Gaming device and method of operating a gaming device including player controlled targeting
US8814647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/38
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming machine, system, and method including a game event in which a player aims at a target. In one embodiment, the game event includes a plurality of targets. The gaming device displays the plurality of targets to the player and enables the player to select one of the targets. The gaming device designates the player-selected target as the primary target for the game event. Based on the designated primary target, the gaming device identifies one or more of the other targets as secondary targets for the game event. The gaming device determines for each of the primary and secondary targets a probability that that target will be hit in the game event. The gaming device determines which of the targets is actually hit in the game event based on the probabilities associated with the targets.
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