Gaming System and a Method of Gaming

Abstract

A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting a plurality of symbols, and displaying the selected symbols on a display at respective ones of a plurality of display positions arranged in a three-dimensional array; and determining whether the game outcome includes one or more winning outcomes.

1 . A method of gaming comprising:
 generating a game outcome by selecting a plurality of symbols, and displaying the selected symbols on a display at respective ones of a plurality of display positions arranged in a three-dimensional array; and   determining whether the game outcome includes one or more winning outcomes.   
     
     
         2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  comprising receiving a player selection defining a player win entitlement and wherein determining whether the game outcome includes a winning outcome is based on the player win entitlement. 
     
     
         3 . A method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the player selection is made by selecting at least one of a plurality of pay lines, each pay line comprising a different set of the plurality of display positions, and wherein determining whether there is one or more winning outcome comprises determining whether to make an award based on each player selected pay line and the selected symbols. 
     
     
         4 . A method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of pay lines include pay lines in respective ones of a plurality of different parallel planes. 
     
     
         5 . A method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein at least two of the plurality of pay lines are in respective ones of a pair of transverse planes. 
     
     
         6 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the number of symbol positions is the same along at least two axes of the three-dimensional array. 
     
     
         7 . A method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the number of symbol positions is the same along all three axes of the three-dimensional array. 
     
     
         8 . A method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the number of symbol positions is the different along the third axis of the three-dimensional array. 
     
     
         9 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the three-dimensional array is a 3×3×3 array. 
     
     
         10 . A method as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the three-dimensional array is a 4×4×4 array. 
     
     
         11 . A method as claimed in  claim 8  wherein the three-dimensional array is a 5×3×3 array. 
     
     
         12 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein selecting the symbols comprises randomly selecting stop positions for a plurality of reels. 
     
     
         13 . A method as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the number of the plurality of reels corresponds to the number of symbol positions in a plane parallel to two axes of the three-dimensional array. 
     
     
         14 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each symbol is displayed as three-dimensional on the display. 
     
     
         15 . A method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the steps of generating a game outcome and determining whether the game outcome includes one or more winning outcomes are performed by a game controller. 
     
     
         16 . A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to:
 generate a game outcome by selecting a plurality of symbols, and display the selected symbols on a display at respective ones of a plurality of display positions arranged in a three-dimensional array; and   determine whether the game outcome includes one or more winning outcomes.   
     
     
         17 . A game controller as claimed in  claim 16 , arranged to receive a player selection defining a player win entitlement and wherein determining whether the game outcome includes a winning outcome is based on the player win entitlement. 
     
     
         18 . A game controller as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the player selection comprises at least one of a plurality of pay lines, each pay line comprising a different set of the plurality of display positions, and wherein the game controller determines whether there is one or more winning outcome by determining whether to make an award based on each player selected pay line and the selected symbols. 
     
     
         19 . A game controller as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of pay lines include pay lines in respective ones of a plurality of different parallel planes. 
     
     
         20 . A game controller as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein at least two of the plurality of pay lines are in respective ones of a pair of transverse planes.