Gaming machine with special symbol

摘要

A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, wherein, when a special symbol is carried by a symbol-carrying element into a display position on the display means, the special symbol substitutes as more than one occurrence of a standard symbol of the game.

主权项

1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a display means for displaying a plurality of spinning reels comprising one or more first reels, one or more second reels, and a central reel positioned between the one or more first reels and the one or more second reels, wherein the central reel includes standard symbols and at least one special symbol, and wherein each reel of the one or more first reels and the one or more second reels includes standard symbols but not the at least one special symbol; and a game control means arranged to spin the plurality of spinning reels to obtain at least one random combination of symbols displayed on the display means, substitute more than one occurrence of a first standard symbol of the one of more first reels for a special symbol displayed by the central reel to obtain a first expanded combination of symbols, substitute more than one occurrence of a second standard symbol of the one or more second reels for the special symbol displayed by the central reel to obtain a second expanded combination of symbols, award a first prize if the first expanded combination of symbols corresponds to a first winning combination of symbols, and award a second prize if the second expanded combination of symbols corresponds to a second winning combination of symbols.