Wagering game with special event shared by adjacent gaming machines
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1. A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a plurality wagering game machines, the plurality of wagering game machines including one or more input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising:
- receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a first wagering game on a first gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines;
displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, the first wagering game;
randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a first game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, wherein at least one of the plurality of game outcomes is a special event triggering outcome; and
in direct response to the randomly selected first game outcome being the special event triggering outcome,(i) presenting a special event to the first gaming machine on at least one of the one or more display devices, and(ii) altering, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game symbol combination in a second wagering game being conducted on at least one different gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the game symbol combination causes an award of a designated award when displayed during the second wagering game.
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Abstract
A method of conducting a plurality of wagering games on a group of gaming machines includes receiving wagers from players at the group of gaming machines. In response to a triggering condition associated with a gaming machine of the group of gaming machines, the method further includes presenting a special event on the gaming machine, and changing a set of wagering game symbols required to achieve a known award on at least another one of the group of gaming machines.
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1. A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a plurality wagering game machines, the plurality of wagering game machines including one or more input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising:
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receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a first wagering game on a first gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines; displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, the first wagering game; randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a first game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, wherein at least one of the plurality of game outcomes is a special event triggering outcome; and in direct response to the randomly selected first game outcome being the special event triggering outcome, (i) presenting a special event to the first gaming machine on at least one of the one or more display devices, and (ii) altering, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game symbol combination in a second wagering game being conducted on at least one different gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the game symbol combination causes an award of a designated award when displayed during the second wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming system configured to conduct wagering games on a plurality of gaming machines, the gaming system comprising:
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one or more input devices for receiving player inputs; one or more display devices; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive an indication of a wager from a player to initiate a first wagering game on a first gaming machine of a plurality of gaming machines; display the first wagering game on at least one of the one or more display devices; randomly select one of a plurality of first game outcomes for the first wagering game, wherein at least one of the plurality of first game outcomes is a special event triggering outcome; and in direct response to the randomly selected first game outcome being the special event triggering outcome, (i) presenting a special event to the first gaming machine, and (ii) alter a game symbol combination in a second wagering game being conducted on at least one different gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the game symbol combination causes an award of a designated award when displayed during the second wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable, non-transitory medium including executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause at least one of the one or more processors to operate with one or more input devices and one or more display devices to:
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receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices, an indication of a wager to initiate a first wagering game on a first gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines; display, via at least one of the one or more display devices, the first wagering game; randomly select, via at least one of the one or more processors, one of a plurality of first game outcomes for the first wagering game, wherein at least one of the plurality of first game outcomes is a special event triggering outcome; and in direct response to the randomly selected first game outcome being the special event triggering outcome, (i) present a special event to the first gaming machine on at least one of the one or more display devices, and (ii) alter, a game symbol combination in a second wagering game being conducted on at least one different gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the game symbol combination causes an award of a designated award when displayed during the second wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A gaming system configured to conduct wagering games on a plurality of networked gaming machines, each gaming machine of the plurality of networked gaming machines conducting a wagering game simultaneously and independently of the other gaming machines of the plurality of networked gaming machines, the gaming system comprising:
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a game server connected to the plurality of networked gaming machines via a communications network; one or more input devices for receiving player inputs; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive an indication of a wager to initiate a first wagering game on a first gaming machine of the plurality of networked gaming machines; display the first wagering game on at least one of the one or more display devices; randomly select, via at least one of the one or more processors, one of a plurality of first game outcomes for the first wagering game, wherein at least one of the plurality of first game outcomes is a special event triggering outcome; and in direct response to the randomly selected first game outcome being the special event triggering outcome, (i) present a special event to the first gaming machine on at least one of the one or more display devices, and (ii) alter a game symbol combination in a second wagering game being conducted on at least one different gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the game symbol combination causes an award of a designated award when displayed during the second wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A first gaming machine configured to conduct a wagering game while connected for communication to a second gaming machine, the first gaming machine comprising:
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one or more input devices for receiving player inputs; one or more display devices for displaying game images of the wagering game on the first gaming machine; one or more processors; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the first gaming machine to; receive an indication of a wager to initiate a first wagering game; randomly select a first game outcome of a plurality of first game outcomes, the plurality of first game outcomes including at least one special event triggering outcome; display a first symbol combination representing the first game outcome; and in direct response to the first game outcome being the at least one special event triggering outcome, (i) present a special event to the first wagering game on at least a first of the one or more display devices, and (ii) communicate to the second gaming machine an instruction that causes the second gaming machine to alter, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game symbol combination in at least a second wagering game being conducted on the second gaming machine, wherein the game symbol combination causes an award of a designated award when displayed on at least a second-gaming-machine display device. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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