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US 2002/0160829 A1Published application
Gaming device having a primary game scheme involving a symbol generator and secondary award triggering games
AssigneeIgt
InventorsBayard S. Webb, Anthony J. Baerlocher
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Abstract
The present invention involves a gaming device with a primary game scheme which includes one or more symbol generators and one or more secondary games. When the symbol generator generates one or more predetermined symbols, the gaming device operates one or more secondary games. If the player reaches a win condition in one or more secondary games, the gaming device provides the player with an award. This type of game scheme adds excitement to bonus rounds and increases player entertainment.
Claims58
A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game including a plurality of cards, wherein in each activation of the primary game, a plurality of cards are randomly selected and displayed to a player;
- a plurality of independently operated secondary games which are each associated with a different one of a plurality of said displayed cards;
- at least one display device for displaying the primary game and the secondary games;
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- a processor for controlling the display device, the primary game and the secondary games, wherein when a predetermined card is randomly selected and displayed, the processor only operates the secondary game associated with said displayed card or any card which replaces said displayed card.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game;
- a plurality of cards in the primary game, wherein a plurality of the cards include at least one predetermined symbol;
- a separate independently operated secondary game associated with each of a plurality of the cards displayed to a player;
- at least one display device for displaying the secondary games;
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- a processor for controlling the display device, primary game and the secondary games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols is displayed on one of the cards, the processor independently operates the secondary game associated with said card without operating the other secondary games associated with the other cards.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game;
- a plurality of symbol generators in the primary game, each said symbol generator having a plurality of symbols thereon including at least one predetermined symbol;
- a plurality of independently operated secondary games which are each associated with a different one of said symbol generators;
- at least one display device for displaying the secondary games;
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- a processor in communication with the symbol generators and for controlling the display device and the secondary games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of symbol generators, the processor only operates the secondary game associated with said symbol generator.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game;
- a plurality of symbol generators in the primary game, each said symbol generator having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol;
- a separate independently operated secondary game associated with each of said symbol generators;
- at least one display device for displaying the secondary games;
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- a processor in communication with the symbol generators and for controlling the display device and the secondary games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of symbol generators, the processor independently operates the secondary game associated with said symbol generator without operating the other secondary games associated with the other symbol generators.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game;
- a plurality of symbol generators in the primary game, each said symbol generator adapted to generate a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol.
- a separate independently operated secondary game associated with each of said symbol generators, wherein each secondary game includes at least one win condition;
- at least one display device for displaying the secondary games, wherein the display device simultaneously displays all of the secondary games, each secondary game adjacent to the symbol generator said secondary game is associated with to clearly distinguish to a player which secondary game is associated with each symbol generator;
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- a processor in communication with the symbol generators and for controlling the display device and the secondary games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of symbol generators, the processor independently operates the secondary game associated with said symbol generator without operating the other secondary games associated with the other symbol generators, and wherein the processor provides an award to the player when the win condition in one of the secondary games occurs.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary game;
- a plurality of symbol generators in the primary game, each said symbol generator adapted to generate a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol;
- a separate independently operated secondary game associated with each of said symbol generators.
- a single display device for simultaneously displaying the symbol generators and each of the secondary games;
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- a processor for controlling the display device, the primary game and the secondary games, wherein when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of symbol generators, the processor independently operates the secondary game associated with said symbol generator without operating the other secondary games associated with the other symbol generators.
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A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a primary game including a plurality of symbol generators, each said symbol generator having a plurality of symbols thereon including at least one predetermined symbol;
- (b) providing a plurality of independently operated secondary games which are each associated with a different one of said symbol generators;
- (c) initiating the primary game;
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- (d) when one of the predetermined symbols occurs said on one of the symbol generators, operating only the secondary game associated with said symbol generator.
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A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a primary game including a plurality of symbol generators, each said symbol generator having a plurality of symbols thereon including at least one predetermined symbol;
- (b) providing a separate independently operated secondary game associated with each of said symbol generators;
- (c) initiating the primary game;
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- (d) when one of the predetermined symbols occurs said on one of the symbol generators, independently operating the secondary game associated with said symbol generator without operating the other secondary games associated with the other symbol generators.
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A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a primary game including a plurality of symbol generators, each said symbol generator having a plurality of symbols thereon including at least one predetermined symbol;
- (b) providing a separate independently operated secondary game associated with each of said symbol generators, wherein each secondary game includes at least one win condition;
- (c) simultaneously displaying all of the secondary games, each secondary game adjacent to the symbol generator said secondary game is associated with to clearly distinguish to a player which secondary game is associated with each symbol generator
- (d) initiating the primary game;
- (e) when one of the predetermined symbols occurs on one of the symbol generators in the primary game, independently operating the secondary game associated with said symbol generator without operating the other secondary games associated with the other symbol generators;
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- providing an award to the player when the win condition in one of the secondary games occurs.
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The method of claim 56, which includes operating the gaming device through a data network.
The method of claim 56, wherein computer instructions for implementing steps (a) to (f) are stored in a memory device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.