Gaming device having a first game scheme involving a symbol generator, a second game and a first game terminator
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a first game;
at least one termination reel in the first game having a plurality of symbols thereon;
at least one second game triggering reel in the first game having a plurality of symbols thereon;
at least one independently operated second game, each second game being associated with one of the second game triggering reels; and
a processor in communication with the reels and for controlling each of the second games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of the second game triggering reels, the processor operates the second game associated with said second game triggering reel, and wherein when a termination trigger occurs on at least one of the termination reels, the processor terminates the first game.
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Abstract
A gaming device with a first game scheme which includes one or more symbol generators and one or more second games. When the symbol generator generates one or more predetermined symbols, the gaming device operates one or more second games. If the player reaches a win condition in one or more second games, the gaming device provides the player with an award. If the symbol generator generates one or more termination symbols, the first game is terminated.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a first game;
at least one termination reel in the first game having a plurality of symbols thereon;
at least one second game triggering reel in the first game having a plurality of symbols thereon;
at least one independently operated second game, each second game being associated with one of the second game triggering reels; and
a processor in communication with the reels and for controlling each of the second games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of the second game triggering reels, the processor operates the second game associated with said second game triggering reel, and wherein when a termination trigger occurs on at least one of the termination reels, the processor terminates the first game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming device comprising:
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a first game;
a plurality of reels in the first game, each said reel having a plurality of symbols thereon including at least one predetermined symbol;
a termination trigger associated with one of said reels;
at least one independently operated second game, each second game being associated with at least one of said reels;
at least one display device for displaying the second games; and
a processor in communication with the reels and for controlling the display device and the second games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of reels, the processor operates the second game associated with said reel, and wherein when the termination trigger occurs on the associated reel, the processor terminates the first game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A gaming device comprising:
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a first game;
at least one termination reel in the first game having a plurality of symbols thereon;
at least one second game triggering reel in the first game having a plurality of symbols thereon;
at least one independently operated second game, each second game being associated with one of the second game triggering reels; and
a processor in communication with the reels and for controlling each of the second games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of the second game triggering reels, the processor operates the second game associated with said second game triggering reel, each second game including at least one win condition, each said win condition including at least two operations of the second game, and wherein when a termination trigger occurs on at least one of the termination reels, the processor terminates the first game. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for operating a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a predetermined number of activations of a first game to a player, the first game including a plurality of reels, each of said reels having a plurality of symbols thereon;
(b) causing an activation of the first game and subtracting one activation from said predetermined number of activations;
(c) terminating the first game when a termination trigger occurs during the first game or when said predetermined number of activations have been exhausted, the termination trigger being associated with one of the reels;
(d) initiating at least one independently operated second game when a predetermined event occurs during the first game, each second game being associated with a different one of the reels, wherein each second game is initiated when the predetermined event occurs on the respective associated reel; and
(e) repeating steps (b) to (d) until the first game is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for operating a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) initiating a first game, the first game including a plurality of reels, each of said reels having a plurality of symbols thereon;
(b) causing an activation of the reels;
(c) terminating the first game when a termination trigger occurs during the first game, the termination trigger being associated with one of the reels;
(d) initiating at least one independently operated second game when a predetermined event occurs during the first game, each second game being associated with a different one of the reels, each second game being initiated when the predetermined event occurs on the respective associated reel; and
(e) repeating steps (b) to (d) at least once. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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