Method and apparatus for providing an advantage to a player in a bonus game
First Claim
1. A gaming apparatus comprising:
- at least one display device;
an input device;
a processor; and
a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the at least one display device and the input device to;
(a) receive a wager from a player,(b) display a play of a primary game,(c) determine if a bonus event trigger has occurred, and(d) if the bonus event trigger occurred;
(i) display a play of a bonus game, said bonus game playable between a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game,(ii) offer the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option configured to change one of;
(A) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player, and (B) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent, and(iii) determine a payout associated with an outcome of the play of the bonus game.
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Abstract
A gaming method includes receiving a wager from a player, displaying an image representative of a primary game, determining if a bonus event trigger has occurred, displaying an image representative of a bonus game, the bonus game including a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game, if the bonus event trigger occurs, and determining a payout associated with an outcome of the bonus game. The method also includes offering the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option affecting at least one of the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player and the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent. A gaming machines and system may be provided to carry out such a method.
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29 Claims
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1. A gaming apparatus comprising:
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at least one display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the at least one display device and the input device to; (a) receive a wager from a player, (b) display a play of a primary game, (c) determine if a bonus event trigger has occurred, and (d) if the bonus event trigger occurred; (i) display a play of a bonus game, said bonus game playable between a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game, (ii) offer the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option configured to change one of;
(A) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player, and (B) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent, and(iii) determine a payout associated with an outcome of the play of the bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gaming system comprising:
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a gaming apparatus including; at least one display device, an input device, a processor, and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the at least one display device and the input device to; (a) receive a wager from a player, and (b) display a play of a primary game; and a bonus event computer configured operate with the gaming apparatus, the bonus event computer programmed to; (a) determine if a bonus event trigger has occurred in association with the gaming apparatus, and (b) if the bonus event trigger occurred; (i) display a play of a bonus game, said bonus game playable between a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game, (ii) offer the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option configured to change one of;
(A) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player and (B) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent, and(iii) determine a payout associated with an outcome of the play of the bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a wager from a player, (b) causing at least one display device to display a play of a primary game, (c) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions to determine if a bonus event trigger has occurred, and (d) if the bonus event trigger occurred; (i) causing the at least one display device to display a play of a bonus game, said bonus game playable between a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game, (ii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to offer the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option configured to change one of;
(A) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player, and (B) the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent, and(iii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a payout associated with an outcome of the play of the bonus game. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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