Wagering game with bonus game triggered by linked terminal
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising:
- a display device configured to display a wagering game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome in response to a wager input by a player;
a player-selectable input device configured to receive from said player an input to selectively link said gaming terminal to another gaming terminal; and
a communications interface configured, in response to said player-selectable input device at said gaming terminal being activated, to link said gaming terminal to said another gaming terminal,wherein said gaming terminal and said another gaming terminal, when linked, each conduct a special event in response to a certain event occurring at said another gaming terminal, wherein the special event conducted at said gaming terminal is not influenced by the special event conducted at said another gaming terminal, andwherein said player at said gaming terminal participates in said special event at said gaming terminal to achieve a special event outcome for said gaming terminal, said special event outcome at said gaming terminal being different from a special event outcome achieved at said another gaming terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game, whereby a player at one gaming terminal is allowed to link to other gaming terminals via a player-selectable option. The wagering game may include a basic game and a bonus game. Once linked, the player can enter a bonus game that is triggered by an outcome at a linked terminal.
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising:
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a display device configured to display a wagering game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome in response to a wager input by a player; a player-selectable input device configured to receive from said player an input to selectively link said gaming terminal to another gaming terminal; and a communications interface configured, in response to said player-selectable input device at said gaming terminal being activated, to link said gaming terminal to said another gaming terminal, wherein said gaming terminal and said another gaming terminal, when linked, each conduct a special event in response to a certain event occurring at said another gaming terminal, wherein the special event conducted at said gaming terminal is not influenced by the special event conducted at said another gaming terminal, and wherein said player at said gaming terminal participates in said special event at said gaming terminal to achieve a special event outcome for said gaming terminal, said special event outcome at said gaming terminal being different from a special event outcome achieved at said another gaming terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of playing a wagering game at a gaming terminal, the method comprising:
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providing said wagering game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome in response to a wager input by a player; activating a player-selectable option on said gaming terminal for linking to a second gaming terminal; linking said gaming terminal and said second gaming terminal; and providing a bonus game at each of said gaming terminals based on a start-bonus-outcome achieved at one of said gaming terminals, wherein the bonus game at said gaming terminal is a first bonus game and the bonus game at said second gaming terminal is a second bonus game, wherein the first bonus game conducted at said gaming terminal is not influenced by the second bonus game conducted at said second gaming terminal, and wherein the outcome of the first bonus game is different from an outcome of the second bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A gaming system, comprising:
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at least one gaming terminal, said at least one gaming terminal being linked to other gaming terminals based on input from a player at said at least one gaming terminal, said input allowing said player to choose to which of said other gaming terminals to link; at least one controller operative to; link said at least one gaming terminal with said other chosen gaming terminal, conduct a wagering game at said at least one gaming terminal and said other chosen gaming terminal, upon an occurrence of at least one predetermined event during game play at said other chosen gaming terminal, cause said other chosen gaming terminal to participate in a first special event game and cause said at least one gaming terminal to participate in a second special event game, the second special event game not being influenced by the first special event game, and an outcome of the first special event game being different from an outcome of the second special event game, and conduct the second special event game on said at least one gaming terminal responsive to an occurrence of at least one predetermined event during game play at said at least one gaming terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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