Patent ID: 8678910

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to receive a wager in response to an input via the at least one input device, display on the at least one display device a plurality of reels including two types of reels, the two types of reels including single-symbol reels for displaying a single symbol in a single symbol position and multi-symbol reels for displaying a plurality of symbols in a respective plurality of symbol positions, the plurality of reels including a first plurality of reels and a second plurality of reels, the first plurality of reels including one of the types of reels and the second plurality of reels including the other of the types of reels, and in response to a predetermined number of matching symbols being achieved on the first plurality of reels, spinning the second plurality of reels while maintaining the first plurality of reels stationary.