Gaming device having a destination pursuit bonus scheme with advance and setback conditions

A gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of locations, which includes a first location, wherein the plurality of said locations form a path;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one of the locations along the path;
• and
• a triggering event associated with said game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event the symbol is moved to at least one location along the path toward the first location, the symbol is relocated to one of the locations along the path further from the first location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, the symbol movement terminates if the symbol is moved to the first location, and the player is provided an award based on the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol moves to the first location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of locations including a first location, wherein the plurality of said locations form a path;
• a plurality of awards associated with a plurality of said locations;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one of the locations along the path;
• a display device operable to display said symbol and the locations;
• and
• a processor operable with the display device to cause the symbol to move to at least one location along the path toward the first location, provide a player any award associated with the location of the symbol, relocate the symbol to one of the locations along the path further from the first location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition and terminate the movement of the symbol if the symbol moves to the first location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a primary game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of locations including a first location, wherein the plurality of said locations form a path;
• a plurality of awards associated with a plurality of said locations along the path;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one of the locations along the path;
• and
• a triggering event associated with said primary game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event the symbol is moved to at least one location along the path toward the first location, the player is provided any award associated with the location of the symbol, the symbol is relocated to one of the locations along the path further from the first location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, and the symbol movement terminates if the symbol is moved to the first location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of locations including a first location, wherein the plurality of said locations form a path;
• a plurality of awards associated with a plurality of locations along the path;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one of the locations along the path;
• a display device operable to display said symbol and the locations;
• and
• a processor operable with the display device to cause the symbol to move to at least one location along the path toward the first location, relocate the symbol to one of the locations along the path further from the first location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, terminate the movement of the symbol if the symbol moves to the first location, and provide a player a total award based on any award associated with any of the locations the symbol is moved to and the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol moves to the first location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of locations, which includes a first location, wherein the plurality of said locations form a path;
• a plurality of awards associated with a plurality of said locations along the path;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one of the locations along the path;
• and
• a triggering event associated with said game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event the symbol is moved to at least one location along the path toward the first location, the symbol is relocated to one of the locations along the path further from the first location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, the symbol movement terminates if the symbol is moved to the first location, and the player is provided a total award based on any award associated with any of the locations the symbol is moved to and the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol moves to the first location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a first location;
• a second location;
• a plurality of locations including a plurality of locations which form a path between said first location and said second location;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one location along the path;
• a display device operable to display said symbol and the locations;
• and
• a processor operable with the display device to cause the symbol to move to different locations along the path from the first location toward the second location, relocate the symbol to one of the locations along the path toward the first location and further from the second location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, terminate the movement of the symbol if the symbol moves to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location, and provide a player an award based on the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol moves to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a primary game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a first location;
• a second location;
• a plurality of locations, wherein a plurality of said locations form a path between said first location and said second location;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one location along the path;
• and
• a triggering event associated with said primary game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event the symbol is moved from the first location to one of the locations along the path toward the second location, the symbol is relocated to one of the locations along the path toward the first location and further from the second location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, the symbol is moved to another one of the locations toward the second location and further from the first location wherein the movement of the symbol terminates if the symbol is moved to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location, and the player is provided an award based on the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol moves to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a first location;
• a second location;
• a plurality of locations, wherein a plurality of said locations form a path between said first location and said second location;
• a plurality of awards associated with a plurality of said locations along the path;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one location along the path;
• a display device operable to display said symbol and the locations;
• and
• a processor operable with the display device to cause the symbol to move to different locations along the path from the first location toward the second location, provide a player any award associated with the location of the symbol, relocate the symbol to one of the locations along the path toward the first location and further from the second location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, and terminate the movement of the symbol if the symbol moves to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location.

A gaming device comprising:

• a primary game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a first location;
• a second location;
• a plurality of locations, wherein a plurality of said locations form a path between said first location and said second location;
• a plurality of awards associated with a plurality of said locations along the path;
• at least one symbol adapted to make a plurality of moves to a plurality of the locations;
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one location along the path;
• and
• a triggering event associated with said primary game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event the symbol is moved along the path from the first location to one of the locations toward the second location, the player is provided any award associated with the location of the symbol, the symbol is relocated to one of the locations along the path toward the first location and further from the second location if the symbol moves to the location associated with the setback condition, and the symbol is moved to another one of the locations toward the second location and further from the first location wherein the movement of the symbol terminates if the symbol is moved to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a plurality of locations including a first location, wherein a plurality of said locations along a path are each associated with an award and at least one location is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) determining movement of a player symbol along the path toward the first location;
• (c) relocating said symbol from the first location if said setback condition is associated with the location of the player symbol;
• (d) repeating steps (b) to (c) until the symbol is moved to the first location;
• and
• (e) providing a player an award based on the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol is moved to the first location.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a plurality of locations including a first location, wherein a plurality of said locations along a path are each associated with an award and at least one location is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) determining movement of a player symbol along the path toward the first location;
• (c) providing a player any award associated with the location of the player symbol;
• (d) relocating said symbol further from the first location if said setback condition is associated with the location of the player symbol;
• and
• (e) repeating steps (b) to (d) until the symbol is moved to the first location.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a plurality of locations including a first location, wherein a plurality of said locations along a path are each associated with an award and at least one location is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) determining movement of a player symbol along the path toward the first location;
• (c) relocating said symbol further from the first location if said setback condition is associated with the location of the player symbol;
• (d) repeating steps (b) to (c) until the symbol is moved to the first location;
• and
• (e) providing a player an award based on any award associated with any of the locations the symbol is moved to and the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol moves to the first location.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a first location, a second location and a plurality of locations along a path between said first location and said second location, wherein a plurality of said locations are each associated with an award and at least one location is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) determining movement of a player symbol along the path from the first location and toward the second location;
• (c) relocating said symbol toward the first location and further from the second location if said setback condition is associated with the location of the player symbol;
• (d) repeating steps (b) to (c) until the symbol is moved to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location;
• and
• (e) providing a player an award based on the number of locations the symbol is moved to before the symbol is moved to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a first location, a second location and a plurality of locations along a path between said first location and said second location, wherein a plurality of said locations are each associated with an award and at least one location is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) determining movement of a player symbol along the path from the first location and toward the second location;
• (c) providing a player any award associated with the location of the player symbol;
• (d) relocating said symbol toward the first location and further from the second location if said setback condition is associated with the location of the player symbol;
• and
• (e) repeating steps (b) to (d) until the symbol is moved to one of the locations that is not between the first location and the second location.