GAMING SYSTEMS, GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS WITH SYMBOL-BEARING REELS OF DISTINCT SIZES

摘要

Presented herein are gaming systems, gaming machines, and methods for conducting wagering games. Gaming machines are disclosed which include a gaming cabinet, display device(s) and input device(s) coupled to the cabinet, and game-logic circuitry disposed within the cabinet. Game-logic circuitry is configured to: initiate a casino game responsive to an electronic data signal indicating receipt of a player's physical input; determine a wagering-game outcome from a random element generated by a random element generator; change a standard-sized reel into a multi-reel carriage carrying plural non-standard-sized symbol-bearing reels, each of which is rotatably mounted onto the carriage; display each non-standard-sized reel spinning contemporaneously with spinning of the standard-sized reels and carriage; display the wagering-game outcome, including symbols of the standard-sized and non-standard-sized reels populating array positions of an array; and, evaluate the symbols of the standard-sized and non-standard-sized reels in the array to determine if the outcome meets an award criterion.

主权项

1. An electronic gaming machine primarily dedicated to conducting at least one regulated casino wagering game, the electronic gaming machine comprising:
a gaming cabinet configured to house electronic components; an electronic display device coupled to the gaming cabinet and configured to display the casino wagering game, the casino wagering game including a plurality of standard-sized symbol-bearing reels; an electronic input device coupled to the gaming cabinet and configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the casino wagering game, and further configured to transform the physical input into an electronic data signal; and game-logic circuitry disposed within the gaming cabinet, the game-logic circuitry including a random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements associated with play of the casino wagering game, the game-logic circuitry being configured to:
initiate the casino wagering game in response to the electronic data signal from the electronic input device;determine an outcome of the casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements generated by the random element generator;change at least one of the standard-sized reels into a multi-reel carriage carrying a plurality of non-standard-sized symbol-bearing reels, each of the non-standard-sized reels being rotatably mounted to the multi-reel carriage;direct the electronic display device to display the non-standard-sized reels spinning individually and contemporaneously with spinning of the standard-sized reels and the multi-reel carriage;direct the electronic display device to display the outcome of the casino wagering game, the outcome including symbols borne by the standard-sized reels and the non-standard-sized reels populating a plurality of distinct array positions arranged in an array on the display device; andtransmit an award to the player in response to the outcome meeting at least one predetermined award criterion.