Gaming device having a destination pursuit bonus scheme with advance and setback conditions

A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

• a game operable upon a wager by a player;
• a plurality of levels, including a destination level;
• a plurality of offers associated with a plurality of said levels;
• at least one level indicator adapted to individually indicate said levels;
• at least one display device adapted to display said plurality of levels and the level indicator;
• and
• at least one setback condition associated with at least one of said levels,
• wherein the processor is operable with said display device after the occurrence of an event associated with said game to:
• (a) cause the level indicator to indicate one of the levels;
• (b) if the indicated level is associated with any of said setback conditions, cause the level indicator to subsequently indicate another one of said levels which is further from said destination level than said indicated level, wherein the level further from said destination level is based on said setback condition;
• (c) if the indicated level is not associated with any of said setback conditions:
• (i) enable the player to accept or reject any offer associated with the indicated level,
• (ii) if the player accepts any offer associated with the indicated level, provide the accepted offer to the player, and
• (iii) if the player rejects any offer associated with the indicated level, cause the level indicator to subsequently indicate another one of said levels which is closer to the destination level than the indicated level, and
• (d) repeat steps (b) to (c) at least once unless the player accepts any offer.

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

• (a) displaying a plurality of goals including a destination goal, wherein a plurality of said goals are each associated with an offer and at least one goal is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) causing a goal indicator to indicate one of said goals;
• (c) if the indicated goal is associated with any of said setback conditions, causing the goal indicator to subsequently indicate another one of said goals which is further from said destination location than said indicated goal, wherein said goal further from said destination location is based on said associated setback condition;
• (d) if said indicated goal is not associated with any of said setback conditions:
• (i) enabling a player to accept or reject any offer associated with the indicated goal,
• (ii) if the player accepts any offer associated with the indicated goal, providing the accepted offer to the player, and
• (iii) if the player rejects any offer associated with the indicated goal, causing the goal indicator to subsequently indicate another one of said goals which is closer to said destination location than the indicated goal;
• and
• (e) repeat steps (c) to (d) at least once unless the player accepts any offer.

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

• (a) displaying a plurality of levels including a destination level, wherein a plurality of said levels are each associated with an offer and at least one level is associated with a setback condition;
• (b) causing a level indicator to indicate one of said levels;
• (c) if the indicated level is associated with any of said setback conditions, causing the level indicator to subsequently indicate another one of said levels which is further from said destination location than said indicated level, wherein said level further from said destination location is based on said associated setback condition;
• (d) if said indicated level is not associated with any of said setback conditions:
• (i) enabling a player to accept or reject any offer associated with the indicated level,
• (ii) if the player accepts any offer associated with the indicated level, providing the accepted offer to the player, and
• (iii) if the player rejects any offer associated with the indicated level, causing the level indicator to subsequently indicate another one of said levels which is closer to said destination location than the indicated level;
• and
• (e) repeat steps (c) to (d) at least once unless the player accepts any offer.