Adding secondary game to conventional gaming machines
First Claim
1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a primary display area operable to display a base game to a player;
a wager data device operable to receive wager data indicative of a wager submitted by the player;
a secondary display area separate from the primary display area and operable to display a parallel secondary game to the player, the parallel secondary game comprising multiple qualification rounds and a final championship round; and
a controller operatively coupled to the primary display area, the wager data device, and the secondary display area, the controller comprising a processor and a memory, the controller being operable to;
display results of the base game to the player on the primary display area;
convert credits earned in the base game to game points in the parallel secondary game, while the base game is being played;
display results of the parallel secondary game to the player on the secondary display area while the base game is being played, wherein the results are displayed in relation to predetermined game point levels for each qualification round of the parallel secondary game; and
determine, based on the achieved game point levels and the predetermined game point levels for each qualification round of the parallel secondary game, whether to advance the player to a subsequent qualification round of the parallel secondary game or to end the parallel secondary game.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for providing a gaming apparatus. The gaming apparatus includes a primary display area, a wager data device, a secondary display area, and a controller. The wager data device receives wager data indicative of a wager submitted by a player. Results of the base game are displayed on the primary display area. Credits earned in the base game are converted to points in the secondary game. Results of the secondary game are displayed on the secondary display area while the base game is being played, in relation to predetermined point levels for each round of the secondary game. Based on the achieved point levels and the predetermined point levels for each round of the secondary game, it is determined whether to advance the player or to end the secondary game.
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33 Claims
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1. A gaming apparatus, comprising:
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a primary display area operable to display a base game to a player; a wager data device operable to receive wager data indicative of a wager submitted by the player; a secondary display area separate from the primary display area and operable to display a parallel secondary game to the player, the parallel secondary game comprising multiple qualification rounds and a final championship round; and a controller operatively coupled to the primary display area, the wager data device, and the secondary display area, the controller comprising a processor and a memory, the controller being operable to; display results of the base game to the player on the primary display area; convert credits earned in the base game to game points in the parallel secondary game, while the base game is being played; display results of the parallel secondary game to the player on the secondary display area while the base game is being played, wherein the results are displayed in relation to predetermined game point levels for each qualification round of the parallel secondary game; and determine, based on the achieved game point levels and the predetermined game point levels for each qualification round of the parallel secondary game, whether to advance the player to a subsequent qualification round of the parallel secondary game or to end the parallel secondary game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented gaming method performed by a gaming apparatus, comprising:
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receiving, by a wager data device of the gaming apparatus, wager data indicative of a wager submitted by a player; displaying results of a base game to the player on a primary display area of the gaming apparatus; converting, by a controller of the gaming apparatus, credits earned in the base game to game points in a parallel secondary game while the base game is being played, the parallel secondary game comprising multiple qualification rounds and a final championship round; displaying results of the parallel secondary game to the player on a secondary display area of the gaming apparatus, the second display area being separate from the primary display area while the base game is being played, wherein the results are displayed in relation to predetermined game point levels for each qualification round of the parallel secondary game; and determining, by the controller, based on the achieved game point levels and the predetermined game point levels for each qualification round of the parallel secondary game, whether to advance the player to a subsequent qualification round of the parallel secondary game or to end the secondary game. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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