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US 2003/0199310 A1Published application
Gaming device having incremental value disclosure
AssigneeIgt
InventorJoseph E. Kaminkow
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Abstract
A bonus scheme for a gaming device which involves the disclosure of various values to a player in increments. The player selects one or more locations, and the game discloses a value to the player. The game discloses this value partially, then pauses and then makes another partial disclosure. The game repeats this incremental disclosure until the entire value is disclosed, until a predetermined amount of time elapses or until some other predetermined event occurs. This type of bonus scheme increases player excitement and enjoyment.
Claims100
A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of locations;
- a display device operable to display the locations;
- and
- a plurality of values, each of the values associated with one of the locations, wherein, after an event occurs in the game, the display device discloses each of said values by displaying a plurality of partial disclosures of each of the values, wherein each of the partial disclosures is separated from the other partial disclosure for said value by a time period.
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A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of locations;
- a display device operable to display the locations;
- and
- a plurality of values, each of the values associated with one of the locations, whereby, after an event occurs in the game, the display device discloses each of the values in increments, wherein said increments include a plurality of partial disclosures of said value separated from each other by a pause.
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A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of locations;
- a starting value and a final value associated with each of the locations;
- a plurality of events, each event associated with one of the locations;
- and
- a display device which, after the events associated with a plurality of the locations occur, displays:
- (a) the starting values associated with each of the locations having said associated event;
- (b) a plurality of numerical changes to said starting values with a pause between said changes;
- and (c) the final values associated with said locations.
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A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of locations;
- a plurality of values associated with each of the locations, including a starting value and a final value, the final value representing part or all of an award;
- a graphical display associated with each of the locations, each of the graphical displays including a plurality of changes in the starting value associated with said location into the final value associated with said location including at least one pause between a plurality of said changes;
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- a display device which, following an event, displays the locations, the starting values, and the graphical displays including the final values.
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A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the gaming device comprising:
- a first symbol;
- a second symbol;
- at least one event associated with the first symbol and the second symbol;
- and
- a display device which, after the event occurs:
- (a) displays a first value in association with the first symbol for a first period of time;
- (b) displays a second value in association with the second symbol for a second player discernable period of time;
- (c) displays a third value, different from the first value, in association with the first symbol after the first period of time expires;
- and (d) displays a fourth value, different from the second value, in association with the second symbol after the second period of time expires, wherein at least one of the third value and fourth value are part of an award adapted to be provided to a player, and wherein step (c) occurs after steps (a) and (b) but begins before step (d).
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A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the gaming device comprising:
- a first symbol;
- a second symbol;
- at least one event associated with the first symbol and the second symbol;
- and
- a display device which, after the event occurs:
- (a) displays a first value in association with the first symbol;
- (b) displays a second value in association with the second symbol;
- (c) sequentially increases the first value, on an integer by integer basis, to a third value which is different from the first value;
- and (d) sequentially increases the second value, on an integer by integer basis with at least one pause between the sequential increases between integers, to a fourth value which is different from the second value, wherein at least one of the values are part of an award adapted to be provided to a player, and wherein step (d) starts before step (c) is completed.
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A gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the gaming device comprising:
- a first symbol and a second symbol;
- at least one event associated with the first symbol and the second symbol;
- and
- a display device which, after the event occurs:
- (a) indicates a first value in association with the first symbol;
- (b) indicates a second value in association with the second symbol;
- (c) indicates, on a value by value basis, a plurality of third values in association with the first symbol which are greater than the first value, each of said indications separated by a period of time;
- (d) indicates, on a value by value basis, a plurality of fourth values in association with the second symbol which are greater than the second value, each of said indications separated by a period of time, wherein at least one of the values are part of an award adapted to be provided to a player, wherein step (d) starts before step (c) is completed.
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A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a plurality of locations;
- (c) providing a plurality of values, each of the values associated with one of the locations;
- (d) enabling an event to occur;
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- (e) disclosing each of the values by displaying a plurality of partial disclosures of each of the values for each of the locations, wherein each of the partial disclosures for each location is separated from the other partial disclosure for said location by a time period.
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A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a plurality of locations;
- (c) providing a plurality of values, each of the values associated with one of the locations;
- (d) enabling an event to occur;
- and
- (e) incrementally disclosing each of the values for a plurality of the locations wherein said disclosure for each value include a plurality of partial disclosures of said value separated from each other by a pause.
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A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a plurality of locations;
- (c) providing a plurality of values associated with each of the locations including a starting value and final value, the final value representing part or all of an award;
- (d) enabling an event to occur;
- (e) displaying the starting value associated with each of the locations;
- (f) displaying a plurality of changes in each of the starting values into the final value associated with each of the locations;
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- (g) including at least one pause between a plurality of said changes for each of said values.
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A method of operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a first symbol;
- (c) displaying a second symbol;
- (d) providing at least one event associated with the first symbol and the second symbol;
- (e) displaying a first value in association with the first symbol for a first period of time;
- (f) displaying a second value in association with the second symbol for a second period of time;
- (g) displaying a third value, different from the first value, in association with the first symbol after the first period of time expires;
- (h) displaying a fourth value, different from the second value, in association with the second symbol after the second period of time expires;
- and
- (i) providing an award to a player, wherein said award is based upon at least one of the third value and the fourth value, wherein step (g) occurs after steps (e) and (f) but begins before step (h).
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A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a first symbol;
- (c) displaying a second symbol;
- (d) enabling at least one event to occur which is associated with the first symbol and the second symbol;
- (e) displaying a first value in association with the first symbol;
- (f) displaying a second value in association with the second symbol;
- (g) displaying a sequential increase in the first value, on an integer by integer basis, to a third value which is different from the first value;
- (h) displaying a sequential increase in the second value, on an integer by integer basis, to a fourth value which is different from the second value;
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- (i) providing an award to a player, wherein said award is based upon at least one of the third value and the fourth values, and wherein step (h) starts before step (g) is completed.
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A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a plurality of symbols;
- (c) enabling a plurality of the symbols to be selected;
- (d) displaying a value associated with each of the selected symbols;
- (e) displaying an increase or a decrease in each of the values associated with each of the selected symbols;
- (f) stopping the increase or the decrease for a length of time;
- and
- (g) displaying another increase or decrease in the value associated with at least one of the selected symbols.
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A method for operating a gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the method comprising:
- (a) triggering the game;
- (b) displaying a plurality of locations;
- (c) enabling at least a first one of the locations and a second one of the locations to be selected;
- (d) associating a first final value with the first location and a second final value with the second location;
- (e) incrementally displaying a plurality of values associated with the first location which are different than the first final value and stopping said incremental display for a period of time;
- (f) incrementally displaying a plurality of values associated with the second location which are different than the second final value and stopping said incremental display for a period of time;
- (g) repeating step (e) or (f) at least one time;
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- (h) displaying the first final value and second final value.
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A method for operating a gaming device, the gaming device having a game operable upon a wager, the method comprising:
- (a) triggering a game;
- (b) enabling an event in the game to occur;
- (c) displaying a first location and a second location;
- (d) associating a final value with the first location and a final value with the second location;
- (e) incrementally displaying a plurality of values associated with the first location and stopping said incremental display for a period of time;
- (f) incrementally displaying a plurality of values associated with the second location and stopping said incremental display for a period of time;
- (g) displaying the final value associated with the first location;
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- (h) displaying the final value associated with the second location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.