GAMING MACHINE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE REEL SET CONTROL

摘要

A gaming machine includes a display system, player input system, and processor programmed or otherwise operable to perform a number of operations through the gaming machine hardware to provide a player-interactive feature. The gaming machine is adapted to operate in a base game state in which a base set of symbol locations is populated with game symbols responsive to a play initiation input from the player input system. The gaming machine is also controlled to activate a bonus input device while the gaming machine is in the base game state, and to place the gaming machine in a bonus state in response to a player actuation of the activated bonus input device. In response to a play initiation input while the gaming machine is in the bonus game state, two or more bonus game sets of symbol locations are populated with game symbols for that respective play initiation input.

主权项

1. A gaming machine including:
(a) a display system; (b) a player input system; and (c) at least one processor operable to:
(i) in response to receipt of a respective one of one or more play initiation inputs through the player input system while the gaming machine is in a base game state of a tournament game, causing the display system to populate a base set of symbol locations with game symbols, the displayed game symbols for the respective play initiation input corresponding to a respective result in the tournament game for the respective play initiation input,(ii) activate a tournament bonus input device on the gaming machine while the gaming machine is in the base game state,(iii) place the gaming machine in a bonus state in response to a player actuation of the activated tournament bonus input device,(iv) in response to a play initiation input through the player input system while the gaming machine is in the bonus game state, cause the display system to populate two or more bonus game sets of symbol locations with game symbols for that respective play initiation input, the game symbols in each bonus set of symbol locations corresponding to a respective result in the tournament game for the respective play initiation input, and(v) provide an award corresponding to each result in the game for a respective play initiation input in the tournament game.