Game machine having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on the appearance of any and all symbols within an active symbol matrix (wysiwyg)

Abstract

A wagering game of chance comprising: an input device configured to accept an item associated with a monetary value, the monetary value establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity; a memory device having computer-executable instructions stored thereon; and a processor, which upon executing the computer-executable instructions, is configured to: accept a wager, the wager amount decreasing the credit balance; use a random number generator to select and display a portion of each of a plurality of reels on a display device, the plurality of reels comprising symbols thereon including one or more number symbols; determine if a number symbol is displayed on any one of the portions of the plurality of reels on the display device; in response to at least one number symbol being displayed on any displayed portions of the plurality of reels, issue the sum of all number symbols displayed on the display device as a monetary payout without regard to the alignment of the number symbols on the reels and without regard to a pay table; and detect a command from a cashout input to cause the initiation of a the payout, via the cashout device.