Gaming system and method providing a wagering game with an award modifier bonus feature

A gaming system comprising:

• a processor;
• a display device;
• and
• a memory device storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• establish a credit balance for a player;
• for a first play of the wagering game, communicate data that results in a display, by a display device, of a first multiplier meter associated with a first part of wagering game, the first multiplier meter comprising a first current multiplier associated with the first part of the wagering game for the first play of the game and a first queued multiplier associated with the first part of the wagering game for a second play of the wagering game;
• responsive to receipt of a first wager and a first game-initiation input from the player for the first play of the wagering game:
• deduct the first wager from the credit balance,
• communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the first play of the wagering game,
• determine any first award for the first play of the wagering game based on an outcome associated with the first part of the wagering game for the first play of the wagering game and the first current multiplier associated with the first part of wagering game, and
• communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the first award for the first play of the wagering game;
• and
• responsive to receipt of a second wager and a second game-initiation input from the player for the second play of the wagering game:
• deduct the second wager from the credit balance,
• communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the second play of the wagering game,
• determine any second award for the second play of the wagering game based on an outcome associated with the first part of the wagering game for the second play of the wagering game and the first queued multiplier associated with the first part of wagering game, and
• communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the second award for the second play of the wagering game.

A gaming system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• establish a credit balance for a player;
• for each of a plurality of sequential plays of a wagering game, communicate data that results in a display, by a display device, of a first multiplier meter associated with a first part of wagering game and a second multiplier meter associated with a second part of wagering game, wherein each multiplier meter comprises a current multiplier identifier area indicating any current game multiplier in that multiplier meter and a multiplier queue area indicating any queued multipliers associated with a plurality of subsequent plays of the wagering game;
• and
• responsive to receipt of each wager and each game-initiation input from the player for each of a plurality of plays of the wagering game:
• deduct the wager from the credit balance,
• communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the play of the wagering game,
• determine any award for the play of the wagering game based on an outcome associated with the first part of the wagering game for the play of the wagering game and a respective one of the current game multiplier associated with the first part of wagering game and the queued multiplier associated with the first part of wagering game, and
• communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the determined award for the play of the wagering game.

A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

• establishing a credit balance for a player;
• for a first play of a wagering game, communicating data that results in a display, by a display device, of a first multiplier meter associated with a first part of the wagering game, the first multiplier meter comprising a first current multiplier associated with the first part of the wagering game for the first play of the wagering game and a first queued multiplier associated with the first part of the wagering game for a second play of the wagering game;
• responsive to receipt of a first wager and a first game-initiation input from the player for the first play of the wagering game:
• deducting the first wager from the credit balance,
• communicating data that results in a display, by the display device, of the first play of the wagering game,
• determining any first award for the first play of the wagering game based on an outcome associated with the first part of the wagering game for the first play of the wagering game and the first current multiplier associated with the first part of wagering game, and
• communicating data that results in a display, by the display device, of the determined award for the first play of the wagering game;
• and
• responsive to receipt of a second wager and a second game-initiation input from the player for the second play of the wagering game:
• deducting the second wager from the credit balance,
• communicating data that results in a display, by the display device, of the second play of the wagering game,
• determining any second award for the second play of the wagering game based on an outcome associated with the first part of the wagering game for the second play of the wagering game and the first queued multiplier associated with the first part of wagering game, and
• communicating data that results in a display, by the display device, of the determined second award for the second play of the wagering game.