Gaming device having an accumulated award selection bonus scheme
First Claim
1. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of selections at a plurality of positions;
randomly associating a plurality of awards with said selections;
enabling a player to pick at least one of the selections;
providing at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and
providing the player with any awards and accumulated awards associated with the selections picked by the player.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a bonus game, where one embodiment of the gaming device includes a display device; a processor that controls the display device; and several selections including awards and at least one accumulated award. The gaming device provides a player with a number of picks to start a game. The player picks selections attempting to obtain awards. If the player picks an accumulated award, the player receives two or more awards that are associated with selections preferably adjacent to the accumulated award. The player continues to pick selections until there are no picks remaining. In another embodiment, the selections include at least one terminator where a player continues to pick selections until the player picks a terminator or until there are no picks remaining.
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Citations
101 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selections at a plurality of positions; randomly associating a plurality of awards with said selections; enabling a player to pick at least one of the selections; providing at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and providing the player with any awards and accumulated awards associated with the selections picked by the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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initiating a game; displaying a plurality of selection sets in said game, each said plurality of selection sets including at least one selection, and a plurality of said selection sets each including a plurality of selections; randomly associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and providing the accumulated award to a player if said selection associated with said accumulated award is picked. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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providing a game operable upon a wager by a player; after an occurrence of a triggering event associated with said game, displaying at least one selection set, each selection set including a plurality of selections displayed at a plurality of positions; randomly associating a plurality of awards with the selections in the selection sets; providing at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one selection in one of the selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of the awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set which are positionally adjacent to the selection associated with said accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and providing the accumulated award to a player if said selection associated with said accumulated award is picked. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selections at a plurality of positions; enabling a player to pick at least one of the selections; randomly associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing at least one accumulated award randomly associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and providing the player with any awards and accumulated awards associated with the selections picked by the player. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selection sets, each selection set including at least one selection and a plurality of said selection sets including a plurality of selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections in the selection set which are positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and providing the accumulated award to a player if said selection associated with said accumulated award is picked. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying at least one selection set, each selection set including a plurality of selections displayed at a plurality of positions; associating a plurality of awards with the selections in the selection sets; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one selection in one of the selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of the awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set which are positionally adjacent to the selection associated with said accumulated award, and wherein said accumulated award is based on less than all of the awards associated with the plurality of selections; and providing the accumulated award to a player if said selection associated with said accumulated award is picked. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a display device controlled by the processor; a plurality of sequentially arranged selection sets adapted to be concurrently displayed by said display device to form a pattern of said selection sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; a plurality of awards associated with said plurality of selections; a plurality of picks provided to the player, wherein the player can sequentially pick selections from the sequentially arranged selection sets until there are no picks remaining, the number of said picks being less than the number of said selection sets; at least one promoter associated with at least one of said selections in at least one of said selection sets before a final one of the selection sets, wherein if the selection having said promoter is picked, the processor advances the player to a next selection set without utilizing one of said plurality of picks; and an additional award provided to the player if the player advances to the final selection set. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying concurrently a plurality of sequentially arranged selection sets to form a pattern of said selection sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing a number of picks and enabling the player to sequentially pick selections from the subsequently arranged selection sets until there are no picks remaining, the number of said picks being less than the number of said selection sets; associating at least one promoter with at least one of said selections in at least one of said selection sets before a final one of the selection sets, and after said selection having said promoter is picked, advancing the player to the next selection set without utilizing one of said plurality of picks; and providing an additional award if the player advances to the final selection set. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a display device controlled by the processor; a plurality of sequentially arranged selection sets adapted to be concurrently displayed by said display device to form a pattern of said selection sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; a plurality of awards associated with said plurality of selections, wherein the average value of the awards associated with each selection set increases with each subsequent selection set; a plurality of picks provided to the player, wherein the player can sequentially pick selections from the sequentially arranged selection sets until there are no picks remaining, the number of said picks being less than the number of said selection sets; and at least one promoter associated with at least one of said selections in at least one of said selection sets before a final one of the selection sets, wherein if the selection having said promoter is picked, the processor advances the player to a next selection set without utilizing one of said plurality of picks. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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65. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying concurrently a plurality of sequentially arranged selection sets to form a pattern of said selection sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections, wherein the average value of the awards associated with each selection set increases with each subsequent selection set; providing a number of picks and enabling the player to sequentially pick selections from the subsequently arranged selection sets until there are no picks remaining, the number of said picks being less than the number of said selection sets; and associating at least one promoter with at least one of said selections in at least one of said selection sets before a final one of the selection sets, and after said selection having said promoter is picked, advancing the player to the next selection set without utilizing one of said plurality of picks. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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displaying a generated plurality of selections at a plurality of positions; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; enabling a player to pick a plurality of the selections; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are positionally adjacent to the selection having the associated accumulated award; if the player picks a selection having a transformer and then picks a selection having a terminator that would end further player picks of said selections, changing said terminator into an accumulated award; and providing the player with any awards and accumulated awards associated with the selections picked by the player. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selection sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; enabling a player to pick a plurality of the selections; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one of said selections in one of said selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set which are directly positionally adjacent to the selection having said accumulated award; associating at least one terminator with at least one of said selections in at least one of the selection sets, and ending further player picks of the selections after said selection having the terminator is picked; and associating at least one transformer with at least one of said selections in at least one of the selection sets, wherein if a player picks one of the selections having said transformer and subsequently picks one of the selections having said terminator, changing said terminator into an accumulated award. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selection sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; enabling a player to pick the selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one selection in one of said selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set having said accumulated award; associating at least one terminator with at least one of said selections in one of the selection sets; and associating at least one transformer with at least one of said selections in at least one of the selection sets, wherein if the player picks a selection having said transformer and subsequently picks a selection having said terminator, changing said terminator into an accumulated award. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92)
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93. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selections; enabling a player to pick a plurality of the selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one of said selections, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections which are related to the selection having the associated accumulated award; providing the player with awards associated with the selections picked by the player and any accumulated award associated with the selections picked by the player; associating at least one terminator with at least one of said selections in one of the selection sets; and associating at least one transformer with at least one of said selections in at least one of the selection sets, wherein if the player picks the selection having said transformer and subsequently picks the selection having said terminator, changing said terminator into one of the accumulated awards. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95)
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96. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selections sets, each selection set including a plurality of selections; enabling a player to pick a plurality of selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; providing at least one accumulated award associated with at least one selection in one of said selection sets, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two of said awards associated with at least two other selections in said selection set having said accumulated award; associating at least one promoter with at least one of said selections in at least one of said selection sets, wherein if the selection having said promoter is picked, advancing the player to the next selection set without utilizing one of the picks; associating at least one terminator with at least one of said selections in one of the selection sets, and ending further player picks of the selections after said selection having said terminator is picked; and associating at least one transformer with at least one of said selections in at least one of the selection sets, wherein if the player picks the selection having said transformer and subsequently picks the selection having said terminator, changing said terminator into the accumulated award. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98)
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99. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
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displaying at least one selection set, each selection set including a plurality of selections; associating a plurality of awards with said selections; associating at least one accumulated award with at least one selection in the selection set, wherein said accumulated award is based on at least two awards associated with at least two other selections in the selection set which are positionally adjacent with the selection associated with said accumulated award; associating at least one terminator with at least one of said selections in one of the selection sets, and ending further player picks of the selections after said selection having said terminator is picked; and associating at least one transformer with at least one of said selections in at least one of the selection sets, wherein if the player picks the selection having said transformer and subsequently picks the selection having said terminator, changing said terminator into the accumulated award. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101)
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