WAGERING GAME AND METHOD HAVING A POINT-BASED AWARD
Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a point-based award. In accordance with one aspect, a game provides a feature game played for points. Upon conclusion of the feature game, a player is paid a prize according to the number of points accumulated during feature game play.
1 . A wagering game comprising:
an interface activatable by a player;
a first game comprising one or more game plays, at least one of the game plays occurring after activation of the interface by the player,
a second game associated with the first game comprising a plurality of second game plays, each second game play having an outcome associated with a point value;
an accumulator for accumulating the points associated with the second game outcomes;
one or more awards which may be won based on the accumulated points.
2 . The game of claim 1 wherein one or more of the awards is a progressive award.
3 . The game of claim 1 wherein each second game outcome is randomly determined.
4 . The game of claim 1 wherein the triggering event comprises a predetermined first game outcome.
5 . The game of claim 1 further comprising a wager, wherein play of the second game is restricted by an amount of the wager.
6 . The game of claim 1 further comprising a wager, wherein the amount of one or more of the progressive awards is scaled according to an amount of the wager.
7 . The game of claim 1 wherein the first game comprises at least one of a slot machine game, a poker game, a keno game, a blackjack game, a bingo game, and a roulette game and a wheel game.
8 . The game of claim 1 wherein the game is associated with a table game.
9 . A game comprising: a set of game outcomes, an incremental point value associated with one or more of the set of game outcomes, a plurality of the outcomes determined during a play of the game; and one or more awards payable according to the number of points accumulated during the play of the game.
10 . The game of claim 9 wherein one or more of the awards is a progressive award.
11 . The game of claim 9 wherein the game is one of a plurality of games randomly selected for play.
12 . The game of claim 9 wherein each of the determined game outcomes is randomly determined.
13 . The game of claim 9 further comprising a wager, wherein play of the game is restricted by the amount of the wager.
14 . The game of claim 9 wherein the game is associated with a table game.
15 . A method of operating a game comprising a first game and a second game comprising:
accepting a wager from a player;
initiating play of the first game according to the wager;
upon a triggering event, initiating play of the second game;
determining a plurality of second game outcomes, each determined outcome associated with a point value;
incrementing an accumulator based on the point value of each determined outcome; and
selecting at least one of a set of awards based on the value of the accumulator; and
paying the selected awards to the player.
16 . The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of restricting play of the second game based on the amount of the wager.
17 . The method of claim 15 wherein one or more of the selected awards comprises a progressive award.
18 . A method of operating a game, the method comprising the steps of:
accepting a wager from a player;
initiating play of the game according to the wager;
determining a plurality of game outcomes, each determined outcome associated with a point value;
incrementing an accumulator based on the point value of each determined outcome; and
paying one or more of a set of awards to the player based on the value of the accumulator.
19 . The method of claim 18 wherein at least one of the paid awards comprises a progressive award.
20 . The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of restricting play of the game based on the amount of the wager.