Gaming device having a selection game with multiple groups of potential outcomes
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- a game;
a plurality of different awards in said game;
a plurality of different modifiers in said game, wherein at least one of said modifiers is initially activated and at least one of said modifiers is initially inactivated;
a plurality of selections in said game, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with said plurality of awards and at least one of said selections is associated with said inactivated modifier;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing one of said selections to be picked;
(b) revealing any award or modifier associated with the picked selection;
(c) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said awards, modifying the revealed award by each of said activated modifiers, wherein each activated modifier and said revealed award form a separate modified award;
(d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said inactivated modifiers, activating the revealed modifier;
(e) displaying any modified award to a player;
(f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until a termination event occurs;
(g) providing any modified award to the player.
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Abstract
A gaming device with a selection game that enables a player to pick one of a plurality of selections. An award, terminator or modifier associated with the picked selection is revealed to the player. If the picked selection is associated with a terminator, the selection game ends. If the picked selection is associated with an award or value, the revealed award or value is modified by each activated modifier to form at least one modified award. The modified award is then provided to the player. If the picked selection is associated with a modifier, then the revealed modifier is activated. Once activated, the modifier will modify each of the awards that are subsequently revealed during the selection game. Moreover, once a modifier is activated, the gaming device retroactively applies the activated modifier to each of the previously revealed awards or values. That is, each activated modifier will modify each of the revealed awards regardless of the order in which each modifier is activated or the order in which each award is revealed.
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88 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of different awards in said game;
a plurality of different modifiers in said game, wherein at least one of said modifiers is initially activated and at least one of said modifiers is initially inactivated;
a plurality of selections in said game, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with said plurality of awards and at least one of said selections is associated with said inactivated modifier;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing one of said selections to be picked;
(b) revealing any award or modifier associated with the picked selection;
(c) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said awards, modifying the revealed award by each of said activated modifiers, wherein each activated modifier and said revealed award form a separate modified award;
(d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said inactivated modifiers, activating the revealed modifier;
(e) displaying any modified award to a player;
(f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until a termination event occurs;
(g) providing any modified award to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of different awards in said game;
a plurality of different modifiers in said game, wherein at least one of said modifiers is initially activated and at least one of said modifiers is initially inactivated;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing the selection of at least one of said awards or at least one of said initially inactivated modifiers;
(b) if one of said awards is selected, modifying said selected award by each of said activated modifiers to form at least one modified award;
(c) if one of said inactivated modifiers is selected, activating said selected modifier;
(d) displaying any modified award to a player;
(e) repeating steps (a) to (d) until a termination event occurs; and
(f) providing any modified award to the player;
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19. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of different awards in said game;
a plurality of different initially inactivated modifiers in said game;
a plurality of selections in said game, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with said plurality of awards and a plurality of said selections are associated with said plurality of inactivated modifiers;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing one of said selections to be picked;
(b) revealing any award or modifier associated with the picked selection;
(c) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said initially inactivated modifiers, activating the revealed modifier;
(d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said awards, modifying the revealed award by each of any activated modifiers, wherein each activated modifier and said revealed award form a separate modified award;
(e) displaying any modified award to a player;
(f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until a termination event occurs; and
(g) providing any modified award to the player. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of different symbols in said game;
a plurality of different levels in said game, wherein each of said levels includes a plurality of said symbols, at least one of said symbols is in a plurality of said levels, at least one of said levels is initially activated and at least one of said levels is initially inactivated;
a plurality of awards in said game, wherein each award is associated with one of said symbols included in one of said levels;
a plurality of selections in said game, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with said plurality of symbols and at least one of said selections is associated with said inactivated level;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing one of said selections to be picked;
(b) revealing any symbol or level associated with the picked selection;
(c) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said symbols, displaying and accumulating each award associated with said revealed symbol for each activated level, (d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with said inactivated level, activating the revealed level;
(e) repeating steps (a) to (d) until a termination event occurs; and
(f) providing any accumulated awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of different awards in said game;
a plurality of separate different award levels in said game, wherein each level includes a plurality of said awards;
a plurality of award level activators in said game, wherein each award level activator is associated with one of said plurality of award levels;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with the display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing the selection of one of said awards or one of said award level activators;
