Gaming machine with buy feature games
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1. A gaming machine that provides a base game in which a player stakes a wager on an outcome of the base game, and if a winning outcome occurs, the gaming machine awards that player a prize, the gaming machine including:
- a display that under the control of a game controller displays a plurality of display positions for displaying combinations of symbols;
the game controller controlling operation of the gaming machine, and displaying selected images on the display; and
a selector operable by a player of the gaming machine to enable the player to select at least one feature which can be added to the base game,wherein the gaming machine requires the player to stake an additional wager in order to be eligible for the selected feature, the gaming machine being arranged to allow the additional wager to be staked independently of any outcome of the base game,wherein there is no guarantee that the selected feature will eventuate merely by having staked the additional wager,and wherein when the selected feature eventuates, said controller awards a series of game events from which a prize provided by the feature may be won.
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Abstract
A gaming machine including a display. The display includes a plurality of display positions for displaying combinations of symbols. A controller controls operation of the machine. The controller includes a processor for processing data and displaying selected data on the display. A selector is operable by the player of the machine for enabling the player to select at least one feature which can be added to a base game played on the machine.
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30 Claims
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1. A gaming machine that provides a base game in which a player stakes a wager on an outcome of the base game, and if a winning outcome occurs, the gaming machine awards that player a prize, the gaming machine including:
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a display that under the control of a game controller displays a plurality of display positions for displaying combinations of symbols; the game controller controlling operation of the gaming machine, and displaying selected images on the display; and a selector operable by a player of the gaming machine to enable the player to select at least one feature which can be added to the base game, wherein the gaming machine requires the player to stake an additional wager in order to be eligible for the selected feature, the gaming machine being arranged to allow the additional wager to be staked independently of any outcome of the base game, wherein there is no guarantee that the selected feature will eventuate merely by having staked the additional wager, and wherein when the selected feature eventuates, said controller awards a series of game events from which a prize provided by the feature may be won. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A gaming machine which includes
a display that under the control of a game controller displays a plurality of display positions for displaying combinations of symbols; -
the game controller displaying selected data on the display; and a selector operable by a player of the machine that enables the player to select at least one feature which can be added to a base game played on the machine, and wherein said gaming machine is arranged to require an additional wager to be staked by the player in order to be eligible for said at least one feature, said additional wager (1) being staked independently of any outcome of the base game and (2) being a fixed amount multiplied by a bet wagered per line or per draw, there being no guarantee that a benefit provided by the feature will eventuate merely by having staked the additional wager; and wherein when the selected feature eventuates, said controller awards a series of game events from which a prize provided by the feature may be won. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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