# US 2013/0252702 A1 · Slot machine game for two players > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0252702 A1 - Document ID: US20130252702A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/874,162 - Filed: 2013-04-30 - Published: 2013-09-26 - Earliest claimed: 2010-05-20 - Assignees: Bally Gaming, Inc. - Applicants: Bally Gaming, Inc. - Inventors: David Schultz; Keith Kruczynski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130252702A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/34: depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G07F 17/3225: {Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users} - G07F 17/3258: {Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots} - G07F 17/3272: {Games involving multiple players} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract Disclosed are two-player games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including one or more shared feature games. Each player has a respective base game, game board and a token movable on his game board in response to his base game outcomes. Certain combinations of token positions on the two game boards may trigger play of one or more feature games shared by the players. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gaming machine playable by two players comprising: a handheld cabinet housing; a processor located within the cabinet housing; a first game under control of the processor comprising a first plurality of indicia-bearing reels and a first game board comprising a plurality of locations, the first plurality of reels operable to display a first outcome comprising a random display of their indicia, a first token positionable at one of the plurality of locations of the first game board in response to the first outcome; a second game under control of the processor comprising a second plurality of indicia-bearing reels and a second game board comprising a plurality of locations, the second plurality of reels operable to display a second outcome comprising a random display of their indicia, a second token positionable at one of the plurality of locations of the second game board in response to the second outcome; wherein the first game board and the second game board share at least one common location; wherein the first game is playable by a first of the two players and the second game is playable by a second of the two players; and wherein one or more feature games shared by both the first player and the second player may only be triggered when both the first token and the second token are simultaneously in the at least one common location. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the handheld device comprises a personal data assistant. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the handheld device comprises a cell phone. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the handheld device comprises a tablet computer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The gaming machine of claim 1 wherein the handheld device comprises a laptop computer. ### Claim 6 A wagering game for a gaming machine comprising at least one display device and at least one processor, the wagering game comprising: a first game under control of the processor comprising a first plurality of indicia-bearing reels and a first game board comprising a first plurality of locations, the first plurality of reels operable to display a first outcome comprising a random display of their indicia on the display device, a first token positionable at one of the first plurality of locations in response to the first outcome; a second game under control of the processor comprising a second plurality of indicia-bearing reels and a second game board comprising a second plurality of locations, the second plurality of reels operable to display a second outcome comprising a random display of their indicia on the display device, a second token positionable at one of the second plurality of locations in response to the second outcome; wherein the first game board and the second game board are both displayable on the display device and share at least one common location between the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations; wherein the first game is playable by a first of the two players and the second game is playable by a second of the two players; and wherein one or more feature games shared by both the first player and the second player may only be triggered when both the first token and the second token are simultaneously in the at least one common location. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wagering game of claim 6 wherein at least one of the plurality of locations of the first and second game outcomes comprises an associated award. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The wagering game of claim 7 wherein the award comprises an individual prize. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The wagering game of claim 7 wherein the award comprises a simultaneous award. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The wagering game of claim 7 wherein the award comprises positioning a token positioned at one of the first plurality of locations to a different one of the first plurality of locations. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The wagering game of claim 7 wherein the award comprises positioning a token positioned at one of the second plurality of locations to a different one of the second plurality of locations.