Slot machine with sliding symbols

摘要

A slot machine that has a bonus feature related to the “15 puzzle.” An empty space symbol can appear, thereby allowing other symbols to slide around the matrix, creating different payout combinations. The symbols can slide around to create an optimal arrangement of the symbols, and then the player can be paid on paylines.

主权项

1. A method to play a slot machine, the method comprising:
performing the following operations on an electronic gaming machine: providing a first winning symbol and a second winning symbol, the first winning symbol comprising a plurality of non-identical pieces that when placed together visually form the first winning symbol, the first winning symbol comprising at least two horizontally adjacent pieces and at least two vertically adjacent pieces, and the second winning symbol comprising only two non-identical pieces that when placed together visually form the second winning symbol; providing a paytable comprising a first payout for a complete first winning symbol and a second payout for a complete second winning symbol, the first payout higher than the second payout; receiving a wager from a player; randomly determining and displaying in a two dimensional grid a set of pieces out of a plurality of available pieces; identifying any present winning symbols present in the set of pieces in the grid; and awarding a payout value for the wager based on the present winning symbols in accordance with the paytable, wherein each piece is square, wherein each piece is enabled to randomly rotate a rotation selected from all of the following orientations: 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270 degrees.