Wagering game with award feature for subsets of game outcomes
View Patent ↗A method and gaming terminal for playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed, such that the game elements are divided into a plurality of types. A player selects at least one of the game elements and a predetermined award amount is then revealed. If the player selects an award-all-of-type element, then all of the game elements associated with that particular type are revealed. The player then receives a wagering game payoff based on the selection.
1. A method of playing a wagering game, comprising:
conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal;
displaying a plurality of player-selectable game elements on a display, the plurality of player-selectable game elements being divided into a plurality of types;
selecting, via player inputs, at least one of the plurality of player-selectable game elements;
revealing a predetermined award amount of the selected player-selectable game element;
revealing all of the player-selectable elements associated with one of a particular type of the plurality of types, in response to the selected player-selectable game element being an award-all-of-type element associated with the one particular type; and
awarding a wagering game payoff based on the selection.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectable game elements comprise cards from a deck of playing cards.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selectable game elements comprise reel symbols.
4. The method of claim 1 , further including receiving player-identification information, the awarding step comprising crediting an amount to a player account indicated in the player-identification information.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed during the basic game.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, the basic game having a plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus game outcome, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed during the bonus game, in response to achieving the start-bonus game outcome in the basic game.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of player-selectable elements contain one award-all-of-type element associated with one particular type for each of the plurality of types.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising revealing all of the player-selectable game elements in response to an award-all-of-all-types element being selected.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising revealing all of the player-selectable game elements in response to an award-all-of-all-types element being selected.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the revealing of the selected game element is performed until an at least one end-wagering game outcome is achieved.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the revealing of the selected game element is performed until a predetermined number of selections is made.
12. A method of playing a wagering game, comprising:
conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal;
displaying on a display a plurality of player-selectable objects associated with a plurality of indicia during the wagering game, the plurality of indicia being divided into a plurality of types;
selecting, via player inputs, a number of the plurality of player-selectable elements;
revealing the selected indicia and its associated type;
revealing all of the indicia corresponding to a particular type in response to the selected indicia containing a type-award indicia; and
awarding a wagering game payoff based on the revealing.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the selecting step continues until a game-ending indicia is revealed.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the selecting step continues until a predetermined number of indicia is chosen.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined number of indicia is five.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and the plurality of indicia are displayed during the basic game.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, the method further comprising:
achieving a bonus-game-entry-outcome at the gaming terminal; and
activating the bonus game in response to achieving the bonus-game-entry-outcome;
wherein the plurality of indicia are displayed during the bonus game.
18. A gaming terminal comprising:
a display; and
a controller configured to conduct a wagering game, to display on the display a plurality of player-selectable game elements, each of the plurality of player-selectable game elements hiding one of plurality of indicia, and to reveal on the display the indicia associated with a player-selectable game element after a player selection, the controller further being configured to reveal on the display, responsive to a player selection of a player-selectable game element associated with the award-all-of-like-indicia, all of the player-selectable game elements associated with the same indicia as that of the award-all-of-like-indicia.
19. The gaming terminal of claim 18 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and the player-selectable game elements are displayed during the basic game.
20. The gaming terminal of claim 18 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, the basic game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the basic game, and the plurality of player-selectable game elements are displayed in response to the randomly selected outcome being a start-bonus game outcome.
21. The gaming terminal of claim 20 , wherein the start-bonus game outcome comprises achieving three of a particular symbol in the basic game.
22. The gaming terminal of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of player-selectable game elements includes at least one award-all-of-like-indicia for each of the plurality of indicia.
23. The gaming terminal of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of player-selectable game elements includes at least one award-all indicia, the selection of which causes all of the plurality of player-selectable game elements to be revealed.
24. A gaming system comprising:
at least one display;
at least one gaming terminal for playing a wagering game; and
a controller coupled to the at least one gaming terminal and the at least one display, the controller operative to
(i) cause the display to display a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the plurality of player-selectable game elements initially hiding a plurality of indicia, and
(i) cause the display to reveal the indicia of selected game elements and all of the game-selectable elements of a particular indicia in response to a selection of an award-all-of-like-indicia.
25. The gaming system of claim 24 , wherein the controller is further operative to determine a payoff amount based upon the revealed indicia.
26. The gaming system of claim 24 , wherein the display is further operable to display the value associated with each of the plurality of value-associated outcomes.
27. The gaming system of claim 24 , wherein the controller is housed within the at least one gaming terminal.
28. The gaming system of claim 24 , wherein the wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, the controller triggering the bonus game when a start-bonus outcome is achieved in the basic game, and the controller is operative to cause the display to display the plurality of player-selectable elements in response to the start-bonus outcome being achieved.
29. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game, comprising:
an input device for receiving inputs from a player during the wagering game, the inputs including a wager amount;
a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in response to receiving the wager amount from the player; and
a controller operative to
(i) in response to the bonus game being triggered, cause the display to display a plurality of player-selectable game elements, the player-selectable game elements divided into a plurality of types,
(ii) cause the display to reveal the selected game elements, and
(iii) cause the display to reveal all of the player-selectable game elements of a particular type in response to a selection of an award-all of a particular type element.
30. The gaming terminal of claim 29 , wherein the controller is operative to continue revealing the player-selectable game elements until a player selects an end-bonus indicia.
31. The gaming terminal of claim 29 , wherein the controller is operative to reveal, a set number of indicia.
32. The gaming terminal of claim 29 , wherein the set number of indicia is equal to five.