COMMUNITY WAGERING GAME WITH ALTERNATING PLAYER SELECTIONS
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of linked gaming machines being operable to receive wagers from players, each linked gaming machine including a display for displaying a basic wagering game; and
wherein upon the occurrence of a special event at any one of the plurality of linked gaming machines, each of the eligible linked gaming machines being allowed to participate in a community bonus game, the community bonus game receiving a player selection from multiple ones of the eligible linked gaming machines, each of the player selections affecting the outcome of the community bonus game.
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Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a plurality of linked gaming machines for receiving multiple player selections in a community bonus game. The community bonus game may be displayed to all players at the linked gaming machines on a community display. Upon receiving multiple player selections in the community bonus game, players are awarded bonus awards based on the respective player selections.
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23 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of linked gaming machines being operable to receive wagers from players, each linked gaming machine including a display for displaying a basic wagering game; and wherein upon the occurrence of a special event at any one of the plurality of linked gaming machines, each of the eligible linked gaming machines being allowed to participate in a community bonus game, the community bonus game receiving a player selection from multiple ones of the eligible linked gaming machines, each of the player selections affecting the outcome of the community bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of conducting a community wagering game on a gaming system having a plurality of linked gaming machines, the method comprising:
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displaying a wagering game at each of the linked gaming machines; initiating a community bonus game upon the occurrence of a special event, the community bonus game being displayed to all players playing at the linked gaming machines; receiving a plurality of selections from multiple players in the community bonus game, each of the plurality of selections from affecting the outcome of the community bonus game; and awarding an award to players at the linked gaming machines based on the player selections. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of linked gaming machines; a controller coupled to the plurality of linked gaming machines and operative to initiate a community bonus game based on the occurrence of a special event the community bonus game including a group of symbols on a display; allow players at the plurality of linked gaming machines to make alternating selections from the of a group of symbols from the group of symbols on the display associated with the community bonus game; determine if the player-selected symbols are associated with awards; and continue play of the community bonus game until a bonus-game-terminating outcome is selected. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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