Gaming device having directional bonus scheme

A gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of positions, wherein the plurality of positions includes a plurality of adjacently arranged non-terminating positions and at least one terminating position arranged adjacently to at least one of the non-terminating positions;
• a position indicator, wherein the position indicator is operable to move to each of said plurality of positions;
• a processor which sequentially randomly determines a plurality of directions of movement of the position indicator from at least two different directions of movement independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions, sequentially moves said position indicator to another one of the non-terminating positions in the determined sequential directions until said position indicator moves to one of the terminating positions, and provides an outcome to a player based on the non-terminating positions moved to by the position indicator;
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• a display device operable to display the outcome, the terminating and non-terminating positions and the position indicator moving to said terminating and non-terminating positions.

A gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of non-terminating positions;
• at least one terminating position;
• a position indicator;
• a display device;
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• a processor operable to:
• (a) adjacently arrange the non-terminating positions and the terminating positions,
• (b) cause the display device to display the adjacently arranged non-terminating and terminating positions,
• (c) sequentially randomly determine a plurality of directions of movement of the position indicator each from at least two different directions of movement and each independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions, and
• (d) sequentially display movement of the position indicator in the determined directions to each of the adjacent positions until said position indicator moves to one of the terminating positions.

A gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of positions which include a plurality of non-terminating adjacently arranged positions and a plurality of terminating positions, each arranged adjacent to at least one of the non-terminating positions;
• a processor operable to fix the arrangement of the non-terminating and terminating positions before sequentially randomly determining a plurality of directions of movement from at least two different directions of movement independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions;
• a position indicator which sequentially moves to one of the adjacent positions for each of the sequential directions determined by said processor until said position indicator moves to one of the terminating positions;
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• a display device operable to display the terminating and non-terminating positions and the position indicator moving to said terminating and non-terminating positions.

A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager by a player, the method comprising:

• (a) triggering the game;
• (b) displaying a position indicator, a plurality of adjacently arranged non-terminating positions and at least one terminating position arranged adjacent to at least one of the non-terminating positions;
• (c) using a processor to sequentially randomly determine a plurality of directions of movement of the position indicator each from at least two different directions of movement and each independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions;
• (d) moving the position indicator to each of said adjacent positions in said determined sequential directions until said position indicator moves to one of said terminating positions;
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• (e) displaying the position indicator moving to said terminating and non-terminating positions.

A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager by a player, the method comprising:

• (a) triggering the game;
• (b) displaying a plurality of adjacently arranged positions and a position indicator, said positions including a plurality of non-terminating positions and at least one terminating position, and said position indicator movable to each of said positions;
• (c) associating an award with at least one of the non-terminating positions;
• (d) using a processor to sequentially randomly determine a plurality of directions of movement of the position indicator from at least two different directions of movement and independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions;
• (e) sequentially moving the position indicator to one of the adjacently arranged positions for each of the determined sequential directions until the position indicator moves to the terminating position;
• (f) providing the player any award associated with the non-terminating positions the position indicator moves to;
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• (g) displaying the position indicator moving to said terminating and non-terminating positions.

A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager by a player, the method comprising:

• (a) triggering the game;
• (b) displaying a plurality of adjacently arranged positions and a position indicator, wherein the positions include a plurality of non-terminating positions and at least one terminating position, and the position indicator is displayable at each of said plurality of positions;
• (c) randomly arranging the non-terminating and terminating positions;
• (d) using a processor to sequentially randomly determine a plurality of directions of movement of the position indicator each from at least two different directions of movement and each independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions;
• (e) moving the position indicator to the position in the selected direction until the position indicator moves to the terminating position;
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• (f) displaying the position indicator moving to said terminating and non-terminating positions.

A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager by a player, the method comprising:

• (a) triggering the game;
• (b) displaying a position indicator and a plurality of positions which include a plurality of non-terminating adjacently arranged positions and a plurality of terminating positions, each arranged adjacent to at least one of the non-terminating positions;
• (c) fixing the non-terminating and terminating positions;
• (d) using a processor to sequentially randomly determine a plurality of directions of movement of said position indicator from at least two different directions of movement, each determination independent of the arrangement of the terminating and non-terminating positions;
• (e) sequentially moving the position indicator to one of the adjacent positions for each of the determined sequential directions until said position indicator moves to one of the terminating positions;
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• (f) displaying the position indicator moving to said terminating and non-terminating positions.