Gaming system and method of gaming

Abstract

A gaming system comprises a game controller arranged to control play of a game having a player skill aspect, and a display arranged to display a representation of the game, the game controller being arranged to control the display to display a set of symbols for selection, the game controller being responsive to the player skill aspect to facilitate selection of at least one of the symbols, a skill level factor of the player skill aspect being variable depending on operation of a game, whereby to vary a skill level required by the player.

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         6 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 30 , and wherein the skill level before player actuation is an initial skill level, wherein the reel game generates the initial skill level based on an amount of credit wagered. 
     
     
         7 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 30 , and wherein the skill level is based on a plurality of skill level factors, and wherein the plurality of skill level factors are variable. 
     
     
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         9 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 7 , and wherein the skill level factor is reel speed. 
     
     
         10 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 7 , and wherein the skill level factor is reel slip. 
     
     
         11 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 7 , and wherein the skill level factor is apparentness of tell symbols. 
     
     
         12 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 30 , and further comprising an indicator indicating a status of the skill level factor. 
     
     
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         18 . A method in accordance with  claim 31 , and wherein the skill level before player actuation is an initial skill level, and wherein the reel game generates the initial skill level based on an amount of credit wagered. 
     
     
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         20 . A method of gaming in accordance with  claim 18 , and wherein the skill level factor is reel speed. 
     
     
         21 . A method of gaming in accordance with  claim 18 , and wherein the skill level factor is reel slip. 
     
     
         22 . A method of gaming in accordance with  claim 18 , and wherein the skill level factor is apparentness of tell symbols. 
     
     
         23 . A method in accordance with  claim 31 , and further comprising indicating a status of the skill level factor. 
     
     
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         30 . A gaming system for playing a reel game having a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of symbols, the gaming system comprising:
 a display configured to display a spinning of the reels thereby selecting a subset of the symbols for display for the reels, at least one of the reels including a tell symbol preceding a win symbol while spinning;   a skill stop, operating under a skill level, and in responsive to a player actuation while the at least one reel is spinning, configured to vary said spinning of the at least one reel on the display to a stop thereby further selecting symbols from said selected symbols on the at least one reel; and   a skill factor controller configured to adjust the skill level factor in response to the further selected symbol being the win symbol.   
     
     
         31 . A method of gaming for use with a gaming machine playing a reel game on a display via a gaming controller, wherein the reel game having a skill stop and a plurality of reels, and each reel having a plurality of symbols, and wherein the skill stop operates under a skill level, the method comprising:
 displaying a spinning of the reels thereby selecting a subset of the symbols for display for the reels, at least one of the reels including a tell symbol preceding a win symbol while spinning;   in responsive to a player actuation of the skill stop while the at least one reel is spinning, varying said spinning of the at least one reel on the display to a stop thereby further selecting symbols from said selected symbols on the at least one reel; and   adjusting the skill level factor in response to the further selected symbol being the win symbol.