ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTR............................JDIM350 (Ver 2.1 Jan 2001) 1990130/0 1990980/0 1620000/01184822EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320030618EP01307408.320010831EnEnEn002155320000901GB20030618200325200203062002107 7G 07F 17/34 A 7G 07F 17/32 BdeSpiel- und UnterhaltungsautomatenenGaming and amusement machinesfrMachines de jeu et d'amusement3Mazooma Games Limited03875090GOS210Merkur House, Bowbridge RoadNewark NG24 4BZGBClaypole, AlanMazooma Games Ltd., Merkur House, Bowbridge RoadNewark NG24 4BZGBHulse, MarkMazooma Games Ltd., Merkur House, Bowbridge RoadNewark NG24 4BZGBGosnall, Toby00093801Barker Brettell, 138 Hagley Road, EdgbastonBirmingham B16 9PWGBATBECHCYDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSETRALLTLVMKROSI20030618200325

A gaming or amusement machine (300) has three reels (312, 314, 316) with a win line (342) and, visible in a reel display (346), a line (340) above it and a line (344) below it. The horizontal lines visible in the reel display (346) contribute to a respective separate one of three trails (348, 350, 352). All three trails are played simultaneously, with symbols from different reels contributing to any single trail. Nudging a symbol can make it contribute not only to its original trail (348), but also another trail (350), and possibly if nudged again to a third trail (352). Similarly, holding one reel (316) can contribute points to all three trails.