Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor including award percentages
First Claim
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
- (a) randomly determining a first coordinate;
(b) indicating, based on the determined first coordinate, one of a plurality of groups of sections of an award distributor and an award associated with said indicated group of sections;
(c) randomly determining a second coordinate;
(d) indicating one of the sections of the indicated one of the plurality of groups of selections based on the determined second coordinate; and
(e) causing a display device to display an activation award based on the indicated award and any award percentage associated with the indicated section.
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Abstract
A gaming device includes an award distributor having a plurality of sections having first and second coordinates, a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups including the sections, a plurality of awards associated with the sections in the symbol group and a plurality of award percentages associated with the sections in the modifier groups, an illumination device associated with the sections, a section indicator associated with the award distributor and a processor in communication with the award distributor. The gaming device determines the first coordinate of one of the modifier groups and then spins the award wheel to determine the second coordinate of one of the sections in the indicated modifier group, which indicates the section. The section indicator also indicates a section including an award in the symbol group. The indicated award is multiplied by the indicated award percentage to provide an activation award to the player.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) randomly determining a first coordinate; (b) indicating, based on the determined first coordinate, one of a plurality of groups of sections of an award distributor and an award associated with said indicated group of sections; (c) randomly determining a second coordinate; (d) indicating one of the sections of the indicated one of the plurality of groups of selections based on the determined second coordinate; and (e) causing a display device to display an activation award based on the indicated award and any award percentage associated with the indicated section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) randomly determining a first coordinate; (b) randomly determining a second coordinate; (c) indicating, based on the first coordinate, one of a plurality of groups of sections of an award distributor; (d) indicating, based on the second coordinate, one of the sections of the indicated group of sections; (e) indicating any letter of the indicated one of the sections; (f) repeating (a) to (e) until at least one letter is indicated in each of the sections of one of the plurality of groups of sections; and (g) causing at least one display device to display a prize associated with said one of the plurality of groups of sections having at least one letter indicated in each of the sections. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) determining one of a plurality of first coordinates which partially defines one of a plurality of sections of an award distributor; (b) independently determining one of a plurality of second coordinates which partially defines one of the plurality of sections of the award distributor, wherein; (i) a plurality of groups of said sections include a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups, (ii) the first coordinate and the second coordinate of at least one section of a designated one of the groups is different from the first coordinate and second coordinate of at least one of the other sections in said designated group, (iii) a plurality of symbols are associated with the sections in the symbol group, and (iv) a plurality of modifiers are associated with the sections in the modifier groups; (c) causing a section indicator associated with the award distributor to indicate the section in the modifier group associated with the determined first and second coordinates; (d) causing the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the symbol group; and (e) providing an activation award to a player based on the symbol associated with the indicated section in the symbol group and the modifier associated with the indicated section of the modifier group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) determining one of a plurality of first coordinates which partially defines one of a plurality of sections of one of a plurality of award wheels; (b) independently determining one of a plurality of second coordinates which partially defines one of the plurality of sections of the plurality of award wheels, wherein; (i) a plurality of groups of said sections include a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups, (ii) the symbol group is associated with one of the plurality of award wheels and the plurality of modifier groups are associated with different of the plurality of award wheels, (iii) a plurality of awards are associated with the sections in the symbol group, and (iv) a plurality of award percentages are associated with the sections in the modifier groups; (c) causing a section indicator associated with the award wheels to indicate the section in the modifier group associated with the determined first and second coordinates; (d) causing the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the symbol group; and (e) providing an activation award to a player based on an award associated with the indicated section in the symbol group and an award percentage associated with the indicated section in the modifier group. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) determining one of a plurality of first coordinates which partially defines one of a plurality of sections of an award distributor; (b) independently determining one of a plurality of second coordinates which partially defines one of the plurality of sections of the award distributor, wherein; (i) a plurality of groups of said sections include an award group and a plurality of symbol groups, (ii) a plurality of awards are associated with the sections of the award group, said awards including at least one prize, and (iii) a plurality of symbols are associated with the sections in the symbol groups, said symbols including a plurality of award percentages and at least one letter associated with the at least one prize; (c) causing a section indicator associated with the award distributor to indicate the section in the symbol group associated with the determined first and second coordinates; (d) causing the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the award group; and (e) providing an activation award to a player based on the award associated with the indicated section in the award group and the symbol associated with the indicated section in the symbol group. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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