Gaming machine having a community game with side wagering
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a communal game, a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming machines participating in the communal game, the plurality of players participating and sharing game play of at least one communal outcome, the plurality of gaming machines including a first gaming machine and a second gaming machine, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player, the method comprising:
- receiving, in response to inputs via a first input device of the first gaming machine, first wagers from the first player for respective plays of a first plurality of plays of a first wagering game, the first plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game;
determining, by at least one of one or more processors, a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player, the first value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity over the first plurality of plays;
receiving, in response to inputs via a second input device of the second gaming machine, second wagers from the second player for respective plays of a second plurality of plays of a second wagering game, the second plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game;
determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player, the second value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity over the second plurality of plays;
enabling, by at least one of the one or more processors, the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine to participate in the communal game;
determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a communal outcome for at least one communal play of the communal game in which both the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine participate and share gameplay;
displaying, by at least one of the one or more display devices, the outcome of the communal play; and
awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, a first award from the communal game to the first player, the first award being determined in part by the first value-enhancement parameter and the outcome.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes at least one community display, a first gaming machine, and a second gaming machine. The at least one community display displays a communal game that includes a plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a communal value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines have a respective first and second video display for displaying the plurality of elements. At least some of the plurality of elements have a first and second player value associated therewith. The first and second gaming machines determine the first and second player values by applying a respective first and second value-enhancement parameter to the communal values associated with at least some of the plurality of elements. The first value-enhancement parameter is different than the second value-enhancement parameter.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a communal game, a plurality of players at a plurality of gaming machines participating in the communal game, the plurality of players participating and sharing game play of at least one communal outcome, the plurality of gaming machines including a first gaming machine and a second gaming machine, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player, the method comprising:
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receiving, in response to inputs via a first input device of the first gaming machine, first wagers from the first player for respective plays of a first plurality of plays of a first wagering game, the first plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game; determining, by at least one of one or more processors, a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player, the first value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity over the first plurality of plays; receiving, in response to inputs via a second input device of the second gaming machine, second wagers from the second player for respective plays of a second plurality of plays of a second wagering game, the second plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game; determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player, the second value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity over the second plurality of plays; enabling, by at least one of the one or more processors, the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine to participate in the communal game; determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a communal outcome for at least one communal play of the communal game in which both the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine participate and share gameplay; displaying, by at least one of the one or more display devices, the outcome of the communal play; and awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, a first award from the communal game to the first player, the first award being determined in part by the first value-enhancement parameter and the outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for conducting a communal game at a plurality of gaming machines, the system comprising:
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a first gaming machine having a first input device; a second gaming machine having a second input device; one or more display devices; one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive first wagers, via the first input device at the first gaming machine, from a first player for playing, respectively, a first plurality of plays of a first wagering game, the first plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game, determine a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player, the first value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity over the first plurality of plays, receive second wagers, via the second input device at the second gaming machine, from a second player for playing, respectively, a second plurality of plays of a second wagering game, the second plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game, determine a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player, the second value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity over the second plurality of plays, enable the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine to participate in the communal game; determine at least one communal outcome of communal play in which the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine participate and share game play; display on at least one of the one or more display devices the at least one communal outcome, and award a first award from the communal game to the first player, the first award being determined in part by the first value-enhancement parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more machine-readable non-transitory storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, in response to inputs via a first input device of the first gaming machine, first wagers from the first player for respective plays of a first plurality of plays of a first wagering game, the first plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game; determining, by at least one of one or more processors, a first value-enhancement parameter for the first player, the first value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the first player'"'"'s game play activity over the first plurality of plays; receiving, in response to inputs via a second input device of the second gaming machine, second wagers from the second player for respective plays of a second plurality of plays of a second wagering game, the second plurality of plays being played prior to conducting the communal game; determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a second value-enhancement parameter for the second player, the second value-enhancement parameter incrementally increasing based on the second player'"'"'s game play activity over the second plurality of plays; enabling, by at least one of the one or more processors, the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine to participate in the communal game; determining, by at least one of the one or more processors, a communal outcome for at least one communal play of the communal game in which both the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine participate and share gameplay; displaying, by at least one of the one or more display devices, the outcome of the communal play; and awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, a first award from the communal game to the first player, the first award being determined in part by the first value-enhancement parameter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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