WAGERING GAME WITH PLAYER-CONTRIBUTED REELS
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- one or more input devices;
one or more display devices;
game-logic circuitry, comprising one or more central processing units and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more central processing units, cause the game-logic circuitry to;
define at least one first player reel;
associate the at least one first player reel with a first player;
combine the at least one first player reel with one or more second player reels associated with one or more second players, the at least one first player reel and the one or more second player reels each including a respective set of symbols;
determine at least one game outcome from an array of symbols randomly generated from the combination of the at least one first player reel and the one or more second player reels;
display, on at least one of the display devices, a game screen presenting the at least one game outcome; and
determine awards for the first player and the one or more second players based on the at least one game outcome.
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Abstract
In a gaming system, a first player and one or more second player(s) contribute respective player reels. At least one game outcome is determined from an array of symbols randomly generated from the combination of the player reels. The at least one game outcome is shared by all players and used to determine awards for all players. The first player may subsequently join one or more third player(s) to determine new game outcomes from a new combination of player reels.
In another gaming system, players select a combination of player reels from a pool of player reels to compete against each other. At least one game outcome is determined for each player from an array of symbols randomly generated from the player'"'"'s selected subset of player reels. The players are ranked according to the game outcomes for the players, and awards are determined for the players according to the ranking.
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26 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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one or more input devices; one or more display devices; game-logic circuitry, comprising one or more central processing units and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more central processing units, cause the game-logic circuitry to; define at least one first player reel; associate the at least one first player reel with a first player; combine the at least one first player reel with one or more second player reels associated with one or more second players, the at least one first player reel and the one or more second player reels each including a respective set of symbols; determine at least one game outcome from an array of symbols randomly generated from the combination of the at least one first player reel and the one or more second player reels; display, on at least one of the display devices, a game screen presenting the at least one game outcome; and determine awards for the first player and the one or more second players based on the at least one game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method in a gaming system having game-logic circuitry including one or more central processing units and one or more memory devices, the method comprising:
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defining at least one first player reel; associating the at least one first player reel with a first player; combining the at least one first player reel with one or more second player reels associated with one or more second players, the at least one first player reel and the one or more second player reels each including a respective set of symbols; determining at least one game outcome from an array of symbols randomly generated from the combination of the at least one first player reel and the one or more second player reels; displaying a game screen presenting the at least one game outcome; determining awards based on the at least one game outcome to the first player and the one or more second players; and displaying the awards on at least one of the display devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A gaming system comprising:
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one or more input devices; one or more display devices; game-logic circuitry, comprising one or more central processing units and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more central processing units, cause the game-logic circuitry to; define a plurality of player reels, each player reel including a respective set of symbols; receive from each of a plurality of players, via at least one of the input devices, a respective selection of a subset of the player reels; associate each of the plurality of players with the player'"'"'s respective subset of player reels; determine at least one game outcome for each of the plurality of players, the at least one game outcome being determined from an array of symbols randomly generated from the player'"'"'s respective subset of player reels; display, on at least one of the display devices, the at least one game outcome for each of the plurality of players; rank the players according to the game outcomes for the plurality of players; and provide awards to the players according to the ranking of the players. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer-implemented method in a gaming system having game-logic circuitry including one or more central processing units and one or more memory devices, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of player reels, each player reel including a respective set of symbols; receiving from each of a plurality of players, via at least one of the input devices, a respective selection of a subset of the player reels; associating each of the plurality of players with the player'"'"'s respective subset of player reels; determining at least one game outcome for each of the plurality of players, the at least one game outcome being determined from an array of symbols randomly generated from the player'"'"'s respective subset of player reels; displaying, on at least one of the display devices, the at least one game outcome for each of the plurality of players; ranking the players according to the game outcomes for the plurality of players; and providing awards to the players according to the ranking of the players. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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