Konami Gaming, Inc.

Kimberly Yost

John C Pariseau

John Pariseau

A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a display device and a control unit operably coupled to the display device. The control unit includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display device including the steps of rendering a game screen on the display device including a grid including a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of columns, each column including a predefined number of cells, animating a corresponding bonus wheel game symbol to appear adjacent a top end of each column, and animating a stack of symbols to appear within each column.

Gaming machine and method of operating gaming machine

A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display a game screen on the display unit and initiate an instance of the game. The game screen includes a grid including a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of columns. Each column is associated with a corresponding symbol and includes a predefined number of cells. The game control unit initiates an instance of the game by populating a subset of cells within each column with a plurality of awards, randomly determining, for each corresponding column, a number of corresponding symbols to be displayed in a stack of corresponding symbols, and displaying each stack of corresponding symbols within each corresponding column. The game control unit then determines each cell of the subset of cells being displayed with a corresponding symbol and a corresponding award, and provides each corresponding award to the player.

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Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

Kimberly Yost