Patent ID: 8235791

Claim:
A game apparatus, comprising: a first play station, the first play station including components for playing an individual game, the first play station further including a bonus indicator and a community play request button; a second play station, the second play station including components for playing an individual game, the second play station further including a bonus indicator and a community play request button; wherein the first play station further includes a common reel display, the common reel display operative responsive to the community play request button of the first play station in conjunction with award of a bonus in the individual game of the first play station; wherein the second play station further includes a common reel display, the common reel display operative responsive to the community play request button of the second play station in conjunction with award of a bonus in the individual game of the second play station; wherein a first set of one or more reel lines of the common reel displays of the first play station and the second play station are reserved for the first play station and a second set of one or more reel lines of the common reel display of the first play station and the second play station are reserved for the second play station, and wherein the common reel display of the first play station and the second play station is entirely covered by the first set of reel lines, and wherein the common reel display of the first play station and the second play station is entirely covered by the second set of reel lines, and wherein the first set of reel lines are played in a left- to-right orientation and the second set of reel lines are played in a right-to-left orientation on the common reel display of the first play station and the second play station, and wherein a third set of one or more reel lines are available as community reel lines to the first play station and the second play station, and wherein a player of the first play station is enabled to wager on lines of the first set and lines of the third set and a player of the second play station is enabled to wager on lines of the second set and lines of the third set; whereby the player of the first play station and the player of the second play station are awared according to their wagers upon a win with respect to the third set of lines.