CASINO GAME WITH PERIPHERAL ARRAY OF SCATTER SYMBOLS AROUND A SET BACK DISPLAY SCREEN DEPICTING MOTOR DRIVEN REELS
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- a first display comprising one of a first display screen for depicting motor driven reels or a physical set of motor driven reels;
one or more second displays, separate from the first display, for displaying a set of secondary reels that surrounds the first display on at least three sides of the first display, the first display being set back into the gaming device, relative to the one or more second displays, to create a depth effect for the first display;
at least one computer programmed to carry out the following steps;
spinning and randomly stopping the set of depicted motor driven reels or the physical motor driven reels in the first display to play a primary game; and
spinning and randomly stopping the set of secondary reels, to randomly display peripheral symbols, to play a secondary game, wherein the peripheral symbols comprise scatter symbols that are not combined with any symbols on the set of depicted motor driven reels or the physical motor driven reels in the first display.
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Abstract
A gaming machine displays a set of virtual center reels, creating an M×N array of symbols, and an independent set of virtual peripheral reels surrounding the M×N array. The peripheral reels are part of a secondary game, and each peripheral reel displays only one symbol position. The center reels contain at least one trigger symbol for trigging the secondary game. The center reels are displayed on a separate, set-back display to give the illusion of motorized mechanical reels. Awards are granted for winning symbol combinations on the center reels. If the trigger condition exists, a bonus award is granted for winning symbol combinations on the peripheral reels. The bonus award may be based on the number of peripheral symbols that match the displayed trigger symbol or may be based on other criteria. In one embodiment, the trigger symbols are only on one of the center reels.
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21 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a first display comprising one of a first display screen for depicting motor driven reels or a physical set of motor driven reels; one or more second displays, separate from the first display, for displaying a set of secondary reels that surrounds the first display on at least three sides of the first display, the first display being set back into the gaming device, relative to the one or more second displays, to create a depth effect for the first display; at least one computer programmed to carry out the following steps; spinning and randomly stopping the set of depicted motor driven reels or the physical motor driven reels in the first display to play a primary game; and spinning and randomly stopping the set of secondary reels, to randomly display peripheral symbols, to play a secondary game, wherein the peripheral symbols comprise scatter symbols that are not combined with any symbols on the set of depicted motor driven reels or the physical motor driven reels in the first display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed by a gaming device, the gaming device including a processing system, the method comprising:
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controlling a first display comprising one of a first display screen for depicting motor driven reels or a physical set of motor driven reels; providing one or more second displays for displaying a set of secondary reels that at least partially surrounds the first display, the first display being set back into the gaming device, relative to the one or more second displays, to create a depth effect; the processing system spinning and randomly stopping the motor driven reels or the depiction of the motor driven reels; the processing system spinning and randomly stopping the set of secondary reels, the secondary reels being configured to randomly display peripheral symbols, including scatter symbols, during a secondary game, wherein the scatter symbols displayed on the secondary reels are combinable only with each other in the secondary game to form winning symbol combinations of the scatter symbols in the secondary game, the motor driven reels or the depicted motor driven reels having at least one trigger symbol for triggering the secondary game involving the secondary reels, each of the secondary reels being independently spun and stopped and each of the secondary reels displaying at most one peripheral symbol, the motor driven reels or the depicted motor driven reels displaying an M×
N array of symbols, where M and N are each greater than one;determining, under control of the processing system, any winning symbol combinations in the M×
N array of symbols;detecting, under control of the processing system, that there is a trigger condition for playing the secondary game, the trigger condition being based on the display of one or more of the at least one trigger symbol; determining, under control of the processing system, any winning symbol combinations by the scatter symbols or any winning symbol displayed on the secondary reels, such winning symbol combinations by the scatter symbols not including any symbols displayed by the motor driven reels or the depicted motor driven reels; and granting, under control of the processing system, the player an award for any winning symbol combinations in the M×
N array of symbols and a bonus award for any winning symbol combinations or winning symbol by only the peripheral symbols displayed on the secondary reels. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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