Gaming device having multiple interrelated secondary games
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game operable upon a wager;
a plurality of bonus games including at least three different bonus games, wherein said bonus games can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein the two different sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games;
a plurality of selections associated with each bonus game, wherein picks of the selections yielda plurality of outcomes; and
a processor operable to select one of the bonus games as a first bonus game for a player,wherein the outcomes for said first bonus game include transfers to each of the other bonus games,wherein at least one of the outcomes in each of said other bonus games include at least one transfer to any of the bonus games that have not been previously selected, andwherein at least one outcome in one of the bonus games includes an award˜
at least partly based on which of the at least two different sequential orders is selected and adapted to be provided to the player.
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Abstract
A gaming device and a method for operating the gaming device including interrelating bonus games in a bonus round by providing outcomes which transfer the player to one of the other interrelated bonus games. Each bonus game includes a different set of outcomes depending on what order the bonus game is selected by the gaming device or the player. Once an initial bonus game is selected, the player is presented with a plurality of selections which can include awards, award digits, modifiers, terminators, and other outcomes in addition to transfers to other bonus games.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a primary game operable upon a wager; a plurality of bonus games including at least three different bonus games, wherein said bonus games can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein the two different sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games; a plurality of selections associated with each bonus game, wherein picks of the selections yield a plurality of outcomes; and a processor operable to select one of the bonus games as a first bonus game for a player, wherein the outcomes for said first bonus game include transfers to each of the other bonus games, wherein at least one of the outcomes in each of said other bonus games include at least one transfer to any of the bonus games that have not been previously selected, and wherein at least one outcome in one of the bonus games includes an award˜
at least partly based on which of the at least two different sequential orders is selected and adapted to be provided to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming device comprising:
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a base game operable upon a wager; a plurality of different bonus games which can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein said bonus games are selected in one of the at least two different sequential orders and the two sequential orders both include each of the plurality of different bonus games; and a plurality of outcomes associated with each bonus game, wherein the outcome available in each bonus game is based on the order of selection of said bonus game, and at least one outcome in one of the bonus games includes an award adapted to be provided to the player, wherein the outcome associated with at least one of the bonus games includes transferring a player to one of said bonus games which has not been previously selected. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager; a plurality of bonus games which can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein said bonus games are selected in one of the at least two different sequential orders and the two sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games; and a plurality of different sets of outcomes associated with each bonus game, wherein the set of outcomes available to a player in each said bonus game is based on the order of selection of said bonus game, wherein at least one outcome in one of the bonus games includes an award adapted to be provided to the player, and wherein at least one of the outcomes associated with at least one of the bonus games includes transferring the player to one of said bonus games which has not been previously selected. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of bonus games, wherein said bonus games can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein the two different sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games; a plurality of selections associated with each bonus game, wherein each selection includes an outcome; a display device operable to display said bonus games and the selections associated with said bonus games; and a processor operable to; (a) randomly select one of the bonus games as a first bonus game, (b) associate an outcome with each of the selections associated with said selected bonus game, at least one of said outcomes including a transfer outcome operable to transfer the player to a second one of the bonus games not previously selected, (c) enable the player to pick one of said selections, (d) transfer the player to said second bonus game if the selection including said transfer outcome is picked, and (e) provide the player any award associated with any of the selected selections of the bonus games wherein at least one of the awards is at least partly based on which of the at least two different sequential orders is selected. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager; a plurality of bonus games which can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein the two different sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games, said bonus games being selected in one of the at least two different sequential orders; and a plurality of different outcomes associated with each bonus game, wherein the outcome provided to a player in each said bonus game is based on a probability, wherein the probability for each outcome is based on the order of selection of said bonus game.
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48. A method of operating a gaming device including a base game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of different bonus games which can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, wherein the two different sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games, wherein each of said bonus games includes a plurality of selections, and a plurality of outcomes associated with said selections wherein at least one of said outcome of at least one of the plurality of different bonus games is associated with an award which is at least partly based on which of the at least two different sequential orders is selected; (b) selecting one of the bonus games as a first bonus game; (c) associating a plurality of first bonus game outcomes with said selections, wherein at least one of said outcomes associated with said selections includes a transfer outcome, said transfer outcome adapted to advance a player to another one of the bonus games; (d) enabling the player to select one of said selections in the first bonus game; (e) transferring the player to a second one of the bonus games if a transfer outcome is associated with the selected selection; and (f) associating a plurality of second bonus game outcomes with the selections associated with the said second bonus game, wherein at least one of the outcomes associated with said selections includes a transfer outcome, said transfer outcome adapted to advance the player to another of said bonus games that has not been selected. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of operating a gaming device including a base game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
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(a) selecting a plurality of different bonus games, wherein said different bonus games can be selected in at least two different sequential orders, in one of the at least two different sequential orders, wherein the two different sequential orders both include each of the plurality of bonus games; (b) associating a plurality of different outcomes with the plurality of different bonus games based on a probability associated with each said outcome, wherein said probability is based on the order the bonus games are selected; (c) providing at least one outcome in each bonus game based on said order of selection; and (d) providing an award to a player as at least one outcome in one of the bonus games. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a primary game operable upon a wager; a first bonus game associated with a first plurality of outcomes; a second bonus game associated with a second plurality of outcomes, wherein the second bonus game is different from the first bonus game; a third bonus game associated with a third plurality of outcomes, wherein the third bonus game is different from the first bonus game and the second bonus game, said first plurality of outcomes including a transfer to the second bonus game and a transfer to the third bonus game, said second plurality of outcomes including the transfer to the third bonus game, and said third plurality of outcomes including the transfer to the second bonus game; and said at least one processor operable, for a play of the primary game, to select a first subset of the first plurality of outcomes as possible outcomes for a play of the first game and initiate the play of the first bonus game, wherein if a play of the second bonus game is initiated, a second subset of the second plurality of outcomes is selected, based on the order in which the second bonus game is initiated, as possible outcomes for the play of the second bonus game, wherein if a play of the third bonus game is initiated, a third subset of the third plurality of outcomes is selected, based on the order in which the third bonus game is initiated, as possible outcomes for the play of the third bonus game, and provide an award based at least in part on the play of the first bonus game, the play of the second bonus game or the play of the third bonus game.
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Current AssigneeIGT (International Game Technology)
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Original AssigneeIGT (International Game Technology)
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InventorsSouza, Roman A., Vorias, William E., Mead, Randall D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Jones; Scott
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Assistant Examiner(s)Shah; Milap
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Application NumberUS10/657,559Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,492 DaysField of Search463 9- 13, 463 16- 20, 463/46, 463/47, 463/25, 463/29US Class Current463/25CPC Class CodesG07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or...
