Patent ID: 8337293

Claim:
A gaming system arranged to implement a multilevel game, said gaming system comprising: a plurality of reels, each reel comprising a plurality of symbols selectable from a set of symbols; a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from said set of symbols for each reel for display for each level of said multilevel game; a reel selector arranged to select at least one reel for each level of said multilevel game; a function allocator arranged to allocate a function to said at least one selected reel such that each displayed symbol on said at least one selected reel acquires the function in at least one level of said multilevel game, wherein for each selected reel having an allocated function, said function of said selected reel is retained for said selected reel in a subsequent level of said multilevel game; and wherein said function allocator allocates a function to an additional reel in another level subsequent to said at least one level of said multilevel game, said additional reel being without said function in at least one level prior to said another level; and a game outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome for each level of said multilevel game based on the displayed symbols and on the function allocated to said at least one selected reel and on the function allocated to said additional reel.