Patent ID: 8740689

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least one display device; at least one input device; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a play of a game associated with: (i) a plurality of symbols including a reflector symbol, the symbols being displayable at a plurality of symbol display areas; and (ii) a plurality of different paylines, each of the paylines being associated with a different payline path extending along a plurality of the symbol display areas; and (b) for said play of the game: (i) display a plurality of the symbols at the symbol display areas; and (ii) for each of at least one of the paylines: (A) determine whether the reflector symbol and another one of the symbols are displayed at a same one of the symbol display areas along the payline path associated with said payline; (B) if the reflector symbol and another one of the symbols are displayed at a same one of the symbol display areas along said payline path: (1) determine a reflected payline path associated with said payline, said reflected payline path extending along said payline path to said displayed reflector symbol and back along said payline path; (2) determine whether the symbols displayed at the symbol display areas along said reflected payline path form one of a plurality of winning symbol combinations; and (3) display and provide any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combination; and (C) if the reflector symbol and another one of the symbols are not displayed at a same one of the symbol display areas along said payline path: (1) determine whether the symbols displayed at the symbol display areas along said payline path form one of the winning symbol combinations; and (2) display and provide any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combination.