Gaming machines with board game theme

A gaming machine comprising:

• a processor for controlling a game of chance in a basic mode and a bonus mode, the processor being operable in the basic mode to select one or more basic game outcomes and in the bonus mode to select one or more bonus game outcomes;
• at least one display for displaying respective indicia of the selected outcomes;
• means associated with the processor for issuing game control instructions associated with the respective indicia, the game control instructions including a plurality of nominal executable instructions adapted for execution by the processor upon display of the respective indicia and at least one deferred executable instruction adapted for deferred execution by the processor, the deferred executable instruction being issued in response to one of the basic game outcomes and being executable by the processor in the bonus game.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a processor for controlling a game of chance in a basic mode and a bonus mode, the processor being operable in the basic mode to select one or more basic game outcomes and in the bonus mode to select one or more bonus game outcomes;
• at least one display for displaying respective indicia of the selected outcomes;
• means associated with the processor for issuing game control instructions associated with the respective indicia, the game control instructions including a plurality of nominal executable instructions adapted for execution by the processor upon display of the respective indicia and at least one deferred executable instruction adapted for deferred execution by the processor, the deferred executable instruction being issued in response to one of the bonus game outcomes and being executable by the processor in the bonus game.

A game of chance controlled by a processor in response to a wager, the game of chance comprising a plurality of randomly selected possible outcomes, the possible outcomes including an end-feature outcome and a resource outcome, the game of chance including a game feature normally terminated by the end-feature outcome, the resource outcome providing a player with a resource exercisable upon an occurrence of the end-feature outcome to override the end-feature outcome and continue playing the game feature.

A game of chance controlled by a processor in response to a wager, the game of chance comprising a plurality of randomly selected possible outcomes, the possible outcomes including a feature-shortening outcome and a resource outcome, the game of chance including a game feature normally shortened temporally by the feature-shortening outcome, the resource outcome providing a player with a resource exercisable upon an occurrence of the feature-shortening outcome to override the feature-shortening outcome and prolong playing the game feature.