Method of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicator
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1. A method of conducting a game of chance, comprising:
- providing an opportunity to place a wager to play a primary game;
responsive at least in part to placement of a wager, randomly generating in primary game a combination of indicia selected from a plurality of possible indicia and displaying the combination of indicia on a display associated with the primary game, the display comprising a visible representation of a plurality of reels, only one of the reels bearing an indicia for enabling play of a secondary game comprising a TIC-TAC-TOE game having a three-by-three matrix display associated therewith; and
responsive to display on the one reel of the indicia for enabling play of the secondary game, randomly selecting indicia of a TIC-TAC-TOE game in the secondary game and displaying the selected indicia on the three-by-three matrix display.
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Abstract
Gaming devices comprising a standard gaming unit, e.g., three reels, and a discernible additional payout indicator, e.g., a rotatable wheel. A preferred bonus payout indicator is clearly visible by the player and is actuatable when the reels of the slot machine stop on certain predetermined indicia. A preferred embodiment further comprises a payout multiplier which displays a plurality of values by which a payout may be multiplied.
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1. A method of conducting a game of chance, comprising:
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providing an opportunity to place a wager to play a primary game;
responsive at least in part to placement of a wager, randomly generating in primary game a combination of indicia selected from a plurality of possible indicia and displaying the combination of indicia on a display associated with the primary game, the display comprising a visible representation of a plurality of reels, only one of the reels bearing an indicia for enabling play of a secondary game comprising a TIC-TAC-TOE game having a three-by-three matrix display associated therewith; and
responsive to display on the one reel of the indicia for enabling play of the secondary game, randomly selecting indicia of a TIC-TAC-TOE game in the secondary game and displaying the selected indicia on the three-by-three matrix display. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of conducting a game of chance, comprising:
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providing an opportunity to place a wager to play a primary game;
responsive at least in part to placement of a wager, randomly generating in the primary game a combination of indicia selected from a plurality of possible indicia and displaying the combination of indicia on a display associated with the primary game, the plurality of indicia including at least one indicia for enabling play of a secondary game comprising a TIC-TAC-TOE type game having a matrix display associated therewith; and
responsive to display of the at least one indicia for enabling play of the secondary game and without further input by a player once the secondary game has commenced, randomly generating indicia of the TIC-TAC-TOE type game in the secondary game and displaying the generated indicia on the matrix display. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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