Patent ID: 7402101

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game, the wagering game providing a winning outcome when at least one of a plurality of predefined symbol combinations occurs in at least one of a plurality of specified symbol arrangements, the method comprising: receiving a wager to play the wagering game; displaying a symbol array formed from symbols randomly selected from a plurality of possible symbols, the plurality of possible symbols including an activation symbol; determining if the symbol array has a first winning outcome, the first winning outcome having at least one of the plurality of predefined symbol combinations in a first symbol arrangement; providing an award for any first winning outcome; determining if the symbol array includes the activation symbol, the activation symbol for specifying a second symbol arrangement different than the first symbol arrangement; evaluating the same symbol array for a second winning outcome, the second winning outcome having at least one of the plurality of predefined symbol combinations in the second symbol arrangement; and providing an award for any second winning outcome, wherein the activation symbol defines the second symbol arrangement required for the second winning outcome, and wherein the activation symbol only defines the second symbol arrangement when the activation symbol is disposed in a predefined location in the symbol array.