Gaming machine with a fixed wild symbol

摘要

A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a spinning reel game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. When at least one special symbol appears on the display, the special symbol is held in a superimposed representation in that position for at least one further game while at least that reel carrying the special symbol is re-spun for the at least one further game.

主权项

1. A method of controlling play of a spinning reel game in a gaming machine having a controller, a display for displaying images of said spinning reel game and having a plurality of display locations, and an interface for receiving a first user command and a second user command, said spinning reel game having a plurality of spinning reels, each of said spinning reels having a plurality of symbols and at least one of said spinning reels includes at least one predefined symbol, the method comprising:
receiving at said interface said first user command for playing a first spinning reel game; simulating via said display a spinning of a plurality of reels responsive to receiving said first user command, each of said reels displaying a series of said symbols upon completion of said spinning; randomly selecting via said controller at least one of said display locations; displaying on said game display said at least one predefined symbol on at least one of said reels; holding via said controller said at least one predefined symbol in a superimposed representation at said randomly selected display location; and simulating via said display a re-spinning of said reels in response to said at least one predefined symbol being displayed as said held at least one predefined symbol overlaying said symbols at said randomly selected display location upon completion of the re-spin.