Patent ID: 9142090
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a wagering game with a gaming machine having a display, a wager acceptor, and a payout mechanism, the gaming machine further having a central processing unit for executing a game program to play the wagering game, wherein the execution of the game program by the central processing unit controls the gaming machine, the method comprising: receiving a physical wager with the wager acceptor to add credits to a credit meter to initiate the wagering game; determining an intermediate game outcome for a primary game with the central processing unit, the intermediate game outcome presented on the display, wherein determining the intermediate game outcome subtracts from the credits on the credit meter, further wherein the intermediate game outcome provides an indication of a probability for receiving a winning primary game outcome; determining a secondary game outcome for a secondary game with the central processing unit in response to determining the intermediate game outcome, wherein a winning secondary game outcome causes a modification of the primary game to increase the probability of receiving the winning primary game outcome from the intermediate game outcome; resolving the intermediate game outcome with the central processing unit to determine a primary game outcome in response to determining the secondary game outcome; and providing an award associated with the credit meter with the payout mechanism if the primary game outcome is the winning primary game outcome.