Patent ID: 9547956
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method for executing a slots adventure game, the method comprising: displaying to a player, by a display, a virtual path for the slots adventure game having multiple levels, wherein each of the levels is associated with one of a plurality of level types; presenting to the player, by the display, a first level associated with the virtual path, wherein a first slots game of the first level is readily available for the player to play; presenting to the player, by the display, subsequent levels associated with the same virtual path, wherein the subsequent levels are locked and not initially available for the player to play, wherein the first level and the subsequent levels are displayed simultaneously; presenting to the player by the display a plurality of quest tasks for each of the levels, wherein each of the quest tasks includes a text widget describing requirements for completing the quest task, wherein the at least one level is completed by the player when any of the quest tasks is completed; receiving from the player, via an input device, a selection of one of the quest tasks in each of the levels, wherein the selected quest task is associated with a predetermined threshold value; initiating, by a game controller, a slots game corresponding to the selected quest task; receiving, via a money acceptor, one or more bets placed on the selected slots game; spinning, by a spin controller, mechanical slot reels based on the one or more bets, wherein the spin controller differs from the game controller, and wherein the spin controller, the game controller, the money acceptor, and the mechanical slot reels are associated with a spin machine; calculating, by the game controller, game points based on a number of spinning events and the one or more bets; determining, by the game controller, that the game points exceed the predetermined threshold value; and based on the determination, enabling the player, by the game controller, to complete the selected quest task and pass the levels by unlocking each of the subsequent levels sequentially.