Gaming machine with win change symbol
View Patent ↗A gaming machine ( 10 ) has a display ( 14 ) and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display ( 14 ). The game controller is arranged to play a game ( 16 ) wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display ( 14 ). If a predefined winning event occurs, the machine ( 10 ) awards a prize. When a special symbol is carried by a symbol-carrying element into a display position on the display ( 14 ), the special symbol does at least one of altering the prize awarded for a winning result and altering a defined set of winning combinations.
1. A method of gaming in a gaming machine having an electronic controller and offering a spinning reel game on a plurality of paylines, the gaming machine having a first plurality of reels, each of the first plurality of reels having a plurality of standard symbols and at least one win-change symbol thereon, and a second distinct reel having only a plurality of said win-change symbols thereon, and a paytable, the method comprising:
spinning the first plurality of reels and stopping said first plurality of reels and displaying a random plurality of said symbols on the paylines;
spinning the second distinct reel and stopping said second distinct reel and displaying a random plurality of said win-change symbols;
determining via the electronic controller an outcome from a first of said paylines based on the displayed plurality of said symbols;
determining via the electronic controller that a win-change symbol appears on a second of said paylines;
in response to said determining that a win-change symbol appears on a second of said paylines, determining via the electronic controller a first winning event based on said win-change symbol and said outcome;
determining via the electronic controller a second winning event based on said outcome and said displayed win-change symbols on the distinct reel;
comparing the first and second winning events with respect to the pay-table; and
offering an award based on whether the first winning event pays higher than the second winning event according to said pay-table.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that a win-change symbol appears on a second of said paylines includes determining whether the win-change symbol is of a particular type.
3. The method of claim 1 , and further comprising:
determining via the electronic controller that a win-change symbol appears on said first of said paylines;
in response to said determining that a win-change symbol appears on said first of said paylines, determining a third winning event based on said win-change symbol that appears on said first payline and said outcome;
and wherein said comparing includes comparing the first, second, and third winning events with respect to said pay-table; and
wherein said offering includes offering an award based on the highest paid of said first, second and third winning event according to said pay-table.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining whether the win-change symbol is of a particular type includes selecting an award from the paytable pay.