Gaming machines with board game theme

A gaming machine comprising:

• a processor operable to execute a game program defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a game token;
• a selection element for selecting, in response to player input, a game token for illustrating movement between said stations;
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• a display for displaying, under control of the processor, the selected game token at one or more stations on the game board determined by execution of the game program.

A method of operating a gaming machine under control of a processor, the processor being operable to execute a game program defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a token identifier, the method comprising:

• selecting, in response to player input, a predicted position of the token identifier to be determined by execution of the game program, the predicted position corresponding to one of the stations on the game board;
• executing, under processor control, the game program to determine a true position of the token identifier;
• comparing, under control of the processor, the predicted position of the token identifier to the true position of the token identifier;
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• awarding a payoff to the player if the predicted position corresponds to the true position.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a processor operable to execute a game program defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a token identifier;
• means for identifying, under control of the processor, a first position of the token identifier comprising one of the stations on the game board;
• means for selecting, under control of the processor in response to player input, a predicted position of the game token to be determined by execution of the game program, the predicted position corresponding to one of the stations on the game board;
• means for executing, under processor control, the game program to determine a second position of the token identifier;
• means for comparing, under control of the processor, the predicted position to the second position;
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• means for awarding a payoff to the player if the predicted position corresponds to the second position.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a processor operable to execute a game program defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a token identifier;
• a game memory operably coupled to the processor, the game memory storing a plurality of movement tables each corresponding to one of the stations of the game board, each of the movement tables defining a set of possible movement outcomes;
• means for identifying, under control of the processor, a position of the token identifier comprising any one of the stations on the game board;
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• means for consulting, under control of the processor, one or more of the movement tables associated with the position of the token identifier to select a movement outcome.

A method of operating a gaming machine under control of a processor, the processor being operable to execute a game program defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a token identifier, the method comprising:

• storing a plurality of movement tables in a game memory, each of the movement tables defining a set of possible movement outcomes;
• identifying, under control of the processor, a position of the token identifier comprising any one of the stations on the game board;
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• consulting, under control of the processor, the movement table associated with the position of the token identifier to select a movement outcome.

A method of operating a gaming machine under control of a processor, the processor being operable to execute a game program defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a token identifier, the plurality of stations having at least one discernible subset defining a station group, the method comprising:

• (a) executing, under processor control, the game program to determine one or more movements of the token identifier along the game board;
• (b) identifying, after each of said one or more movements, a landing station defining the station occupied by the token identifier and, if the landing station is a member of a station group,
• (1) assigning a completed station status to the landing station;
• (2) evaluating the other stations in the station group associated with the landing station and, if each of the other stations has a completed station status, assigning a completed group status to the station group;
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• (3) providing a reward to a player in response to any of the station groups having a completed group status.

A method of operating a gaming machine under control of a processor, the processor being operable in a basic mode to display a basic game outcome defining a symbol group, the method comprising:

• (a) executing a first bonus game if the symbol group includes a first bonus combination, the step of executing the first bonus game comprising:
• (1) setting up under control of the processor a first bonus game by defining a plurality of first bonus selection elements;
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• (2) selecting one of the first bonus selection elements;
• (3) determining under control of the processor a first bonus value associated with the selected one of the first bonus selection elements;
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• (4) awarding a credit based on said first bonus value;
• (b) executing a second bonus game if the symbol group includes a second bonus combination, the step of executing the second bonus game comprising:
• (1) setting up under control of the processor a second bonus game by defining a plurality of stations about a game board traversable by a token identifier;
• (2) executing a movement of the token identifier to determine a landing station;
• (3) determining under control of the processor a second bonus value associated with the landing station;
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• (4) awarding a credit based on said second bonus value.