Gaming apparatus, system and method
AssigneeDynamite Games Pty Ltd
InventorBenjamin James Ellis
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Abstract
A method of gaming comprises displaying play of a wager game having a plurality of stages with progression through the stages being dependent on a predefined gameplay criterion. Each of the stages is associated with a feature event that is awardable to the player in response to a trigger event being detected. In response to determining that a trigger for a particular stage has occurred, the feature event associated with the particular stage as well as the feature event(s) associated with any preceding stages are awarded to the player.
Claims20
A method of gaming comprising:
- displaying play of a wager game having a plurality of stages with progression through the stages being dependent on a predefined gameplay criteria, each of the stages being associated with a feature event that is awardable to the player in response to a trigger event being detected;
- in response to determining that a trigger for a particular stage has occurred, awarding the feature event associated with the particular stage as well as the feature event(s) associated with any preceding stages.
A method of gaming comprising:
- displaying play of a wager game having a plurality of stages with progression through the stages by a player being dependent on meeting a predefined amount of gameplay without having triggered a feature event;
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- in response to determining that a feature event has triggered in a particular stage, awarding the feature event associated with the particular stage as well as the feature event(s) associated with any preceding stages.
Gaming apparatus comprising:
- a display module operable to display play of a game having a plurality of stages with progression through each stage being dependent on a predefined gameplay parameter, each of the stages being associated with a feature event that is awardable to the player in response to a trigger event being detected;
- an award module operable to monitor for the occurrence of the trigger event and in response thereto award the associated feature event as well as awarding the feature event(s) for any preceding stages.
A gaming system comprising:
- a gaming terminal implementing a display;
- and
- a gaming controller comprising:
- a display module operable to cause the gaming terminal display to display play of a game having a plurality of progressive stages with progression through each stage being dependent on a predefined gameplay parameter, each of the stages being associated with a feature event that is awarded to the player in response to a trigger event being detected;
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- an award module operable to monitor for the occurrence of the trigger event and in response thereto award the associated feature event as well as awarding the feature event(s) for any preceding stages to the gaming terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.