Wagering game having game assets with multiple levels of enhancement
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game on one or more gaming machines of a group of gaming machines, the wagering game having a basic game providing access to a community bonus game for one or more eligible players at the one or more gaming machines of the group, comprising:
- receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a first player to play the basic game at one of the one or more gaming machines, the basic game including randomly selecting an outcome from a first plurality of outcomes, at least one of the outcomes of the first plurality being a bonus-game-asset outcome;
in response to the first player achieving the bonus-game-asset outcome in the basic game, providing, via at least one of one or more processors, the first player with a bonus-game asset that is usable in the community bonus game, the bonus-game asset having a current enhancement level and a next enhancement level, the next enhancement level providing a higher enhancement to an award value in the community bonus game than the current enhancement level;
in response to a bonus-game triggering condition occurring during the basic game on one of the one or more gaming machines, conducting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a first play of the community bonus game including the one or more eligible players in which the bonus-game asset at the current enhancement level is used by the first player, the first play of the community bonus game comprising;
determining, via at least one of the one or more processors and based on a randomly selected outcome, whether the bonus-game asset is available or unavailable to the first player for use in a second play of the community bonus game triggered by a subsequent bonus-game triggering condition during the basic game, andin response to the bonus-game asset being available to the first player for use in the second play of the community bonus game, altering, via at least one of the one or more processors, the bonus-game asset from the current enhancement level to the next enhancement level for use in the second play of the bonus game.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes an input device, at least one display, and at least one controller. The input device receives a wager input for playing a wagering game. The at least one display displays a basic wagering game and a community bonus game. The at least one controller is operative to provide a player with a bonus-game asset that is usable in at least a first play of the community bonus game. The bonus-game asset is capable of having at least a first level and a second level that provides a higher bonus-game enhancement than the first level. The at least one controller is further operative to determine if that the bonus-game asset is available to the player for use in a second play of the community bonus game and to alter the level of the bonus-game asset from the first level to the second level for use in the second play.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game on one or more gaming machines of a group of gaming machines, the wagering game having a basic game providing access to a community bonus game for one or more eligible players at the one or more gaming machines of the group, comprising:
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receiving, via at least one input device, a wager from a first player to play the basic game at one of the one or more gaming machines, the basic game including randomly selecting an outcome from a first plurality of outcomes, at least one of the outcomes of the first plurality being a bonus-game-asset outcome; in response to the first player achieving the bonus-game-asset outcome in the basic game, providing, via at least one of one or more processors, the first player with a bonus-game asset that is usable in the community bonus game, the bonus-game asset having a current enhancement level and a next enhancement level, the next enhancement level providing a higher enhancement to an award value in the community bonus game than the current enhancement level; in response to a bonus-game triggering condition occurring during the basic game on one of the one or more gaming machines, conducting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a first play of the community bonus game including the one or more eligible players in which the bonus-game asset at the current enhancement level is used by the first player, the first play of the community bonus game comprising; determining, via at least one of the one or more processors and based on a randomly selected outcome, whether the bonus-game asset is available or unavailable to the first player for use in a second play of the community bonus game triggered by a subsequent bonus-game triggering condition during the basic game, and in response to the bonus-game asset being available to the first player for use in the second play of the community bonus game, altering, via at least one of the one or more processors, the bonus-game asset from the current enhancement level to the next enhancement level for use in the second play of the bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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6. A gaming system for playing a wagering game having a basic game providing access to a community bonus game, the gaming system comprising:
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an input device for receiving a wager input for playing the wagering game; one or more display devices; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices including instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; provide, via at least one of the one or more processors and during play of the basic game, a player with a bonus-game asset usable in the community bonus game, the bonus-game asset having a current enhancement level and a next enhancement level, the next enhancement level providing a higher enhancement to an award in the community bonus game than the current enhancement level; in response to a bonus-game triggering condition, conduct a first play of the community bonus game using the bonus-game asset at the current enhancement level, the first play comprising; determining, via at least one of the one or more processors and based on a randomly determined outcome, that the bonus-game asset is available for use in a second play of the community bonus game triggered by a subsequent bonus-game triggering condition, and altering, via at least one of the one or more processors, the bonus-game asset from the current enhancement level to the next enhancement level for use in the second play of the community bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game having a basic game providing access to a community bonus game, comprising:
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receiving, via at least one input device, an input indicative of a first wager in the basic game; providing, via at least one of one or more processors and during the basic game, a player with a bonus-game asset usable in the community bonus game, the bonus-game asset having a current enhancement level and a next enhancement level, the next enhancement level providing a higher enhancement to an award in the community bonus game than the current enhancement level; in response to a bonus-game triggering condition occurring during the basic game, conducting a first play of the community bonus game using the bonus-game asset at the current enhancement level, the first play comprising; determining, via at least one of the one or more processors and based on a randomly determined outcome, that the bonus-game asset is available for use in a second play of the community bonus game triggered by a subsequent bonus-game triggering condition, and altering, via at least one of the one or more processors, the bonus-game asset from the current enhancement level to the next enhancement level for use such that the bonus-game asset is usable in the second play of the community bonus game at the second level; receiving, via the at least one input device, an input indicative of a second wager in the basic game; and in response to the subsequent bonus-game triggering condition, conducting the second play of the community bonus game using the bonus-game asset at the next enhancement level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable, non-transitory storage medium including instructions which, when executed by at least one of one or more processors, cause a gaming system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, via at least one input device, an input indicative of a wager from a player to initiate the basic game on one of one or more gaming machine of a group of gaming machines; providing, during the basic game, the player with a bonus-game asset usable in a community bonus game, the bonus-game asset having a current enhancement level and a next enhancement level, the next enhancement level providing a higher enhancement to an award in the community bonus game than the current enhancement level; in response to a bonus-game triggering condition occurring during the basic game, conducting a first play of the community bonus game using the bonus-game asset in the current enhancement level, the first play comprising; determining, based on a randomly selected outcome, that the bonus-game asset is available for use in a second play of the community bonus game triggered by a subsequent bonus-game triggering condition, and altering the enhancement level of the bonus-game asset from the current enhancement level to the next enhancement level for use in the second play of the community bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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