Systems, methods, and devices for playing wagering games with skill-based and non-skill-based game features

One or more physical non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receive an indication of a wager to play a wagering game;
• direct at least one display device to display a randomly determined outcome of a base game of the wagering game;
• in response to a triggering event, initiate play of a non-skill-based game feature and, further in response to receiving an indication of a player selection of a skill-based game feature, initiate play of the skill-based game feature;
• determine a first award value, if any, for the skill-based game feature;
• determine a second award value, if any, for the non-skill-based game feature;
• and
• award to a player only the higher of the first and second award values.

A gaming system for conducting a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:

• one or more input devices;
• one or more display devices;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to:
• display, via at least one of the one or more display devices, a randomly determined outcome of a base game portion of the wagering game;
• in response to a bonus-game-triggering symbol combination in the outcome of the base game, initiate play of a non-skill-based bonus game and play of a skill-based bonus game;
• determine a first award value for a player-skill-based outcome resulting from play of the skill-based bonus game;
• determine a second award value for a randomly determined outcome resulting from play of the non-skill-based bonus game;
• and
• award to the player only the higher of the first and second award values.

A computer-implemented method of conducting a wagering game with a gaming system having one or more input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising:

• receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, an indication of a wager from a player to play the wagering game;
• displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, a randomly determined outcome of a base game of the wagering game;
• in response to a triggering event, initiating play of a non-skill-based game feature and, further in response to receiving an indication of a player selection of a skill-based game feature, initiating play of the skill-based game feature via at least one of the one or more processors;
• displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, a player-skill-based outcome of the skill-based game feature and a randomly determined outcome of the non-skill-based game feature;
• determining a first award value, if any, for the skill-based game feature;
• determining a second award value, if any, for the non-skill-based game feature;
• and
• awarding to the player only the higher of the first and second award values.

A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system having one or more input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising:

• receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, an indication of a wager from a player to play the wagering game;
• displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, a randomly determined outcome of a base game of the wagering game;
• in response to a triggering event, initiating play of a non-skill-based game feature and play of a skill-based game feature via at least one of the one or more processors;
• displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, a player-skill-based outcome of the skill-based game feature and a randomly determined outcome of the non-skill-based game feature;
• determining a first award value, if any, for the skill-based game feature;
• determining a second award value, if any, for the non-skill-based game feature;
• and
• awarding to the player only the higher of the first and second award values.