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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Tomoaki Hirai, Zama, JP;
Toru Omoto, Zama, JP;
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine for providing a skill-based wagering game to a player is described herein. The gaming machine a processor programmed to initiate a skill contest game and display a skill contest game on a display device, and determine a number of skill events being included in the skill contest game. Each skill event includes an image being displayed in a corresponding user input button for a predefined event time period. The processor determines a reference point total as a function of the number of skill events, and determines a normalized skill game point total based on the total amount of base points and the reference point total, determines an award as a function of the normalized skill game point total, and adjusts the credit balance based on the award.