Gaming machine with buy feature games
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Austrialia Pty Ltd
InventorsNatalie Bryant, Nicholas Luke Bennett
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Abstract
A gaming machine including a display. The display includes a plurality of display positions for displaying combinations of symbols. A controller controls operation of the machine. The controller includes a processor for processing data and displaying selected data on the display. A selector is operable by the player of the machine for enabling the player to select at least one feature which can be added to a base game played on the machine.
Claims16
A gaming machine comprising:
- a game controller arranged to facilitate a play of a spinning reel game of chance;
- and
- at least one button that allows a player to make a selection of at least one of a plurality of different predefined wager options to thereby identify a selected wager option, the ability of the player to make the selection is independent of any outcome of the spinning reel game of chance,
- wherein the game controller is arranged to:
- award the player a first award that has a value that is proportional to a base wager part of the selected wager option;
- and
- provide the player with an opportunity to be awarded a second award if the selected wager option comprises an additional wager part, the opportunity is such that the player is not guaranteed to be awarded the second award and the first award is such that the value of the first award is not proportional to the additional wager part,
- wherein the plurality of different predefined wager options are arranged such that at least one, but not all, of the plurality of different predefined wager options is associated with the additional wager part.
A method for use by a gaming machine that comprises a game controller arranged to facilitate a play of a spinning reel game of chance;
- and at least one button that allows a player to make a selection of at least one of a plurality of different predefined wager options to thereby identify a selected wager option, wherein the ability of the player to make the selection is independent of any outcome of the spinning reel game of chance, the method comprising the steps of:
- the game controller awarding the player a first award that has a value that is proportional to a base wager part of the selected wager option;
- and
- the game controller providing the player with an opportunity to be awarded a second award if the selected wager option comprises an additional wager part, the opportunity is such that the player is not guaranteed to be awarded the second award and the first award is such that the value of the first award is not proportional to the additional wager part,
- wherein the plurality of different predefined wager options are arranged such that at least one, but not all, of the plurality of different predefined wager options is associated with the additional wager part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.