Gaming Machine Having A Community Game With Side Wagering
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Abstract
A gaming system includes at least one community display, a first gaming machine, and a second gaming machine. The at least one community display displays a communal game that includes a plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a communal value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines have a respective first and second video display for displaying the plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a first and second player value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines determine the first and second player values by applying a respective first and second value-enhancement parameter to the communal values associated with at least some of the plurality of elements. The first value-enhancement parameter is different than the second value-enhancement parameter.
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52 Claims
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22. A method for conducting a communal game, a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming machines participating in the communal game, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player, the method comprising:
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determining, by one or more processors, for each of the plurality of participating players a respective value-enhancement parameter, the value-enhancement parameter being a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the first player'"'"'s gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game, the value-enhancement parameter being a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the second player'"'"'s gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game; displaying, on at least one display, the communal game; and awarding, by one or more processors, a first award from the communal game to the first player, the first award being determined in part by the first value-enhancement parameter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for conducting a communal game, a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming machines participating in the communal game, the method comprising:
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determining, by one or more processors, for each of the plurality of participating players a respective value-enhancement parameter based on the player'"'"'s respective game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the player'"'"'s respective gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game such that the value-enhancement parameters for the participating players may be different from each other; displaying, on at least one display, the communal game; and awarding, by one or more processors, an award from the communal game to at least one of the participating players, the award being determined in part by that player'"'"'s value-enhancement parameter. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for conducting a communal game, a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming machines participating in the communal game, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player, the system comprising:
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at least one display operative to display the communal game; and one or more processors operative to determine for each of the plurality of participating players a respective value-enhancement parameter and to award a first award from the communal game to the first player, the value-enhancement parameter being a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the first player'"'"'s gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game, the value-enhancement parameter being a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the second player'"'"'s gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game, the first award being determined in part by first value-enhancement parameter. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. One or more machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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displaying, on at least one display, a communal game in which a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming machines participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player; and determining for each of the plurality of participating players a respective value-enhancement parameter and to award a first award from the communal game to the first player, the value-enhancement parameter being a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the first player'"'"'s gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game, the value-enhancement parameter being a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity, over a plurality of plays of a respective wagering game played via the second player'"'"'s gaming machine, prior to conducting the communal game, the first award being determined in part by first value-enhancement parameter. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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