(b) activating the award level associated with any selected award level activator;
(c) determining any total award for any activated level wherein the total award for each activated level is based on the selected awards in each activated level;
(d) displaying any determined total award for any activated level to a player;
(e) repeating steps (a) to (d) until a termination event occurs, and (f) providing the player any determined total award for any activated level. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of different symbols in said game;
a plurality of different initially inactivated levels in said game, wherein each of said levels includes a plurality of said symbols and at least one of said symbols is in a plurality of said levels;
a plurality of awards in said game, wherein each award is associated with one of said symbols included in one of said levels;
a plurality of selections in said game, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with said plurality of symbols and a plurality of said selections are associated with said initially inactivated levels;
a display device adapted to display said game; and
a processor operable with said display device to control a play of said game by;
(a) causing one of said selections to be picked;
(b) revealing any symbol or level associated with the picked selection;
(c) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said symbols, displaying and accumulating any award associated with said revealed symbol for any activated level, (d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said inactivated levels, activating the revealed level;
(e) repeating steps (a) to (d) until a termination event occurs; and
(f) providing any accumulated awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) activating at least one of a plurality of different modifiers;
(b) displaying a plurality of selections, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with a plurality of different awards and at least one of said selections is associated with at least one remaining inactivated modifier;
(c) causing one of the plurality of selections to be picked, (d) revealing any award or inactivated modifier associated with the picked selection;
(e) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said awards, modifying the revealed award by each of said activated modifiers, wherein each activated modifier and said revealed award form a separate modified award;
(f) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with said inactivated modifier, activating the revealed modifier;
(g) displaying any modified award to a player;
(h) repeating steps (c) to (g) until a termination event occurs; and
(i) providing any modified award to the player. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) activating at least one of a plurality of different modifiers;
(b) selecting at least one of a plurality of different awards or at least one of any remaining inactivated modifiers;
(c) if one of said awards is selected, modifying said selected award by each of said activated modifiers to form at least one modified award;
(d) if one of said remaining inactivated modifiers is selected, activating said selected modifier;
(e) displaying any modified award to a player;
(f) repeating steps (b) to (e) until a termination event occurs; and
(g) providing said modified award to the player. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of selections, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with a plurality of different awards and a plurality of said selections are associated with a plurality of initially inactivated modifiers;
(b) causing one of the plurality of selections to be picked, (c) revealing any award or inactivated modifier associated with the picked selection;
(d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said awards, modifying the revealed award by each of any activated modifiers, wherein each activated modifier and said revealed award form a separate modified award;
(e) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said inactivated modifiers, activating the revealed modifier;
(f) displaying any modified award to a player;
(g) repeating steps (b) to (f) until a termination event occurs; and
(h) providing any modified award to the player. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) activating at least one of a plurality of different levels;
(b) displaying a plurality of selections, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with a plurality of different symbols, at least one of said symbols is in a plurality of said levels and at least one of said selections is associated with at least one remaining inactivated level;
(c) causing one of the plurality of selections to be picked, (d) revealing any symbol or level associated with the picked selection;
(e) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said symbols, displaying and accumulating each award associated with said revealed symbol for each activated level, (f) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with said inactivated level, activating the revealed level;
(g) repeat steps (c) to (f) until a termination event occurs; and
(h) providing any accumulated awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) causing the selection of one of a plurality of different awards or one of a plurality of different award level activators, wherein each award level activator is associated with one of a plurality of award levels and each award level includes a plurality of said awards;
(b) activating the award level associated with any selected award level activator;
(c) determining any total award for any activated level wherein the total award for each activated level is based on the selected awards in each activated level;
(d) displaying any determined total award for any activated level to a player;
(e) repeating steps (a) to (d) until a termination event occurs, and (f) providing the player any determined total award for any activated level. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83)
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84. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of selections, wherein a plurality of said selections are associated with a plurality of different symbols, a plurality of said selections are associated with a plurality of initially inactivated different levels and at least one of said symbols is in at least one of initially inactivated different levels;
(b) causing one of the plurality of selections to be picked, (c) revealing any symbol or level associated with the picked selection;
(d) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said symbols, displaying and accumulating any award associated with said revealed symbol for each of any activated levels;
(e) if said picked selection is revealed to be associated with one of said inactivated levels, activating the revealed level;
(f) repeating steps (b) to (e) until a termination event occurs; and
(g) providing any accumulated awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88)
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