Electronic gaming machine and gaming method

摘要

An electronic gaming machine has an electronic game controller and a display where game symbols are arranged in an array of predetermined game positions. The appearance of a first special symbol causes a group of predetermined game positions to be selected where each game symbol occupying a predetermined game position in said group is changed into a second special symbol either during a play of a game or at the completion of said play, said change into said second special symbol being visible to said player. A gaming method is also provided.

主权项

1. An electronic wagering slot machine comprising:
a display for displaying game symbols arranged into a plurality of independent sets of reels, each set of reels having predetermined game positions arranged in rows and columns and where predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols in said plurality of independent sets of reels award prizes to a player; vending slots for receiving monetary bets, the vending slots configured to receive cash; an electronic game controller being adapted to determine if a minimum bet level has been reached using the vending slots to initiate play of said plurality of independent sets of reels and to control the display of game symbols on the display if the minimum bet level has been reached; an input means for receiving commands from said player to operate said electronic gaming machine and initiate play of said plurality of independent sets of reels on said display, said input means being in electronic communication with said electronic game controller, wherein said electronic game controller in response to a command from said player via said input means commences play of said plurality of independent sets of reels by randomly selecting game symbols and transmitting a signal to said display to display said randomly selected game symbols in said predetermined positions on said plurality of independent sets of reels, wherein the random selection of a first special symbol to appear in a play of said plurality of independent sets of reels shown on said display causes said electronic game controller to select a group of game positions, said group comprising all game positions from at least a first set of reels and a second set of reels of the plurality of independent sets of reels, wherein said electronic game controller transmits a signal to said display to change each game symbol occupying a game position in said group into a second special symbol either during said play or at the completion of said play, said change into said second special symbol being visually shown on said display so as to be visible to said player.