also to fig3 to play the reel slot game a player selects a number of pay lines to play and places a wager on the selected lines using the player input device 24 and or the touch screen 28 in response to pressing a u201c spin reels u201d button 64 the controller 34 fig2 spins and randomly stops a plurality of simulated reels 62 a e on a game screen 60 to place a plurality of symbols 66 on the reels in visual association with the at least one pay line 32 other mechanisms such as a handle may be used to set the reels 62 a e in motion the number of reels and pay lines may be varied to be more or less than what is illustrated the controller 34 uses a random number generator to select a game outcome e g u201c basic u201d game outcome corresponding to a particular set of reel 62 a e u201c stop positions u201d the controller 34 then causes each of the reels 62 a e to stop at the appropriate stop position the symbols 66 are displayed on the reels to graphically illustrate the reel 62 a e stop positions and indicate whether the stop positions of the reels 62 a e represent a winning game outcome winning basic game outcomes e g symbol combinations resulting in payment of coins or credits are identifiable to the player by a pay table the pay table may be affixed to the gaming machine 10 and or displayed by the primary display 14 and or the secondary display 16 in response to a command by.