Patent ID: 8795063
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one controller configured to communicate with each of a plurality of gaming devices, each of the plurality of gaming devices configured to enable a player to place a wager to play a primary game wherein each player is associated with an individual participant, said at least one controller programmed to: (a) for each of the players, if a community game award populator event occurs: (i) provide the player a quantity of community game award populators, each community game award populator associated with one of: a community game award and a community game award opportunity, (ii) cause a display of: (A) a community game matrix including a plurality of displayed positions, and (B) the individual participant associated with the player at one of the displayed positions, (iii) enable the player to place each provided community game award populator at at least one of the displayed positions, and (iv) for each community game award populator placed at at least one of the displayed positions, associate the one of the community game award and the community game award opportunity with the at least one displayed positions; and (b) if a community game position move accumulation event occurs: (i) determine a quantity of position moves associated with one of the players, and (ii) for each of the determined quantity of position moves associated with the player: (A) enable the player to designate one of the displayed positions, wherein the displayed positions available to be designated by the player are based on the position at which the individual participant associated with the player is displayed, (B) cause a display of the individual participant associated with the player moving to the designated displayed position, (C) if the designated displayed position is associated with any community game awards, cause the associated community game award to be provided to the player, and (D) if the designated displayed position is associated with any community game award opportunities: