Patent ID: 7566267
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming machine including a program, said method comprising: (a) causing a display device to display a finite number of game objects to a player for a play of a game, each of the finite number of game objects having a probability of success and an associated award; (b) causing the display device to display a player object to the player; (c) enabling the player to choose one of the displayed game objects; (d) causing a processor to execute said program to determine either a successful result or an unsuccessful result for the chosen game object, wherein said determination is based on the probability of success for the chosen game object; (e) for each determination of the successful result for the chosen game object, awarding to the player the associated award for the chosen game object; (f) for each determination of the unsuccessful result for the chosen game object, causing the processor to execute said program to separately and randomly determine if a game end result occurs for the displayed player object, wherein said separate and random determination is based on an end game probability which is greater than zero; and (g) when the game end result is determined to occur for the displayed player object, causing the processor to execute said program to end the play of the game; and (h) when the end game result is not determined to occur for the displayed player object: