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1. A method of allowing a player to play a gaming machine, comprising the steps of:
displaying, on a display device, a game including a plurality of reels being displayed in a display area, each reel having a plurality of symbols positions, at least one of the reels having a run of consecutive special symbol positions, each consecutive special symbol position populated with a first special symbol; randomly generating a first outcome, displaying the generated first game outcome in the display area, and responsively awarding a first award to the player based on the first game outcome; detecting if a triggering condition occurs in the first game outcome, the triggering condition being defined as at least a portion of the run of consecutive special symbol positions appearing on the at least one of the reels appearing in the first outcome; and responsively replacing the first special symbol in the run of consecutive special symbol positions with a second special symbol to generate a second outcome of the game and awarding a second award to the player based on the second outcome. |