Wagering Game with Character Building
First Claim
1. A wagering game terminal, comprising:
- a wager input for accepting a wager from a player at said wagering game terminal, said wager initiating a gaming session; and
a display for displaying an avatar representing said player in said current gaming session, said avatar possessing one or more game assets accrued by said player during said current gaming session;
wherein said wagering game terminal is configured to save said avatar upon conclusion of a current gaming session, including said one or more game assets possessed by said avatar, and to restore said avatar in a subsequent gaming session along with said one or more game assets possessed by said avatar.
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Abstract
Method and system are disclosed for operating a wagering game terminal where unused game assets accrued by players in one game are restored to them in a subsequent game. The method and system of the invention involves awarding game assets to the players as they progress through a game. The players may be represented by characters or avatars in each game, and the accrued game assets are then added to the inventory of the avatars. The game assets may or may not be usable in the current game or even in the current gaming session. In the latter case, the game assets are returned to player characters or avatars in a subsequent game or a gaming session. This allows the players to retain the benefits of their game assets should they decide not to use them or are unable to use them in the current game or gaming session.
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23 Claims
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1. A wagering game terminal, comprising:
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a wager input for accepting a wager from a player at said wagering game terminal, said wager initiating a gaming session; and
a display for displaying an avatar representing said player in said current gaming session, said avatar possessing one or more game assets accrued by said player during said current gaming session;
wherein said wagering game terminal is configured to save said avatar upon conclusion of a current gaming session, including said one or more game assets possessed by said avatar, and to restore said avatar in a subsequent gaming session along with said one or more game assets possessed by said avatar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a wagering game terminal, comprising:
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accepting a wager input from a player at said wagering game, said wager input initiating a gaming session;
displaying an avatar representing said player in said current gaming session, said avatar possessing one or more game assets accrued by said player during said current gaming session;
saving said avatar upon conclusion of a current gaming session, including said one or more game assets possessed by said avatar; and
restoring said avatar in a subsequent gaming session along with said one or more game assets possessed by said avatar. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wagering game system, comprising:
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a network server; and
a wagering game terminal connected to said network server for playing a current game in which a player-selected avatar may accrue game assets;
wherein said network server is configured to save information regarding said player-selected avatar and said game assets accrued by said player-selected avatar upon conclusion of said current game and to restore said player-selected avatar and said game assets accrued by said player-selected avatar in a subsequent game. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a wagering game terminal, comprising:
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presenting a player of a current game with a plurality of game options, each game option having a randomly assigned game asset;
allowing said player to select at least one game option from said plurality of game options;
awarding said randomly assigned game asset to an avatar representing said player in said current game upon selection of a respective game option;
storing information regarding said game asset when said player leaves said current game; and
making said game asset available to said player in a subsequent game. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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