Gaming system and a method of gaming with random bonus game selection
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- an electronic display; and
a game controller configured to;
(1) facilitate play of a base game and provide a plurality of bonus features, wherein each of the plurality of bonus features includes i) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus games, ii) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus awards, and iii) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus offers;
(2) depict images associated with the base game on the electronic display;
(3) detect an occurrence of a trigger event during the play of the base game;
(4) in response to the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event during the play of the base game, randomly select one of the plurality of bonus features based on a probability value and depict images associated with the randomly selected one of the plurality of bonus features on the electronic display; and
(5) in response to the random selection of the one of the plurality of bonus features, facilitate play of the associated at least one bonus game, facilitate payment of the associated at least one bonus award, and facilitate presentation of the associated at least one bonus offer.
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Abstract
A console is described, having display means, and game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game in which one or more symbols are randomly selected as a combination of symbols and displayed on the display means. If a winning combination results, the machine awards a prize. In some circumstances, the console will display an animated character to communicate information to the player. The character is independent of and appears asynchronously with respect to the game being played and is arranged to appear super imposed over any game screen currently displayed at the time the character is displayed.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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an electronic display; and a game controller configured to; (1) facilitate play of a base game and provide a plurality of bonus features, wherein each of the plurality of bonus features includes i) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus games, ii) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus awards, and iii) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus offers; (2) depict images associated with the base game on the electronic display; (3) detect an occurrence of a trigger event during the play of the base game; (4) in response to the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event during the play of the base game, randomly select one of the plurality of bonus features based on a probability value and depict images associated with the randomly selected one of the plurality of bonus features on the electronic display; and (5) in response to the random selection of the one of the plurality of bonus features, facilitate play of the associated at least one bonus game, facilitate payment of the associated at least one bonus award, and facilitate presentation of the associated at least one bonus offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for use with a gaming machine having a game controller and a display device, the method comprising:
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the game controller configured to perform the steps of; facilitating a play of a base game; providing a plurality of bonus features, wherein each of the plurality of bonus features includes i) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus games, ii) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus awards, and iii) at least one of a plurality of different types of bonus offers; depicting images associated with the base game on the display device; detecting an occurrence of a trigger event during the play of the base game; subsequent to the detection of the occurrence of the trigger event, randomly selecting one of the plurality of bonus features based on a probability value and depicting images associated with the randomly selected one of the plurality of bonus features on the display device; and in response to the selection of one of plurality of bonus features, playing the associated at least one bonus game, paying the associated at least one bonus award, and presenting the associated at least one bonus offer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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