Gaming system, a game controller and a method of gaming
OwnerLin Liuinventor
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Abstract
A gaming system comprising: a credit meter storing a balance of wagerable credits; a points meter storing a balance of usable points; a game play mechanism operable by the player to input a play instruction for a game comprising a credit portion and a points portion; and a game controller arranged to control conduct of the game in response to the play instruction based on the credit portion and the points portion and to determine whether to make an award of credits based on an outcome of the game.
Claims50
A gaming system comprising:
- a credit meter storing a balance of wagerable credits;
- a points meter storing a balance of usable points;
- a game play mechanism operable by the player to input a play instruction for a game comprising a credit portion and a points portion;
- and
- a game controller arranged to control conduct of the game in response to the play instruction based on the credit portion and the points portion and to determine whether to make an award of credits based on an outcome of the game.
A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to control conduct of a game based on a received play instruction for the game comprising a credit portion and a points portion, conduct of the game comprising:
- generating a game outcome;
- and
- evaluating the game outcome to determine whether to make an award in credits based on the game outcome.
A method of gaming comprising controlling conduct of a game based on a received play instruction for the game comprising a credit portion and a points portion, conduct of the game comprising:
- generating a game outcome;
- and
- evaluating the game outcome to determine whether to make an award in credits based on the game outcome.
A gaming system comprising:
- a credit meter storing a credit balance of wagerable credits;
- a points meter storing a points balance of usable points;
- a game controller arranged to conduct a game in response to a wager of wagerable credits;
- a game play mechanism operable by the player to use at least a portion of the points balance during conduct of the game;
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- the game controller arranged to alter further conduct of the game based on the used points and to determine whether to make an award of wagerable credits based on an outcome the game.
A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to conduct a game in response to a wager of wagerable credits, the game controller arranged to alter further conduct of the game based on a use of points by a player during conduct of the game and determine whether to make an award of credits based on a game outcome.
A method of gaming comprising:
- conducting play of a game;
- controlling further conduct of the game based on a use of points by a player during play of the game;
- and
- determining whether to make an award of credits based on a game outcome.
An electronic gaming machine, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a display mounted to the cabinet for displaying game play;
- a credit meter disposed within the cabinet, the credit meter storing a balance of wagerable credits;
- a points meter disposed within the cabinet, the points meter storing a balance of usable points;
- a game play mechanism mounted to the cabinet, the game play mechanism operable to wager credits and use points;
- a game controller operably connected to the display, the credit meter, the points meter and the game play mechanism, the game controller arranged to conduct and display a game on the display in response to operation of the game play mechanism, the game controller further arranged to provide to a player of the gaming machine the ability to operate the game play mechanism to select from two or more options to vary conduct of the game by using points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.