Methods For A Free Game Feature Having Progressive Awards
AssigneeAspect Group Limited
InventorsFred Anthony Payne, Daniel Bowei Huang, Gordon Lee, Justin Tan Nguyen
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Abstract
A method for operating a game of chance comprises the steps: initiating a base game by a player; triggering a feature mode from the base game upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, wherein a first number of feature games are provided in the feature mode; playing the feature games in the feature mode, wherein each of the feature games has an opportunity to win a progressive award; and returning to the base game upon the termination of the feature games.
Claims20
A method for operating a game of chance, comprising the steps of:
- initiating a base game by a player;
- triggering a feature mode from said base game upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, wherein a first number of feature games are provided in said feature mode;
- playing the feature games in said feature mode, wherein each of said feature games has an opportunity to win a progressive award;
- and
- returning to said base game upon the termination of the feature games.
A method for operating a game of chance, comprising the steps of:
- initiating a base game by a player;
- triggering a feature mode from said base game upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, wherein a first number of feature games are provided in said feature mode;
- playing the feature games in said feature mode, wherein each of said feature games has an opportunity to win a progressive award and wherein for each of said feature games, upon the occurrence of a second triggering event, the number of feature games to be played during the feature mode is increased;
- and
- returning to said base game upon the termination of the feature games,
- wherein during the feature mode, two or more progressive awards and additional feature games can be awarded, and
- wherein the base game having a first pay table and the feature mode having a second pay table, wherein the second pay table has a higher pay level than the first pay table.
A method for operating a game of chance, comprising the steps of:
- initiating a base game by a player;
- triggering a feature mode from said base game upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, wherein a first number of feature games are provided in said feature mode;
- playing the feature games in said feature mode, wherein each of said feature games has an opportunity to win a progressive award and wherein for each of said feature games, upon the occurrence of a second triggering event, the number of feature games to be played during the feature mode is increased by a second number;
- and
- returning to said base game upon the termination of the feature games,
- wherein during the feature mode, two or more progressive awards and additional feature games can be awarded,
- wherein the base game having a first pay table and the feature mode having a second pay table, wherein the second pay table has a higher pay level than the first pay table,
- wherein the base game having a first pay table and the feature mode having a second pay table, wherein the second pay table has a higher pay level than the first pay table,
- wherein the features games are free,
- wherein the game of chance having a plurality of pay lines and a plurality of reels, and wherein during the feature mode, the payout for the number of pay lines wagered is based on a dynamic probability, and
- wherein the game of chance has a set of base symbols and a set of progressive symbols, wherein during the feature mode, the progressive award is determined as a function of the base symbols and the progressive symbols.
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