Patent ID: 8632389

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a selector arranged to: randomly select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols and display the randomly selected symbols in a display area at a plurality of separate symbol display positions; and randomly select, without player intervention, a plurality of separate payline elements and display the randomly selected payline elements in the separate symbol display positions, wherein each payline element occupies only one of the display positions; and an outcome generator being arranged to: determine whether the displayed randomly selected payline elements in the separate symbol display positions form a payline that is contiguously displayed across the display area; and determine a game outcome based on the randomly selected symbols displayed along the payline, wherein the gaming system is operable in normal game mode and special game mode, and payline elements are displayed only during special game mode, the selector comprising a symbol selector and a payline elements selector such that the payline elements are selectable independently of selection of the symbols, and, after commencement of special game mode, the selector is to be arranged to select the symbols for display at the plurality of display positions and to subsequently select the plurality of payline elements associated with the display positions.