Abstract: An electronic gaming machine comprises a symbol selector, in response to game initiation, selecting a plurality of symbols and causing the selected symbols to be displayed at respective ones of a plurality of symbol display positions; a trigger monitor to determine whether one or both of a first feature game trigger condition and a second feature game trigger condition are met by the displayed plurality of symbols; and a feature game controller to conduct: a first feature game having a first game play characteristic if only the first feature game trigger condition is met, a second feature game having a second game play characteristic if only the second feature game trigger condition is met, and a third feature game that combines the first game play characteristic and the second game play characteristic if both the first and the second feature game trigger conditions are met.

Abstract: An electronic method of gaming in a gaming system comprises receiving a selection of one of a plurality game options; forming, based on the selected game option, a set of symbols to be used in the generation of at least one game outcome generating a game outcome with the game controller by selecting subsets of the symbols of the respective reels of the formed set of symbols for display on a display of the gaming system in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions with which the respective reels are associated; and making an award upon the symbols displayed at the symbol display positions in the game outcome including a winning combination of symbols.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller that executes instructions stored in a memory which cause the game controller to display, on a display of the gaming machine, a plurality of jackpots and a plurality of bonus meters. The instructions also cause the game controller to display, on the display, a plurality of player selectable symbols and to receive a player selection of at least one of the player selectable symbols. In response to receiving the player selection, the selected a jackpot symbol is revealed in place of the selected player selectable symbol, and the game controller adds a prize amount to the bonus meter of the jackpot corresponding to the revealed jackpot symbol. When at least a predefined number of jackpot symbols are revealed, both of a value of the jackpot corresponding to the jackpot symbols and an accumulated value of the associated bonus meter are awarded to a player.

Abstract: A gaming machine having a game controller, a display, and a player interface. The game controller generates a game state to be displayed. The display also displays an object outside of the game state to be moved into a location within the game state. The player interface receives a player selection of a direction or a speed to move the object into the location to effect a change in the game state.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine and method having independently operable game display windows comprising independent displays and controls to play a game individually or as a group game between or among players. The electronic gaming machine comprises a video display and a game controller configured to display on the video display a first set of reels and a second set of reels, control the video display to initially synchronously spin pairs of first and second reels to a stop, and, upon a potential trigger condition being met, control the video display to asynchronously spin pairs of first and second reels to a stop. The game controller is further configured to control the video display to move a special symbol on the video display in a direction opposite to an evaluation direction towards an evaluated position.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine comprises a symbol selector, in response to game initiation, selecting a plurality of symbols and causing the selected symbols to be displayed at respective ones of a plurality of symbol display positions; a trigger monitor to determine whether one or both of a first feature game trigger condition and a second feature game trigger condition are met by the displayed plurality of symbols; and a feature game controller to conduct: a first feature game having a first game play characteristic if only the first feature game trigger condition is met, a second feature game having a second game play characteristic if only the second feature game trigger condition is met, and a third feature game that combines the first game play characteristic and the second game play characteristic if both the first and the second feature game trigger conditions are met.

Abstract: An electronic method of gaming in a gaming system comprises receiving a selection of one of a plurality game options; forming, based on the selected game option, a set of symbols to be used in the generation of at least one game outcome, wherein each set of symbols comprises a plurality of reels of symbols, the symbols of each reel being located at respective ones of a plurality of symbol positions, and wherein for each set of symbols the symbols at some of the symbol positions are fixed while symbols at one or more of a plurality of designated symbol positions are selected, and wherein: for a first game option, forming the set of symbols includes randomly selecting a mystery symbol from a set of mystery symbols for use at a first subset of the plurality of designated symbol positions and using predefined symbols at the remainder of the designated symbol positions, and for a second game option, forming the set of symbols includes randomly selecting at least one mystery symbol from the set of mystery symbols f