There are provided a gaming machine and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly configured to display a plurality of reel sets of symbol-bearing reels. The plurality of reel sets are spun and stopped to populate respective arrays with symbols from the respective reel sets, the populated arrays representing respective initial symbol outcomes that include at least one losing initial symbol outcome. In response to a triggering event, the game-logic circuitry conducts a respin feature including, for each reel set having a losing initial symbol outcome, respinning at least one reel of the reel set and repeating the respin until the reel set exhibits a winning symbol outcome that converts the losing initial symbol outcome to the winning symbol outcome.