A gaming device arranged to display a game outcome is provided. The gaming device includes a credit input mechanism configured to receive a credit input for establishing a credit balance. A display includes a plurality of designated spaces arranged to display a plurality of symbols and an initiator associated with an initial location within a reel column positioned outside of the plurality of designated spaces. A processor is configured to cause the display to move each of the plurality of symbols from the initial location within the reel column positioned outside of the plurality of designated spaces to a respective final location within the plurality of designated spaces based on the initiator until all designated spaces of the plurality of designated spaces are populated. A game outcome is partly dependent on at least one of an arrangement and a location of the plurality of symbols populating the designated spaces.