Gaming machine with chess game feature
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorNicholas Luke Benett
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Abstract
A gaming machine 10 has a display 14 and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display 14. The game controller is arranged to play a wagering game 16 wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display 14 and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine 10 awards a prize. At least one representation of a playing piece of a predetermined board game, where each type of such playing piece has a predefined movement pattern in the board game, is displayed on the display 14. Each representation of the playing piece has its predefined movement pattern as it applies in the board game. At, at least, an end position to which the representation of the playing piece moves, the control means performs an operation on an underlying symbol of the wagering game 16.
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A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a wagering game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, wherein, when at least one representation of a playing piece of a predetermined board game, where each type of such playing piece has a predefined movement pattern in said board game, is displayed, the at least one representation of the playing piece moves in a pattern corresponding to the predefined movement pattern of that playing piece as it applies in the board game, and at least an end position to which said representation of the playing piece moves, the control means performs an operation on an underlying symbol of the wagering game.
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