array, each of the indicia further having a symbol that is distinguishable from the indicia, wherein each of the indicia in the array have an angular orientation which is randomly determined; presenting the array on a display; identifying a subset of indicia in the array, wherein each one of the indicia in the subset and at least one other of the indicia in the subset directionally identify each other by the members; evaluating a symbol combination formed with the symbol of each of the indicia in the subset of indicia for a winning game outcome; and providing an award for the winning game outcome.