Wagering Game and Method Having A Multi-Progressive Feature
Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a multi-progressive feature. During play of a feature game, tallies are kept of the appearance of various symbols. One or more progressive awards may be paid based on the tallies.
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, the second game comprising a plurality of second game plays, each second game play having an outcome;
a plurality of accumulators, each associated with an icon, for tallying second game outcomes containing one or more of the icons; and
one or more awards which may be won based on the value of one or more of the accumulators at the conclusion of the plurality of second game plays.
2 . The game of claim 1 wherein one or more of the awards comprises a progressive prize.
3 . The game of claim 2 further comprising a wager, wherein the progressive prize is at least partially funded based on a percentage of the wager.
4 . The game of claim 2 wherein the progressive prize is not based on a percentage of the wager.
5 . The game of claim 2 wherein all progressive prizes which may be won are reset to an initial funding level upon the winning of any one progressive prize.
6 . The game of claim 1 further comprising one or more reels associated with the second game.
7 . The game of claim 6 wherein one or more of the awards comprises a progressive prize associated with at least one of a reel, a set of reels or a pay line.
8 . The game of claim 1 further comprising a wager, wherein play of the second game is restricted by an amount of the wager.
9 . 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.
10 . The game of claim 1 wherein the game is associated with a table game.
11 . A method of operating a game comprising the steps of:
accepting a wager from a player;
initiating play of a first game according to the wager;
upon a triggering event associated with the first game, initiating play of a second game, the second game comprising a plurality of second game plays, each second game play having an outcome which may comprise one or more icons;
tallying second game outcomes comprising one or more of the icons; and
awarding one or more awards which may be won according to the tally.
12 . The method of claim 11 wherein at least one of the awards comprises a progressive prize.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the progressive prize is at least partially funded based on a percentage of the wager.
14 . The method of claim 12 wherein the progressive prize is not based on a percentage of the wager.
15 . The method of claim 12 wherein all progressive prizes which may be won are reset to an initial funding level upon the winning of any one progressive prize.
16 . The method of claim 11 further comprising one or more reels associated with the second game.
17 . The method of claim 16 wherein one or more of the awards comprises a progressive prize associated with at least one of a reel, a set of reels or a pay line.
18 . The method of claim 11 wherein play of the second game is restricted by an amount of the wager.
19 . The method of claim 11 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.
20 . The method of claim 11 wherein the first game is associated with a table game.