Games and gaming machines having wheel features
Gaming machines and games are configured with one or more wheel events or features. The wheel events or features may comprise main games or bonus games, or may comprise entertaining representations of outcomes of other games or events. The wheel events comprise the selection of one or more segments of a wheel having associated awards. Wheel events may have various entertaining configurations, including use of multiple wheels, concentric wheels and the like.
1. A wheel prize selection event for a base game comprising the steps of:
graphically displaying on an electronic video display at least two wheels, each wheel having a plurality of segments and at least one segment of each wheel displaying an associated award;
receiving input from a player of a selected one of said at least two wheels; and
graphically displaying a selection of one of said plurality of segments of said selected wheel comprising graphically displaying relative movement of said selected wheel to a selector and then displaying said selector relative to a selected one of said plurality of segments,
wherein a number of graphically displayed wheels is based upon a triggering event in said base game, wherein a first triggering event in said base game results in the graphical display of a first number of wheels and a second triggering event in said base game results in the graphical display of a second number of wheels, said second number being greater than said first number.
2. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 further comprising awarding any award associated with said selected one of said plurality of segments.
3. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 wherein said base game is a wagering game.
4. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 wherein said step of displaying relative movement of said selected wheel to a selector comprises graphically displaying rotation of said selected wheel relative to said selector.
5. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 wherein said award comprises one or more of a numerical value, a number of credits, a jackpot, a number of free spins, a number of free spins and a monetary value.
6. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 wherein a first of said at least two wheels graphically displays a first set of awards associated with said plurality of segments thereof and a second of said at least two wheels graphically displays a second set of awards associated with said plurality of segments thereof, said first and second sets of awards having one more differing types or awards or award values.
7. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 wherein one or more of said segments of each of said wheels do not graphically display an award before said step of receiving said input.
8. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 further comprising graphically displaying a selection of a segment from at least one of said at least two wheels which was not selected by said player and awarding an award comprising an award associated with the selected segment of said selected wheel modified by an award associated with the selected segment of said at least one wheel which was not selected.
9. The wheel prize selection event in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wheel prize selection event is presented based upon a designated winning outcome of a base game which comprises a bingo game.
10. A gaming machine configured to present a wheel prize selection event comprising:
an electronic video display;
at least one player input device;
a memory device;
a controller; and
machine-readable code stored in said memory device and executable by said controller to cause said controller to:
cause the electronic video display to graphically display at least two wheels, each wheel having a plurality of segments, at least one segment of each wheel graphically displaying an associated award,
to receive input from a player of a selected one of said at least two wheels via said at least one player input device, and
to cause said electronic video display to graphically display a selection of one of said plurality of segments of said selected wheel comprising graphically displaying relative movement of said selected wheel to a selector and then graphically displaying said selector relative to a selected one of said plurality of segments,
wherein the graphical display of said at least two wheels is based upon a triggering event in a base game, and said machine-readable code configured to further cause said controller to cause said electronic video display to graphically display a base game information, wherein said triggering event comprises a first triggering event and a second triggering event, said first triggering event results in the graphical display of a first number of wheels and said second triggering event results in the graphical display of a second number of wheels, said second number being greater than said first number.
11. The gaming machine in accordance with claim 10 further comprising a monetary value accepting device for accepting monetary value for creating a wager at said gaming machine and wherein said base game comprises a wagering game, said base game information comprises information regarding said base wagering game presented based upon said wager.
12. The gaming machine in accordance with claim 10 wherein a first of said at least two wheels graphically displays a first set of awards associated with said plurality of segments thereof and a second of said at least two wheels displays a second set of awards associated with said plurality of segments thereof, said first and second sets of awards having one more differing types or awards or award values.
13. The gaming machine in accordance with claim 10 wherein one or more of said segments of each of said at least two wheels do not graphically display an award before said input from said player.
14. The gaming machine in accordance with claim 10 wherein said graphically displaying relative movement of said selected wheel to a selector comprises graphically displaying rotation of said selected wheel relative to said selector.
15. The gaming machine in accordance with claim 10 wherein said machine-readable code is further configured to cause said controller to award an award associated with said selected segment.
16. The gaming machine in accordance with claim 10 wherein said machine-readable code is further configured to cause said electronic video display to graphically display a selection of a segment from at least one of said at least two wheels which was not selected by said player and award an award comprising an award associated with the selected segment of said selected wheel modified by an award associated with the selected segment of said at least one wheel which was not selected.