Patent ID: 8870640

Claim:
A method for use with a gaming machine having a game controller and a display, the method comprising determining via said game controller an outcome of a game played on the gaming machine, including randomly selecting via said game controller a plurality of symbols; presenting the outcome of the game including: (1) displaying via said display the plurality of symbols in a plurality of symbol positions arranged in a display area; (2) displaying via said display at least one further symbol, said displaying presenting said further symbol to travel along a path displayed to overlie said display area and to stop in a stopping position that overlies at least one of the plurality of symbol positions; awarding an award based on symbols of said plurality of symbols and said at least one further symbol; and presenting via said display the plurality of symbol positions in a vertical plane so that the symbols are presented facing forward and presenting via the display said path of said further symbol to travel in a horizontal plane so that said further symbol is presented as traversing in front of the plurality of symbol positions.