Wagering game with shared payoff based on multiple player selections
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of playing a wagering game on a wagering game system connected for communication to a first wagering game terminal and a second wagering game terminal, the wagering game system 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, an input indicative of a wager initiating the wagering game on the first wagering game terminal;
displaying a set of selectable elements, on at least one of the one or more display devices, to a first player playing at the first wagering game terminal, and displaying the same set of selectable elements, on at least one of the one or more display devices, to a second player playing at the second wagering game terminal;
in direct response to an occurrence of a game-feature triggering event during play of the wagering game, receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, at least a first selection from the first player at the first wagering game terminal, revealing an outcome associated with the first selection after receiving the first selection, and receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices and after revealing the outcome associated with the first selection, a second selection from the second player at the second wagering game terminal, the first and second selections each being a selection of at least one of the displayed set of selectable elements;
awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, an award to the first player based on at least the first selection; and
awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, an award to the second player based on at least the second selection.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game at a gaming terminal whereby multiple players make selections and accumulate bonus awards as the game is passed from one player to another. Play continues until a game-terminating object is selected. At that time, each player that participated in the wagering game receives his or her accumulated awards plus any awards won by subsequent players.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of playing a wagering game on a wagering game system connected for communication to a first wagering game terminal and a second wagering game terminal, the wagering game system 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, an input indicative of a wager initiating the wagering game on the first wagering game terminal; displaying a set of selectable elements, on at least one of the one or more display devices, to a first player playing at the first wagering game terminal, and displaying the same set of selectable elements, on at least one of the one or more display devices, to a second player playing at the second wagering game terminal; in direct response to an occurrence of a game-feature triggering event during play of the wagering game, receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, at least a first selection from the first player at the first wagering game terminal, revealing an outcome associated with the first selection after receiving the first selection, and receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices and after revealing the outcome associated with the first selection, a second selection from the second player at the second wagering game terminal, the first and second selections each being a selection of at least one of the displayed set of selectable elements; awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, an award to the first player based on at least the first selection; and awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, an award to the second player based on at least the second selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
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one or more input devices; 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 operate with a first and second wagering game terminal to; receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices, an input indicative of a wager initiating the wagering game on the first wagering game terminal; display a set of selectable elements, on at least one of the one or more display devices, to a first player playing at the first wagering game terminal, and display the same set of selectable elements, on at least one of the one or more display devices, to a second player playing at the second wagering game terminal; in direct response to an occurrence of a game-feature triggering event during play of the wagering game, receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a first selection from the first player at the first wagering game terminal, reveal an outcome associated with the first selection after receiving the first selection, and receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices and after revealing the outcome associated with the first selection, a second selection from the second player at the second wagering game terminal, the first and second selections each being a selection of at least one of the displayed set of selectable elements; award an award to the first player based on at least the first selection; and award an award to the second player based on at least the second selection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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