Wagering Game With Board-Game Feature For Payoffs
The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game. The wagering game may include a basic game and a bonus game having a board-game theme. The basic game has a plurality of randomly selected outcomes, one of the outcomes includes assets of the board game that are accumulated by a player. The accumulation of assets is affected by the randomly selected outcomes in the basic game. The basic game and the bonus game may award a bonus based on the assets accumulated by the player. Before terminating the gaming session, the player has the option of saving the accumulated assets in a memory device at the gaming terminal for use in a subsequent gaming session.
1 . A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising:
a basic game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome that has been selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input, said plurality of outcomes including assets of a board game that are accumulated by a player of said basic game;
a bonus game having a bonus award based on an accumulation of at least one of said assets, said accumulation of at least one of said assets being affected by said randomly selected outcomes in said basic game; and
wherein, in response to a termination of a gaming session, said accumulation of assets being selectively stored by said player in a memory device for use in a subsequent gaming session by said player.
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4 . The gaming terminal of claim 1 , wherein said bonus award is based on said accumulation of a set of said assets in said basic game.
5 . The gaming terminal of claim 4 , wherein after awarding said bonus award, said set of said assets is removed from said player's accumulation of assets.
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8 . The gaming terminal of claim 1 , wherein one of said randomly selected outcomes is a bonus-award outcome.
9 . The gaming terminal of claim 8 , wherein said bonus-award outcome allows said player to receive said bonus award based on assets accumulated in said basic game.
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12 . The gaming terminal of claim 8 , wherein said bonus-award outcome includes allowing said player to continue to play until a game-terminating event occurs.
13 . The gaming terminal of claim 1 , wherein said bonus game allows said player to save a status of said bonus game.
14 . The gaming terminal of claim 13 , wherein said status is restored when said player receives a second bonus-award outcome.
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17 . The gaming terminal of claim 1 , wherein one of said plurality of outcomes includes game play against a computer.
18 . The gaming terminal of claim 1 , wherein one of said plurality of outcomes includes game play against another player or a group of players.
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23 . A method of playing a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game, comprising:
conducting said basic game at a gaming terminal, said basic game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome that has been selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input, said plurality of outcomes including assets of a board game that are accumulated by a player of said basic game;
achieving a bonus-game outcome in said basic game, said bonus game providing a bonus award based on an accumulation of said assets during said basic game;
receiving inputs from a player to save said assets prior to said player completing a gaming session; and
storing said assets in a memory device for use in a subsequent gaming session.
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30 . The method of claim 23 , wherein one of said randomly selected outcomes is a bonus-award outcome.
31 . The method of claim 30 , wherein said bonus-award outcome allows said player to receive said bonus award based on assets accumulated in said basic game.
32 . The method of claim 31 , wherein said assets accumulated in said basic game are associated with awards of different values in said bonus game.
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34 . The method of claim 30 , wherein said bonus-award outcome includes allowing said player to continue to play until a game-terminating event occurs.
35 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said bonus game allows said player to save a status of said bonus game.
36 . The method of claim 35 , wherein said status is restored when said player receives a second bonus-award outcome.
37 . The method of claim 23 , wherein one of said assets of said basic game includes a progressive award, said progressive award being funded by a portion of said wager input from said basic game.
38 . The method of claim 37 , wherein said progressive award is awarded to a player upon receiving a progressive-award outcome in said basic game.
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63 . A method for conducting a wagering game, comprising:
receiving a wager input from a player for playing a wagering game during a first gaming session, said wagering game having a board game theme;
selecting at least one randomly-selected outcome of a plurality of outcomes in response to said receiving a wager input;
allowing a player to acquire at least one of a plurality of assets associated with said board game;
selectively storing said assets in a memory device for use in a second gaming session; and
in response to playing said second gaming session of said wagering game, restoring said assets from said first gaming session for use in said second game session.
64 . The method of claim 63 , wherein said wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game, said bonus game including a bonus award based on assets accumulated in said basic game.
65 . The method of claim 64 , wherein said bonus game allows said player to save a status of said bonus game, said status being restored when said player receives a bonus-award outcome.
66 . The method of claim 65 , wherein said bonus-award outcome allows said player to receive more than one bonus award.
67 . The method of claim 65 , wherein said bonus-award outcome allows said player to continue playing until a game-terminating event occurs.
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