ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH TURBO BOOST GAMING FUNCTIONALITY

• US 20160328926A1
• Filed: 06/10/2016
• Published: 11/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AGS LLC (PlayAGS, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cadillac Jack Incorporated (PlayAGS, Inc.)
• Inventors: Boese, Eric Steven, Schultz, Bradley Donald, Pawloski, Jason Prometheus
• Application Number:
  US15/178,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20160328926A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

Examples disclosed herein relate to an electronic gaming device including a memory, a processor, and a plurality of reels. The memory may include one or more turbo boost feature structures, such as turbo boost progressive structures, or turbo boost free spin, multiplier or structures. A processor may generate one or more symbols to be located in the one or more areas or otherwise generate other game information. In the case of a progressive jackpot, the processor may increase a progressive jackpot amount by a first amount where the first amount is a portion of a wager. The processor may increase the progressive jackpot amount by a second amount based on a turbo boost triggering event.

Claims

1. An electronic gaming device comprising:

at least one wager accepting device;

at least one electronic video display;

at least one memory;

at least one processor; and

machine-readable code stored in said at least one memory and configured to cause said at least one processor to;

present a game in response to placing of a wager via said at least one wager accepting device, comprising causing said at least one electronic video display to display images of one or more reels displaying one or more game symbols;

to implement at least one game feature which has an associated value which is based upon one or more game play events;

to randomly trigger a turbo boost feature; and

to increase said associated value of said at least one game feature by a boosted amount based upon said triggering of said turbo boost feature.

2. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein the at least one game feature comprises at least one of a free spin meter, a free game meter, a number of player picks, and a multiplier value.

3. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said at least one game feature comprises a free spin meter and said associated value is a number of free spins awarded as a result of game play.

4. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said at least one game feature comprises a multiplier value and said associated value is a numerical multiplier awarded as a result of game play.

5. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said at least one game feature comprises a pick bonus and said associated value is a number of player picks.

6. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said associated value has a base value and increments based upon game play.

7. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said boosted amount is randomly selected.

8. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said boosted amount varies depending upon one or more game play events.

9. The electronic gaming device of claim 1, wherein said machine-readable code is further configured to cause said processor to reset said associated value to a base value after said at least one game feature is implemented.

10. A method of providing game play via an electronic gaming device comprising:

accepting a wager at said electronic gaming device;

presenting a game in response to said wager comprising causing said at least one electronic video display of said electronic gaming device to display images of one or more reels displaying one or more game symbols;

implementing at least one game feature which has an associated value which is based upon one or more game play events;

randomly triggering a turbo boost feature; and

increasing said associated value of said at least one game feature by a boosted amount based upon said triggering of said turbo boost feature.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one game feature comprises at least one of a free spin meter, a free game meter, a number of player picks, and a multiplier value.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one game feature comprises a free spin meter and said associated value is a number of free spins awarded as a result of game play.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one game feature comprises a multiplier value and said associated value is a numerical multiplier awarded as a result of game play.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said at least one game feature comprises a pick bonus and said associated value is a number of player picks.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein said associated value has a base value and increments based upon game play.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising randomly selecting the boosted amount.

17. The method of claim 10, comprising determining said boosted amount based upon one or more game play events.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising resetting said associated value to a base value after said at least one game feature is implemented.