Patent ID: 7445548

Claim:
A method to implement a slot game, the method comprising: receiving a wager from a player to play a slot game; determining and displaying a first symbol in a first arrangement; determining and displaying in a second arrangement, at least two second symbols; determining and displaying in a third arrangement, at least two groups of third symbols, each group containing at least two third symbols; wherein each of the at least two groups of third symbols corresponds to only one second symbol out of the at least two second symbols and each of the at least two second symbols corresponds to only one of the at least two groups of third symbols, and each third symbol out of the at least two third symbols in each of the at least two groups of third symbols belongs to only one group out of the at least two groups; wherein each group of the at least two groups of third symbols is displayed neighboring each group's respective corresponding second symbol; for each third symbol in the at least two groups of third symbols, evaluating a combination of symbols comprising a respective third symbol, the first symbol, and a corresponding second symbol in the second arrangement corresponding to the respective third symbol's group thereby creating an evaluated combination; and paying to the player an earned award(s) on all evaluated combinations.