Gaming system and method for providing a persistent game
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one input device;
at least one display device;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;
enable a player to place, via the at least one input device, a wager to play a primary game, the player being associated with an individual participant,independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event, cause the at least one display device to display;
a game matrix including a plurality of displayed positions, andthe individual participant at a first one of the plurality of displayed positions,independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event and responsive to a participant movement event occurring in association with the play of the primary game, cause the at least one display device to display the individual participant moving from the first one of the displayed positions to a second one of the plurality of displayed positions, andresponsive to a bonus game entry event occurring;
determine a bonus game award, said determination being based, at least in part, on which of the displayed positions the individual participant is currently displayed at, andcause the at least one display device to display the determined bonus game award.
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Abstract
A gaming system including a multiple player persistent game, such as an ongoing community game. This ongoing community game includes a community game matrix which is continuously displayed to at least each of the players. The community game matrix includes a plurality of displayed positions which may be associated with an award or an award opportunity. In operation, at least each of the players playing the gaming devices of the gaming system are associated with a displayed participant that moves (either randomly or based on the player'"'"'s control) to different of the displayed positions of the community game matrix. If a player moves their associated participant to a displayed position that is associated with an award or an award opportunity, the gaming system provides the player any associated award or enables the player to participate in any associated award opportunity to potentially win an award.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; enable a player to place, via the at least one input device, a wager to play a primary game, the player being associated with an individual participant, independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event, cause the at least one display device to display; a game matrix including a plurality of displayed positions, and the individual participant at a first one of the plurality of displayed positions, independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event and responsive to a participant movement event occurring in association with the play of the primary game, cause the at least one display device to display the individual participant moving from the first one of the displayed positions to a second one of the plurality of displayed positions, and responsive to a bonus game entry event occurring; determine a bonus game award, said determination being based, at least in part, on which of the displayed positions the individual participant is currently displayed at, and cause the at least one display device to display the determined bonus game award. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gaming system server comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; receive data associated with a wager placed by a player to play a primary game, the player being associated with an individual participant, independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event, communicate data which results in at least one display device displaying; a game matrix including a plurality of displayed positions, and the individual participant at a first one of the plurality of displayed positions, independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event and responsive to a participant movement event occurring in association with the play of the primary game, communicate data which results in the at least one display device displaying the individual participant moving from the first one of the displayed positions to a second one of the plurality of displayed positions, and responsive to a bonus game entry event occurring; determine a bonus game award, said determination being based, at least in part, on which of the displayed positions the individual participant is currently displayed at, and communicate data which results in the at least one display device displaying the determined bonus game award. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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enabling a player to place a wager to play a primary game, the player being associated with an individual participant, independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event, causing a display, by at least one display device, of; a game matrix including a plurality of displayed positions, and the individual participant at a first one of the plurality of displayed positions, independent of any occurrence of any bonus game triggering event and responsive to a participant movement event occurring in association with the play of the primary game, displaying, by the at least one display device, the individual participant moving from the first one of the displayed positions to a second one of the plurality of displayed positions, and responsive to a bonus game entry event occurring; determining, by at least one processor, a bonus game award, said determination being based, at least in part, on which of the displayed positions the individual participant is currently displayed at, and displaying, by the at least one display device, the determined bonus game award. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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