Interactive feature game
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsScott Christopher Olive, Naomi Hall, Brett Mezen
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Abstract
A gaming machine comprises a display, a game player input means and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display. The game controller controls play of a game in which a winning game result causes a prize to be awarded to a game player. The game comprises an interactive sequence related to a tournament in which a representation of a first video-player, of one team is displayed. An action of the first video-player to be executed is selected by the game player via the game player input means and the game controller selects an action to be performed by another video player. Depending on an outcome resulting from the selected actions, an award is made to the game player.
Claims15
A gaming machine comprising:
- a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;
- a display;
- a game player input interface;
- a payout mechanism configured to cause a payout associated with the credit balance;
- and
- a game controller configured to, in accord with the established credit balance,
- control images displayed on the display, and
- control play of a game in which a winning game result causes a prize to be awarded to a game player via the payout mechanism,
- wherein the game comprises an interactive sequence related to a tournament in which a representation of a first video-player of one team is displayed, an action of the first video-player to be executed being selected by the game player via the game player input interface and in which the game controller selects an action to be performed by another video player and, depending on an outcome resulting from the selected actions, an award is made to the game player, and
- wherein each video-player has an associated indicium, the indicium being representative of a number of points to be awarded to the game player in the event of a successful outcome.
A gaming system comprising:
- a gaming server;
- a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine having:
- a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;
- a display;
- a game player input interface;
- a payout mechanism configured to cause a payout associated with the credit balance;
- and
- a game controller configured to, in accord with the established credit balance, control images displayed on the display, and control play of a game in which a winning game result causes a prize to be awarded to a game player via the payout mechanism;
- and
- a communications system connecting each of the plurality of gaming machines to the gaming server,
- wherein the game played on at least one of the gaming machines comprises an interactive sequence related to a tournament in which a representation of a first video player of one team is displayed, an action of the first video player to be executed being selected by the game player via the game player input means and in which the game controller selects an action to be performed by another video player and, depending on an outcome resulting from the selected actions, an award is made to the game player, and
- wherein each video-player has an associated indicium, the indicium being representative of a number of points to be awarded to the game player in the event of a successful outcome.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.