Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a player an opportunity to win a designated award based on one or more aspects of the player's skill
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one gaming device, said at least one gaming device including at least one input device;
at least one display device associated with said at least one gaming device; and
at least one controller configured to operate with said at least one gaming device and said at least one display device to;
(a) maintain a progressive award associated with a first designated score;
(b) cause a wager to be placed;
(c) if a point modification event occurs during a play of a skill-based game, determine a quantity of points to form a score for a player;
(d) if the formed score for the player has not reached said first designated score, modify said first designated score based on a designated criteria; and
(e) if the formed score for the player has at least reached said first designated score;
(i) set the formed score for the player as a second designated score;
(ii) determine and provide to the player a quantity of opportunities to win said progressive award, wherein the quantity of provided opportunities is based, at least in part, on a margin by which the formed score for the player is different than said first designated score;
(iii) for each of said quantity of opportunities, randomly determine whether to provide the progressive award to the player;
(iv) if the determination is not to provide the progressive award to the player, reset the formed score for the player; and
(v) if the determination is to provide the progressive award to the player;
(A) provide the player the progressive award;
(B) reset the progressive award to a reset value; and
(C) reset the formed score for the player.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the gaming system, gaming device, and method disclosed herein maintains a designated award which is associated with a variable score for a skill-based game. In one such embodiment, the gaming system enables a player to play a game, wherein the gaming system forms a score for the player. The player'"'"'s formed score is based on zero, one or more inputs made by the player during the play of the skill-based game (i.e., which tends to measure one or more aspects of that player'"'"'s skills). If the player'"'"'s score does not reach the variable score associated with the designated award, the gaming system modifies the variable score associated with the designated award of that skill-based game. If the player'"'"'s score reaches or exceeds the variable score associated with the designated award, the gaming system provides the player a designated quantity of opportunities to win the maintained designated award.
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26 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one gaming device, said at least one gaming device including at least one input device; at least one display device associated with said at least one gaming device; and at least one controller configured to operate with said at least one gaming device and said at least one display device to; (a) maintain a progressive award associated with a first designated score; (b) cause a wager to be placed; (c) if a point modification event occurs during a play of a skill-based game, determine a quantity of points to form a score for a player; (d) if the formed score for the player has not reached said first designated score, modify said first designated score based on a designated criteria; and (e) if the formed score for the player has at least reached said first designated score; (i) set the formed score for the player as a second designated score; (ii) determine and provide to the player a quantity of opportunities to win said progressive award, wherein the quantity of provided opportunities is based, at least in part, on a margin by which the formed score for the player is different than said first designated score; (iii) for each of said quantity of opportunities, randomly determine whether to provide the progressive award to the player; (iv) if the determination is not to provide the progressive award to the player, reset the formed score for the player; and (v) if the determination is to provide the progressive award to the player; (A) provide the player the progressive award; (B) reset the progressive award to a reset value; and (C) reset the formed score for the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one gaming device, said at least one gaming device including at least one input device; at least one display device associated with said at least one gaming device; and at least one controller configured to operate with said at least one gaming device and said at least one display device to; (a) maintain a progressive award; (b) upon each occurrence of a point modification event, modify a first quantity of points for the player; (c) if said first quantity of points for the player at least reaches a first designated quantity of points, determine whether to provide the progressive award to the player, wherein said determination is associated with a first probability of the gaming system providing the progressive award to the player, said probability is based, at least in part, on a first margin by which said first quantity of points is different than said first designated quantity of points; and (d) if said first quantity of points for the player at least reaches a second, different designated quantity of points, determine whether to provide the progressive award to the player, wherein said determination is associated with a second, different probability of the gaming system providing the progressive award to the player said second, different probability is based, at least in part, on a second margin by which said first quantity of points is different than said second, different designated quantity of points. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including at least one input device; at least one display device associated with at least one of said gaming devices; and at least one controller configured to operate with each of said gaming devices and said at least one display device to; (a) maintain a progressive award; (b) at a first point in time, determine and associate a first designated score with said progressive award, wherein at said first point in time, a first player playing a skill-based game at a first one of said gaming devices has a greater probability of being provided at least one opportunity to win said progressive award than a second, different player playing the skill-based game at a second, different one of said gaming devices; (c) modify said first designated score based on a designated criteria; and (d) at a second, subsequent point in time, determine and associate a second, different designated score with said progressive award, wherein at said second point in time, the first player playing the skill-based game at said first one of said gaming devices has substantially a same probability of being provided at least one opportunity to win said progressive award as the second player playing the skill-based game at said second, different one of said gaming devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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