Wagering game with award feature for subsets of game outcomes
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsJeremy Hornik, Michael Mastropietro
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Abstract
A method and gaming terminal for playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed, such that the game elements are divided into a plurality of types. A player selects at least one of the game elements and a predetermined award amount is then revealed. If the player selects an award-all-of-type element, then all of the game elements associated with that particular type are revealed. The player then receives a wagering game payoff based on the selection.
Claims32
A method of playing a wagering game, comprising:
- conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal;
- displaying a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the plurality of player-selectable game elements being divided into a plurality of types;
- selecting, via player inputs, at least one of the plurality of player-selectable game elements;
- revealing a predetermined award amount of the selected player-selectable game element;
- revealing all of the player-selectable elements associated with one of a particular type of the plurality of types, in response to the selected player-selectable game element being an award-all-of-type element associated with the one particular type;
- and
- awarding a wagering game payoff based on the selection.
A method of playing a wagering game, comprising:
- conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal;
- displaying a plurality of player-selectable objects associated with a plurality of indicia during the wagering game, the plurality of indicia being divided into a plurality of types;
- selecting, via player inputs, a number of the plurality of player-selectable elements;
- revealing the selected indicia and its associated type;
- revealing all of the indicia corresponding to a particular type in response to the selected indicia containing a type-award indicia;
- and
- awarding a wagering game payoff based on the revealing.
A gaming terminal comprising a wagering game having a plurality of player-selectable game elements, each of the plurality of player-selectable game elements hiding one of plurality of indicia, the gaming terminal displaying the plurality of player-selectable game elements, the associated indicia being revealed after a player selection, in response to the associated indicia including an award-all-of-like-indicia symbol, all of the player-selectable game elements of the same indicia being revealed.
A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display;
- at least one gaming terminal for playing a wagering game;
- and
- a controller coupled to the at least one gaming terminal and the at least one display, the controller operative to
- (i) cause the display to display a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the plurality of player-selectable game elements initially hiding a plurality of indicia, and
- (ii) cause the display to reveal the indicia of selected game elements and all of the game-selectable elements of a particular indicia in response to a selection of an award-all-of-like-indicia.
A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game, comprising:
- an input device for receiving inputs from a player during the wagering game, the inputs including a wager amount;
- a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in response to receiving the wager amount from the player;
- and
- a controller operative to
- (i) in response to the bonus game being triggered, cause the display to display a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the player-selectable game elements divided into a plurality of types,
- (ii) cause the display to reveal the selected game elements, and
- (iii) cause the display to reveal all of the player-selectable game elements of a particular type in response to a selection of an award-all of a particular type element.
The terminal of claim 32, wherein the set number of indicia is equal to five.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.