Patent ID: 7874909

Claim:
A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising: a display for displaying at least one outcome of a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input from a player; a plurality of reels being displayed in said display, said plurality of reels having an arrangement of symbols for indicating said at least one outcome to said player; and at least one advantageous symbol being located on a reel of said plurality of reels, said advantageous symbol being a symbol of said arrangement of symbols, said advantageous symbol having a number of graphic modes; wherein, in response to said advantageous symbol on said reel landing along a payline before all of said plurality of reels have stopped, said display presents to said player an animation of said advantageous symbol on said reel based on at least two of said graphic modes of said advantageous symbol, said animation being presented before all of said plurality of reels have stopped spinning.