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Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing player selection of modifiers to game components

US8118662B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2009
Grant dateFeb 21, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/3223
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a plurality of gaming devices that each participate in a group game including a plurality of masked group game components and determines and provides separate awards to each player of the gaming devices based on the amount of modifiers applied to each of the group game components having a modifier applied by the player of that gaming device. In one embodiment, the gaming system enables each player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each gaming device, the gaming system displays and provides any awards to the player of that gaming device.

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