Patent ID: 7942732

Claim:
A wagering game for a gaming machine including a processor and a memory device, the wagering game comprising: a primary game and a feature game, both stored in the memory device and controlled by the processor, the primary game comprising a set of game plays; and the feature game comprising: a plurality of simultaneously activatable sets of reels, each of the sets of reels including a plurality of individually rotatable indicia-bearing reels; wherein the sets of reels are simultaneously activated, upon a triggering event associated with the primary game, to rotate and reveal either a winning outcome or a non-winning outcome for each of the sets of reels; one or more subsequent simultaneous activations of any sets of reels for which no winning outcome has yet been revealed, wherein the one or more subsequent simultaneous activations are repeated until the feature game is terminated by a second triggering event; and an award payable by the feature game upon its termination, the award being a value associated with only the most valuable winning outcome revealed during play of the feature game by any of the plurality of sets of reels.