GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING AN AWARD EVALUTION FOR A SYMBOL BASED ON A TOTAL QUANTITY OF REELS IN A SET OF REELS EACH DISPLAYING AN INSTANCE OF THAT SYMBOL AND A TOTAL QUANTITY OF INSTANCES OF THAT SYMBOL DISPLAYED ON THE REELS OF THE SET

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming systemandmethod providing a reel-based game and employing an award evaluation for asymbol basedon a total quantity of reels in a set of reels each displaying an instance ofthat symbol and atotal quantity of instances of that symbol displayed on the reels of the set.When performingthe award evaluation of the present disclosure, the gaming system determinesany award fora symbol regardless of the relative position of the displayed instances ofthat symbol on thereels and also regardless of the particular quantity of instances of thatsymbol displayed byany individual reel.