Skill-based prize levels for bonus prize awards
AssigneeIgt
InventorCameron Filipour
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player.
Claims18
A computer implemented method, comprising:
- selecting, in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game that is played on a gaming machine, a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one of a plurality of prize levels and that is displayed on a display device of the gaming machine;
- awarding, to a player, the selected virtual prize container comprising information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the selected virtual prize container, wherein awarding the selected virtual prize container to the player causes the selected virtual prize container to be displayed on the display device that comprises a digitizer and a touchscreen controller and transmitting, from the gaming machine, to a registered mobile device of the player, a locked virtual prize-container object comprising a prize-level identifier and concealed prize data;
- receiving, via the display device, an input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container;
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- responsive to determining, by a skill-based enhancement controller, that a player achievement level is at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, awarding the prize to the player, wherein awarding the prize includes transmitting an unlock token from the skill-based enhancement controller to the mobile device to cause the mobile device to open the locked virtual prize-container object and display the concealed prize,
- wherein the plurality of prize levels comprises prize levels corresponding to precious metal relative values.
A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
- receiving a wager that corresponds to a wagering game that comprises a skill-based challenge;
- tracking wagering game experience of the player to determine a player achievement level of the player from a plurality of player achievement levels;
- selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one of a plurality of prize levels and that is displayed on the display device, the plurality of prize levels each comprising a different prize value;
- awarding, to the player, the selected virtual prize container responsive to an occurrence of a game event satisfying an award rule, the selected virtual prize container comprising information defining the corresponding prize level and containing information that defines a prize that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container and that is unknown to the player and transmitting, from a gaming machine, to a registered mobile device of the player, a locked virtual prize-container object comprising a prize-level identifier and concealed prize data;
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- responsive to determining, by a skill-based enhancement controller, that the player achievement level is a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, awarding the prize to the player, wherein awarding the prize includes transmitting an unlock token from the skill-based enhancement controller to the mobile device to cause the mobile device to open the locked virtual prize-container object and display the concealed prize,
- wherein the plurality of prize levels that is displayed on the display device comprises a plurality of locks that include different lock values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.