Patent ID: 7614949

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game comprising: receiving on a gaming machine a wager from a player; conducting a basic game in response to receiving the wager; and triggering a secondary game in response to a start-bonus outcome in the basic game, the secondary game comprising: successively displaying multiple sets of symbols in a primary display area as part of the secondary game, the multiple sets of symbols filling out a symbol array, each set of symbols being associated with a respective symbol bearing reel that is rotated and stopped to place the symbols on the reel in visual association with the display area; and syncronizing displaying of a plurality of secondary game credit outcomes in a secondary display area that is distinct from the primary display area, wherein at least one of the plurality of the secondary game credit outcomes is synchronized with the displaying of the multiple sets of symbols such that the displaying in the secondary display area includes displaying the respective secondary game credit outcomes as each respective reel is stopped.