WAGERING GAME WITH GAME APPEARANCE CHANGING BASED ON PLAYER'S SELECTION
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming terminal for a player, the method comprising:
- receiving, via an input device, a player selection of one of a plurality of player selectable elements, each of the player selectable elements being associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set, the thematic indicia sets being different for at least two of the player selectable elements;
conducting the wagering game with the thematic indicia set associated with the selected player selectable element being displayed on a display of the gaming terminal;
while conducting the wagering game, triggering a bonus event; and
awarding one of a plurality of game enhancement parameters to the player during the bonus event, the awarded one of the plurality of game enhancement parameters being dictated by the selected player selectable element.
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Abstract
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming terminal for a player includes receiving, via an input device, a player selection of one of a plurality of player selectable elements. Each of the player selectable elements are associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set. The method further includes conducting the wagering game with the thematic indicia set associated with the selected player selectable element being displayed on a display of the gaming terminal and while conducting the wagering game, triggering a bonus event. The method further includes awarding one of a plurality of game enhancement parameters to the player during the bonus event. The awarded one of the plurality of game enhancement parameters is dictated by the selected player selectable element.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming terminal for a player, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an input device, a player selection of one of a plurality of player selectable elements, each of the player selectable elements being associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set, the thematic indicia sets being different for at least two of the player selectable elements; conducting the wagering game with the thematic indicia set associated with the selected player selectable element being displayed on a display of the gaming terminal; while conducting the wagering game, triggering a bonus event; and awarding one of a plurality of game enhancement parameters to the player during the bonus event, the awarded one of the plurality of game enhancement parameters being dictated by the selected player selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming terminal for a player, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an input device, a player selection of one of a plurality of player selectable elements, each of the player selectable elements being associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set, the thematic indicia sets being different for at least two of the player selectable elements; conducting the wagering game with the thematic indicia set associated with the selected player selectable element being displayed on a display of the gaming terminal; while conducting the wagering game, triggering a bonus event; randomly selecting, via one or more processors, one of a plurality game enhancements parameters, the randomly selected game enhancement parameter being associated with one of the plurality of player selectable elements; and in response to the player selected player-selectable element matching the player selectable element associated with the randomly selected game enhancement parameter, awarding the randomly selected game enhancement parameter to the player during the bonus event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of conducting a wagering game on a plurality of gaming terminals networked with a server, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a first input device on a first gaming terminal, a first selection of a first one of a plurality of player selectable elements by a first player, each of the player selectable elements being associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set; receiving, via a second input device on a second gaming terminal, a second selection of a second one of the plurality of player selectable elements by a second player, the second one of the plurality of player selectable elements being different from the first one of the plurality of player selectable elements and having a different thematic indicia set associated therewith; conducting the wagering game on the first gaming terminal with the thematic indicia set associated with the first selection being displayed on a display of the first gaming terminal; conducting the wagering game on the second gaming terminal with the different thematic indicia set associated with the second selection being displayed on a display of the second gaming terminal; while conducting the wagering games on the first gaming terminal and the second gaming terminal, triggering a bonus event; randomly selecting, via one or more processors in the server, one of the plurality of player selectable elements to which to provide a game enhancement parameter; and awarding the game enhancement parameter to the first player during the bonus event due to the first player'"'"'s selected player selectable element matching the randomly selected player selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A gaming terminal for conducing a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising:
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at least one input device configured to receive a selection of one of a plurality of player selectable elements from a player, each of the player selectable elements being associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set; at least one display configured to display the wagering game with the thematic indicia set associated with a selected one of the player selectable elements; and at least one processor configured to; trigger a bonus event; randomly select one of the plurality of player selectable elements to which to award a game enhancement parameter; and award the game enhancement parameter to the player in response to the player'"'"'s selected player selectable element matching the player selectable element randomly-selected by the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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Specification