Gaming system having community games with enhanced individual outcomes

1. A gaming system comprising:

at least one wager input device;

a plurality of gaming devices each displaying at least one primary wagering game;

a community display for displaying a community game;

at least one controller operative, in response to a triggering event, to:

(i) determine which of the plurality of gaming devices are eligible for participation in the community game;

(ii) determine an individual award for each of the eligible gaming devices;

(iii) determine a community award in the community game;

(iv) select an individual award enhancement from a plurality of available individual award enhancements;

(v) select one of the plurality of gaming devices to receive the selected individual award enhancement; and

(vi) if the selected gaming device is eligible for participation in the community game, enhance the determined individual award for the selected gaming device with the selected individual award enhancement.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one controller is further operative to:

(vii) for each of the eligible gaming devices, provide a total award comprising a combination of the determined individual award for each gaming device and the community award.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the individual award for each of the eligible gaming devices is a multiplier.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of available individual award enhancements is a multiplier.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the selected individual award enhancement is a multiplier which is either added to or multiplied by the determined individual award for the selected gaming device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected individual award enhancement is randomly selected.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected gaming device is randomly selected.

8. A method of operating a wagering game comprising:

receiving at least one primary wager;

displaying at least one primary wagering game on a plurality of gaming devices;

displaying a community game;

selecting one of the plurality of gaming devices to receive a selected award enhancement;

selecting the selected award enhancement from a plurality of available award enhancements;

enhancing an individual award for the selected gaming device by the selected award enhancement;

determining a community award in the community game; and

providing a player of the selected gaming device a total award, the total award a function of the enhanced individual award and the community award.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the individual award is a first multiplier.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first multiplier is determined as a function of (i) rate of play of the at least one primary wagering game on the selected gaming device, (ii) the size of one or primary wagers received, or both (i) and (ii).

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the selected award enhancement is a second multiplier.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the enhancing step comprises one of adding the second multiplier to the first multiplier or multiplying the second multiplier by the first multiplier.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the selected gaming device and the selected award enhancement are randomly selected.

14. A method of operating a wagering game comprising:

detecting an occurrence of a triggering event;

in response to the triggering event, selecting an award enhancement from a plurality of available award enhancements;

selecting a recipient gaming device from a plurality of gaming devices in a gaming system;

determining an individual award for the recipient gaming device; enhancing the individual award with the selected award enhancement; determining a community award for the gaming system; and

determining a total award for the recipient gaming device, the total award being a function of the enhanced individual award and the community award.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the individual award is a first multiplier and the selected award enhancement is a second multiplier.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the enhanced individual award is a third multiplier, wherein the third multiplier equals wither the sum or the product of the first and second multipliers.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the community award is a credit amount.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the total award equals the credit amount multiplied by the third multiplier.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the recipient gaming device is randomly selected.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the selected award enhancement is randomly selected.

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the individual award is a function of (i) a rate of play of the recipient gaming device, (ii) a size of one or primary wagers received by the recipient gaming device, or both (i) and (ii).

22. A gaming system comprising:

at least one wager input device;

a plurality of gaming devices each displaying at least one primary wagering game;

a community display for displaying a community game;

at least one controller operative, in response to a triggering event, to:

(i) determine which of the plurality of gaming devices are eligible for participation in the community game;

(ii) determine an individual award enhancement for each of the eligible gaming devices;

(iii) determine a community award in the community game;

(iv) select an individual enhancement booster from a plurality of available individual award enhancement boosters;

(v) select one of the plurality of gaming devices to receive the selected individual enhancement booster; and

(vi) if the selected gaming device is eligible for participation in the community game, boost the determined individual enhancement for the selected gaming device with the selected individual enhancement booster.

23. The gaming system of claim 22 , wherein the individual enhancement or the individual enhancement booster is a multiplier.

24. The gaming system of claim 23 , wherein the multiplier is determined as a function of (i) rate of play of the at least one primary wagering game on at least one of the eligible gaming devices, (ii) the size of one or more primary wagers received via the wager input device, or both (i) and (ii).