Gaming device having separately changeable value and modifier bonus scheme
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InventorsAnthony J. Baerlocher, Peter Gerrard
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The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a gaming device having a separately changeable value and multiplier bonus scheme. The bonus scheme begins when a triggering event occurs during normal operation of the gaming device. Initially, the game displays a value and a multiplier to the player, which form an offer. The game enables the player to keep the offer or change either the value or the multiplier. If the player changes either, the game changes the value or multiplier selected by the player, and yields a new offer. In the preferred embodiment of the bonus scheme, the player can keep the new offer or change the value or multiplier and obtain a final new offer. After the player can no longer change the value or multiplier or if at any time the player keeps an offer, the bonus scheme ends by adding the amount of the offer to the player's gaming device credit, and the player resumes normal play.
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For games, toys, sports, or amusements: payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
Game play aspects of gaming systems: game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher…
Coin-freed or like apparatus
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This application is related to the following commonly-owned copending patent applications: “GAMING DEVICE HAVING SEPARATELY CHANGEABLE VALUE AND MODIFIER BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/626,045, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-010; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A BONUS ROUND WITH MULTIPLE RANDOM AWARD GENERATION AND MULTIPLE RETURN/RISK SCENARIOS,” Ser. No. 09/678,989, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-020; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN AWARD EXCHANGE BONUS ROUND AND METHOD FOR REVEALING AWARD EXCHANGE POSSIBILITIES,” Ser. No. 09/689,510, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-140; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING GRADUATING AWARD EXCHANGE SEQUENCE WITH A TEASE CONSOLATION SEQUENCE AND AN INITIAL QUALIFYING SEQUENCE,” Ser. No. 09/680,601, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-142; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A DESTINATION PURSUIT BONUS SCHEME WITH ADVANCED AND SETBACK CONDITIONS,” Ser. No. 09/686,409, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-152; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING VALUE SELECTION BONUS,” Ser. No. 09/684,605, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-156; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING RISK EVALUATION BONUS ROUND,” Ser. No. 09/688,434, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-471; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED OFFER/ACCEPTANCE BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/966,884, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-482; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/680,630, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-486; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED AWARD OFFER BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/682,368, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-586; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH HIDDEN OFFER,” Ser. No. 10/160,688, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-589; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING OFFER ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH TERMINATION LIMIT,” Ser. No. 09/822,711, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-606; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING OFFER/ACCEPTANCE ADVANCE THRESHOLD AND LIMIT BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/838,014, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-607; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH MASKED OFFERS,” Ser. No. 10/086,014, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-610; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE SELECTION BONUS SCHEME WITH A TERMINATOR AND AN ANTI-TERMINATOR,” Ser. No. 09/945,082, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-719; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN AWARD OFFER AND TERMINATION BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/682,428, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-743; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH A PLAYER SELECTION FEATURE,” Ser. No. 10/086,078, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-747; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH A PLURALITY OF AWARD POOLS, A REVEAL FEATURE, AND A MODIFY FEATURE,” Ser. No. 10/255,862, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-949; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 10/074,273, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-974; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN OFFER/ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH MULTIOFFER SYMBOL,” Ser. No. 10/245,387, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-1053; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN OFFER/ACCEPTANCE GAME WHEREIN EACH OFFER IS BASED ON A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY GENERATED EVENTS,” Ser. No. 10/244,134, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-1065; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A DESTINATION PURSUIT BONUS SCHEME WITH ADVANCED AND SETBACK CONDITIONS,” Ser. No. 10/288,750, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-1110; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED AWARD OFFER BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 10/290,800, Attorney Docket No. 0012300-1164; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING VALUE SELECTION BONUS,” Ser. No. 10/306,295, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-1176; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED AWARD OFFER BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 10/318,752, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-1188; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING VALUE SELECTION BONUS,” Ser. No. 10/354,514, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-1209.
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The present invention relates in general to a gaming device and in particular to a gaming device having a separately changeable value and modifier bonus scheme that increases player excitement and enjoyment.
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a gaming device or slot machine having the separately changeable value and multiplier bonus scheme of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of the preferred embodiment of the bonus scheme sequence of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of an alternative embodiment of the bonus scheme sequence;
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a gaming device commonly referred to as a slot machine, which incorporates the separately changeable value and multiplier bonus scheme of the present invention. Thus, slot machine 10 generally includes hardware and software necessary to operate the gaming device in accordance with the apparatus and methods of the present invention. The main hardware components of the slot machine include: a frame, a set of three, four or five reels, numerous buttons electrically connected to different electronic and electromechanical components, a place to insert money, a place to retrieve money, an arm to set the reels in motion, a controller to house software and control other components, and the necessary electronics to power and electrically link the components. The software stores the outcomes for the millions of combinations of indicia produced by the reels and controls the sequence of operation of the slot machine, including the machine's bonus scheme.
A player may play the slot machine 10 by pulling an arm 12 or by pushing a play button 14. The player operates the slot machine 10 by placing coins in the coin slot 16 or paper money in the bill acceptor 18. Other devices for accepting payment such as readers or validators for credit cards of debt cards could be used. When a player puts money in the slot machine 10, a number of credits corresponding to the amount deposited is shown in a credit display 20.
The slot machine 10 also includes a bet display 22 and a bet one button 24. The player places a bet by pushing the bet one button 24 and increases the bet by one credit each time the player pushes the bet one button 24. When the player pushes the bet one button 24, the number of credits shown in the credit display 20 decreases by one, and the number of credits shown in the bet display 22 increases by one.