GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A GAMING DEVICE INCLUDING PLAYER CONTROLLED TARGETING
First Claim
1. A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a game operable upon a wager;
at least one display device; and
at least one input device operable to communicate with the at least one processor;
said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;
(a) display a game event which includes a plurality of selectable outcomes,(b) enable the player to select one of the outcomes,(c) after the player has selected said one of the outcomes, designate the player-selected outcome as a primary outcome for the game event, which causes a designation of one or more of the other outcomes as secondary outcomes for the game event,(d) associate one of a plurality of probabilities of occurring with each of the primary and secondary outcomes,(e) randomly determine an actual game event outcome based on the respective probabilities associated with the primary and secondary outcomes, and(f) display any award provided to the player based on the actual game event outcome.
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Abstract
A gaming machine, system, and method including a game event in which a player aims at a target. In one embodiment, the game event includes a plurality of targets. The gaming device displays the plurality of targets to the player and enables the player to select one of the targets. The gaming device designates the player-selected target as the primary target for the game event. Based on the designated primary target, the gaming device identifies one or more of the other targets as secondary targets for the game event. The gaming device determines for each of the primary and secondary targets a probability that that target will be hit in the game event. The gaming device determines which of the targets is actually hit in the game event based on the probabilities associated with the targets.
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55 Claims
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1. A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager; at least one display device; and at least one input device operable to communicate with the at least one processor; said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) display a game event which includes a plurality of selectable outcomes, (b) enable the player to select one of the outcomes, (c) after the player has selected said one of the outcomes, designate the player-selected outcome as a primary outcome for the game event, which causes a designation of one or more of the other outcomes as secondary outcomes for the game event, (d) associate one of a plurality of probabilities of occurring with each of the primary and secondary outcomes, (e) randomly determine an actual game event outcome based on the respective probabilities associated with the primary and secondary outcomes, and (f) display any award provided to the player based on the actual game event outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager; at least one display device; and at least one input device operable to communicate with the at least one processor; said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) display a game event which includes a plurality of selectable outcomes, (b) enable the player to select at least one of the outcomes, (c) after the player has selected said at least one of the outcomes, designate any player selected outcome as a primary outcome for the game event, wherein designating the primary outcome or outcomes causes a designation of one or more of the other outcomes as secondary outcomes for the game event, (d) associate one of a plurality of probabilities of occurring with each of the primary and secondary outcomes, (e) randomly determine an actual game event outcome based on the respective probabilities associated with the primary and secondary outcomes, and (f) display any award provided to the player based on the actual game event outcome. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager; at least one display device; and at least one input device operable to communicate with the at least one processor; said at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to; (a) display a game event which includes a plurality of selectable targets, (b) enable the player to select one of the targets, (c) after the player selects said one of the targets, designate the selected target as a primary target for the game event, which causes a designation of one or more of the other targets as secondary targets for the game event, (d) associate one of a plurality of probabilities of being hit in said game event with each of the primary and secondary targets, (e) display a game event outcome which includes one of said targets being hit, wherein the target that is hit in the game event outcome is randomly determined based on the respective probabilities associated with the primary and secondary targets, and (f) display any award provided to the player based on the target that is hit in the game event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to make a wager to initiate a game; (b) displaying a game event which includes a plurality of selectable outcomes; (c) enabling the player to cause a selection of one of the outcomes; (d) after receiving the player'"'"'s selection of said one of the outcomes, designating the player-selected outcome as a primary outcome for the game event, which causes a designation of one or more of the other targets as secondary outcomes for the game event; (e) associating one of a plurality of probabilities of occurring with each of the primary and secondary outcomes; (f) randomly determining an actual game event outcome based on the respective probabilities associated with the outcomes; and (g) displaying any award provided to the player based on the actual game event outcome. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to make a wager to initiate a game; (b) displaying a game event which includes a plurality of selectable outcomes; (c) enabling the player to select at least one of the outcomes; (d) after the player selects said at least one of the outcomes, designating any player selected outcome as a primary outcome for the game event, wherein designating the primary outcome or outcomes causes a designation of one or more of the other outcomes as secondary outcomes for the game event; (e) associating one of a plurality of probabilities of occurring with each of the primary and secondary outcomes; (f) randomly determining an actual game event outcome based on the respective probabilities associated with the outcomes; and (g) displaying any award provided to the player based on the actual game event outcome. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) enabling a player to make a wager to initiate a game; (b) displaying a game event which includes a plurality of selectable targets, (c) enabling the player to cause a selection of one of the targets; (d) after receiving the player'"'"'s selection, designating the selected target as a primary target for the game event, which causes a designation of one or more of the other targets as secondary targets for the game event; (e) associating one of a plurality of probabilities of being hit in said game event with each of the primary and secondary targets; (f) displaying a game event outcome which includes one of said targets being hit, wherein the target that is hit in the game event outcome is randomly determined based on the respective probabilities associated with the primary and secondary targets; and (g) displaying any award provided to the player based on the target that is hit in the game event. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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