Persistent rotation

Abstract

A gaming system is disclosed. An award is made in respect to a winning outcome, and an additional award is made if the winning outcome corresponds to one of a set of active conditions displayed on a display area.

1 . A gaming system comprising:
 a plurality of symbol display positions;   a display area; and   a game controller operatively coupled to the plurality of symbol display positions and the display area, and configured to:
 cause the display area to display any currently active condition of a set of conditions; 
 select symbols for display in each of the display positions; 
 evaluate the displayed symbols to determine whether the symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes of a plurality of possible winning outcomes, at least two of the possible winning outcomes corresponding to different conditions of the set of conditions; 
   make an award in respect of each winning outcome; and   make an additional award upon there being a winning outcome which corresponds to an active condition.   
     
     
         2 . A gaming system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the additional award is an award of one or more free games. 
     
     
         3 . A gaming system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the additional award is an award of a feature game. 
     
     
         4 . A gaming system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the additional award is an award of an additional prize. 
     
     
         5 . A gaming system defined by  claim 1  wherein the controller is arranged to recurrently change at least one of the any currently active condition. 
     
     
         6 . A gaming system defined by  claim 5  wherein the controller is arranged to change the active condition after one of: a designated number of symbol selections; a designated number of plays of the game; a designated time period. 
     
     
         7 . A gaming system defined by  claim 1  wherein more than one of the conditions constituting the set of conditions are arranged on the display area. 
     
     
         8 . A gaming system defined by  claim 7  wherein the more than one conditions are arranged in a circle on the display area. 
     
     
         9 . A gaming system defined by  claim 7  wherein the active condition is indicated. 
     
     
         10 . A gaming system defined by  claim 9  wherein the active condition is indicated by an indicator associated with the display area. 
     
     
         11 . A gaming system defined by  claim 8  wherein the circle of the plurality of conditions rotates. 
     
     
         12 . A gaming system defined by  claim 9  wherein the indicator rotates. 
     
     
         13 . A gaming system defined by  claim 11  wherein the rotation changes the active condition. 
     
     
         14 . A gaming system defined by  claim 11  wherein the rotation is persistent. 
     
     
         15 . A gaming system defined by  claim 9  wherein the indicator comprises a light. 
     
     
         16 . A gaming system defined by  claim 1  wherein the display area comprises the face of a timepiece comprising one or more hands. 
     
     
         17 . A gaming system defined by  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of symbol display positions each have an associated reel, each reel having at least some of the plurality of symbols. 
     
     
         18 . A gaming system defined by  claim 1  further comprising an electronic display. 
     
     
         19 . A gaming system defined by  claim 17  further comprising an electronic display and the plurality of reels are simulated on the electronic display. 
     
     
         20 . A gaming system defined by  claim 18  wherein the display area is on the electronic display. 
     
     
         21 . A gaming system defined by  claim 1  wherein each condition of the set of conditions comprise one of the signs of the zodiac. 
     
     
         22 . A game controller configured to be operatively coupled to a plurality of symbol display positions and a display area, and further configured to:
 cause the display area to display any currently active condition of a set of conditions;   select symbols for display in each of the display positions;   evaluate the displayed symbols to determine whether the symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes of a plurality of possible winning outcomes, at least two of the possible winning outcomes corresponding to different conditions of the set of conditions;   make an award in respect of each winning outcome; and   make an additional award upon there being a winning outcome which corresponds to an active condition.   
     
     
         23 . A method comprising:
 causing a display area to display any currently active condition of a set of conditions;
 selecting symbols for display in each of a plurality of symbol display positions; 
 evaluating the displayed symbols to determine whether the symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes of a plurality of possible winning outcomes, at least two of the possible winning outcomes corresponding to different conditions of the set of conditions; 
 making an award in respect of each winning outcome; and 
 making an additional award upon there being a winning outcome which corresponds to an active condition. 
   
     
     
         24 . A tangible computer readable medium including a computer program comprising instructions for controlling a computer to implement a method comprising:
 causing a display area to display any currently active condition of a set of conditions;
 selecting symbols for display in each of a plurality of symbol display positions; 
 evaluating the displayed symbols to determine whether the symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes of a plurality of possible winning outcomes, at least two of the possible winning outcomes corresponding to different conditions of the set of conditions; 
 making an award in respect of each winning outcome; and 
 making an additional award upon there being a winning outcome which corresponds to an active condition.