Multiple-game gaming machine
View Patent ↗A gaming machine includes a gaming console. A display is mounted in the gaming console for displaying a wagering game and its result. A controller controls operation of the game, the controller displaying the result of a first game on the display, making payment of a prize if the first game has a prize winning result and, thereafter, irrespective of the result of the first game, varying a result displayed on the display without requiring any additional wager by a player whether before or after completion of the first game.
1. A method comprising, at a gaming machine having a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity, and a controller:
establishing a credit balance via said credit input mechanism receiving the physical item;
in accord with having established the credit balance via the credit input mechanism receiving the physical item, initiating via the controller play of a first game of the gaming machine;
awarding via the controller a first prize of the first game in response to the first game generating a winning outcome;
playing via the controller a second game of the gaming machine after said play of the first game irrespective of whether the first game generated a winning outcome;
awarding via the controller a second prize of the second game in response to the second game generating a winning outcome; and
awarding via the controller the first prize of the first game again in response to both the first game generating a winning outcome and the second game generating a winning outcome.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said playing the first game comprises spinning a plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
said playing the second game comprises spinning the plurality of reels again to obtain an outcome for the second game.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said playing the first game comprises spinning a plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
said playing the second game comprises spinning a subset of the plurality of reels again to obtain an outcome for the second game.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said playing the first game comprises spinning a first plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
said playing the second game comprises spinning a second plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the second game, the second plurality of reels comprising a different quantity of reels than the first plurality of reels.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said playing the first game comprises spinning a first plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game, the first plurality of reels comprising a first set of reel strips; and
said playing the second game comprises spinning a second plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the second game, the second plurality of reels comprising a second set of reel strips that are different than the first set of reel strips.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said playing the first game comprises playing a spinning reel game to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
said playing the second game comprises playing a card game to obtain an outcome for the second game.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said awarding a first prize comprises awarding the first prize based on a first paytable; and
said awarding a second prize comprises awarding the second prize based on a second paytable that is different than the first paytable.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program that in response to being executed causes a gaming machine having a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity, to:
in accord with having established the credit balance via the credit input mechanism receiving the physical item, initiate play of a first game;
award a first prize of the first game in response to the first game generating a winning outcome;
play a second game after said play of the first game irrespective of whether the first game generated a winning outcome;
award a second prize of the second game in response to the second game generating a winning outcome; and
award the first prize of the first game again in response to both the first game generating a winning outcome and the second game generating a winning outcome.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the program, in response to being executed, further causes the gaming machine to:
spin a plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
spin the plurality of reels again to obtain an outcome for the second game.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the program, in response to being executed, further causes the gaming machine to:
spin a plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
spin a subset of the plurality of reels again to obtain an outcome for the second game.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the program, in response to being executed, further causes the gaming machine to:
spin a first plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
spin a second plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the second game, the second plurality of reels comprising a different quantity of reels than the first plurality of reels.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the program, in response to being executed, further causes the gaming machine to:
spin a first plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game, the first plurality of reels comprising a first set of reel strips; and
spin a second plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the second game, the second plurality of reels comprising a second set of reel strips that are different than the first set of reel strips.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the program, in response to being executed, further causes the gaming machine to:
play a spinning reel game to obtain an outcome for the first game; and
play a card game to obtain an outcome for the second game.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the program, in response to being executed, further causes the gaming machine to:
award the first prize based on a first paytable; and
award the second prize based on a second paytable that is different than the first paytable.
15. A game machine, comprising
a credit input mechanism configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity;
a display configured to display game outcomes;
a user interface configured to receive user input; and
a control system configured to, in accord with having established the credit balance via the credit input mechanism receiving the physical item, cause the display to display an outcome of playing of a first game, award a first prize of the first game in response to the first game generating a winning outcome, cause the display to display an outcome of playing of a second game irrespective of whether the first game generated a winning outcome, award a second prize of the second game in response to the second game generating a winning outcome, and award the first prize of the first game again in response to both the first game generating a winning outcome and the second game generating a winning outcome.
16. The game machine of claim 15 , wherein the control system is further configured to cause the display to:
display spinning a plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game, and
display spinning the plurality of reels again to obtain an outcome for the second game.
17. The game machine of claim 15 , wherein:
the control system is further configured to cause the display to display spinning a first plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first game, and display spinning a second plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the second game; and
the second plurality of reels comprises a different quantity of reels than the first plurality of reels.
18. The game machine of claim 15 , wherein:
the control system is further configured to cause the display to display spinning a first plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the first games, and display a second plurality of reels to obtain an outcome for the second game;
the first plurality of reels comprises a first set of reel strips; and
the second plurality of reels comprises a second set of reel strips that are different than the first set of reel strips.
19. The game machine of claim 15 , wherein the control system is further configured to cause the display to:
display play of a spinning reel game to obtain an outcome for the first game, and
display play of a card game to obtain an outcome for the second game.
20. The game machine of claim 15 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
award the first prize based on a first paytable; and
award the second prize based on a second paytable that is different than the first paytable.