Games and gaming machines having wheel features
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1. A wheel event for a wagering game presented at a gaming machine comprising the machine-implemented steps of:
- displaying a wheel having a plurality of segments, at least one of said segments not displaying an associated attribute;
presenting an attribute selection event comprising;
receiving at least one input from a player regarding the selection of one or more attributes; and
associating said selected attributes with one or more of said segments of said wheel not displaying an associated attribute, whereby one or more or all of said wheel segments display an associated attribute;
initiating a wheel segment selection event; and
awarding an award based upon said attribute associated with said selected segment.
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Abstract
Gaming machines and games are configured with one or more wheel events or features. The wheel events or features may comprise main games or bonus games, or may comprise entertaining representations of outcomes of other games or events. The wheel events comprise the selection of one or more segments of a wheel having associated awards. Wheel events may have various entertaining configurations, such as morphing wheels, symbols that reveal awards and the like.
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16 Claims
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1. A wheel event for a wagering game presented at a gaming machine comprising the machine-implemented steps of:
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displaying a wheel having a plurality of segments, at least one of said segments not displaying an associated attribute; presenting an attribute selection event comprising; receiving at least one input from a player regarding the selection of one or more attributes; and associating said selected attributes with one or more of said segments of said wheel not displaying an associated attribute, whereby one or more or all of said wheel segments display an associated attribute; initiating a wheel segment selection event; and awarding an award based upon said attribute associated with said selected segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A bingo game presented at two or more gaming devices comprising the machine-implemented steps of:
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accepting a bingo card purchase from at least two players; assigning at least one bingo card bearing numbers or other designations associated therewith to each player; selecting at least one first set of bingo balls having associated numbers or designations and comparing said bingo balls to said numbers or designations associated with said bingo cards; determining if said comparing results in at least one designated winning outcome for said bingo game and, if so, awarding an award to said player in accordance with a pay table, said pay table defining awards for winning outcomes of said game; and presenting a wheel event to at least one of said players comprising; displaying wheel having a plurality of segments, at least one of said segments not displaying an associated attribute; presenting an attribute selection event comprising; receiving at least one input from a player regarding the selection of one or more attributes; and associating said selected attributes with one or more of said segments of said wheel not displaying an associated attribute, whereby one or more or all of said wheel segments display an associated attribute; initiating a wheel segment selection event; and awarding an award based upon said attribute associated with said selected segment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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