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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Matthew Wilson, Brookfield, IL (US);
Benjamin T. Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Jeremie Moll, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Matthew Wilson, Brookfield, IL (US);
Benjamin T. Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
Jeremie Moll, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A gaming system comprises a wager input device and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. The secondary wagering game comprises a playing field, the playing field having a set of field attributes associated therewith. The system further comprises a controller operative to (i) determine and display a first outcome of the primary wagering game, (ii) determine if a first set of game attributes associated with first outcome is eligible for play in the secondary wagering game, (iii) if the first outcome is eligible, determine a second outcome of the secondary wagering game by resolving the first set of game attributes with the set of field attributes in accordance with a first rule set, and (iv) if the second outcome is a winning outcome, award a first award.