Community wagering game with multiple player selections
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of linked gaming machines being operable to receive wagers from players, each linked gaming machine including a display for displaying a basic wagering game and an input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value establishing a credit balance on the respective gaming machine, each linked gaming machine of the plurality initiating the basic wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance;
one or more controllers in communication with the plurality of linked gaming machines; and
wherein upon the occurrence of a special event at any one of the plurality of linked gaming machines, each of the eligible linked gaming machines being allowed to participate in a community bonus game executed by one of the one or more controllers, the community bonus game receiving a player selection from multiple plurality of alternating-player selections at respective ones of the eligible linked gaming machines, each of the player selections affecting the outcome of and the community bonus game sharing an award among all players at each of the eligible linked gaming machines in response to a selection that is not a bonus-terminating selection.
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Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a plurality of linked gaming machines for receiving multiple player selections in a community bonus game. The community bonus game may be displayed to all players at the linked gaming machines on a community display. Upon receiving multiple player selections in the community bonus game, players are awarded bonus awards based on the respective player selections.
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22 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of linked gaming machines being operable to receive wagers from players, each linked gaming machine including a display for displaying a basic wagering game and an input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value establishing a credit balance on the respective gaming machine, each linked gaming machine of the plurality initiating the basic wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance; one or more controllers in communication with the plurality of linked gaming machines; and wherein upon the occurrence of a special event at any one of the plurality of linked gaming machines, each of the eligible linked gaming machines being allowed to participate in a community bonus game executed by one of the one or more controllers, the community bonus game receiving a player selection from multiple plurality of alternating-player selections at respective ones of the eligible linked gaming machines, each of the player selections affecting the outcome of and the community bonus game sharing an award among all players at each of the eligible linked gaming machines in response to a selection that is not a bonus-terminating selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of conducting a community wagering game on a gaming system having a plurality of linked gaming machines, each of the linked gaming machines including an input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value establishing a credit balance on the respective linked gaming machine, the method comprising:
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displaying a wagering game at each of the linked gaming machines in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance on the respective linked gaming machine; initiating a community bonus game upon the occurrence of a special event, the community bonus game being displayed to all players playing at the linked gaming machines; receiving a plurality of selections from multiple players taking alternating turns selecting in the community bonus game, each of the plurality of selections from affecting the outcome one or more bonus awards awarded to one or more players of the community bonus game; and awardingsharing an award toamong all of the multiple players at the linked gaming machines based on the player selectionsin response to a selection that is not a bonus-terminating selection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of linked gaming machines, each linked gaming machine including an input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value establishing a credit balance on the respective gaming machine, each linked gaming machine of the plurality initiating a basic wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance; a controller coupled to the plurality of linked gaming machines and operative to;
initiate a community bonus game based on an occurrence of a special event, the community bonus game including a group of symbols on a display;allow players at the plurality of linked gaming machines to make alternating selections from the group of symbols on the display associated with the community bonus game; determine if the player-selected symbols are associated with awardsreceive, by the controller, a plurality of selections from the players; share an award among the players in response to a selection that is not a bonus-terminating selection; and continue play of the community bonus game until a bonus-game-terminating outcome is selected. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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