VIRTUAL BANKS FOR COMMUNITY GROUP BONUS GAMES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- initiating, at a wagering game server of a wagering game system, a wagering game session for a player at a gaming machine of the wagering game system;
relating the wagering game session associated with the player to a virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with one or more additional players, wherein the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions is associated with a community group bonus game;
determining when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions associated with the player and the one or more additional players;
determining game results of the community group bonus game; and
determining an award for the player and for each of the one or more additional players associated with the virtual bank based, at least in part, on the game results of the community group bonus game.
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Abstract
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include initiating, at a wagering game server, a wagering game session for a player at a gaming machine. The operations can also include relating the wagering game session associated with the player to a virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with one or more additional players, where the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions is associated with a community group bonus game. The operations can further include determining when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions, determining game results of the community group bonus game, and determining an award for the player and for each of the one or more additional players associated with the virtual bank based, at least in part, on the game results of the community group bonus game.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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initiating, at a wagering game server of a wagering game system, a wagering game session for a player at a gaming machine of the wagering game system; relating the wagering game session associated with the player to a virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with one or more additional players, wherein the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions is associated with a community group bonus game; determining when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions associated with the player and the one or more additional players; determining game results of the community group bonus game; and determining an award for the player and for each of the one or more additional players associated with the virtual bank based, at least in part, on the game results of the community group bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wagering game server comprising:
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a game management unit configured to initiate a wagering game session for a player at a gaming machine of a wagering game system; and a virtual bank management unit configured to determine that the player wants to participate in a virtual bank of related wagering game sessions associated with a community group bonus game, and the virtual bank management unit is further configured to; relate the wagering game session associated with the player to the virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with one or more additional players, wherein the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions is associated with the community group bonus game; determine a bonus multiplier to award to the player and to the one or more additional players based on each player'"'"'s gaming activity associated with a base wagering game; determine when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions associated with the player and the one or more additional players; determine game results of the community group bonus game; and determine an award for the player based on the game results of the community group bonus game and the bonus multiplier associated with the player, and an award for each of the one or more additional players based on the game results of the community group bonus game and the bonus multiplier associated with each of the one or more additional players. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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relating, at a wagering game server of a wagering game system, a plurality of wagering game sessions associated with a plurality of players to a community group bonus game to initiate a virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with the plurality of players and the community group bonus game; determining a bonus multiplier to award to each of the plurality of players based on each player'"'"'s gaming activity in a base wagering game associated with each player'"'"'s wagering game session; causing each of a plurality of gaming machines associated with the plurality of players to present, within a graphical representation of the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions, a plurality of graphical elements representing the plurality of players and an indication of each player'"'"'s bonus multiplier that has been awarded based on each player'"'"'s gaming activity in the base wagering game associated with each player'"'"'s wagering game session; determining when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions; selecting a player, from the plurality of players, to be an active participant in the community group bonus game; determining bonus features associated with the community group bonus game based on one or more bonus game initialization selections made by the player selected as the active participant; determining game results associated with the community group bonus game based, at least in part, on the bonus game features; and determining an award earned by each of the plurality of players associated with the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions based on the game results of the community group bonus game and the game multiplier associated with each of the plurality of players. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wagering game server of a wagering game system, the wagering game server comprising:
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means for relating a plurality of wagering game sessions associated with a plurality of players to a community group bonus game to initiate a virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with the plurality of players and the community group bonus game; means for determining a bonus multiplier to award to each of the plurality of players based on each player'"'"'s gaming activity in a base wagering game associated with each player'"'"'s wagering game session; means for determining when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions; means for selecting a player, from the plurality of players, to be an active participant in the community group bonus game; means for determining bonus features associated with the community group bonus game based on one or more bonus game initialization selections made by the player selected as the active participant; means for determining game results associated with the community group bonus game based, at least in part, on the bonus game features; and means for determining an award earned by each of the plurality of players associated with the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions based on the game results of the community group bonus game and the game multiplier associated with each of the plurality of players. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. One or more machine-readable storage media, having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:
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initiating a wagering game session for a player of the wagering game system; relating the wagering game session associated with the player to a virtual bank of related wagering games sessions associated with one or more additional players, wherein the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions is associated with a community group bonus game; determining when the community group bonus game is triggered for the virtual bank of related wagering game sessions associated with the player and the one or more additional players; determining game results of the community group bonus game; and determining an award for the player and for each of the one or more additional players associated with the virtual bank based, at least in part, on the game results of the community group bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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