Patent ID: 8517820
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a wagering game on a video wagering system comprising a gaming system comprising a processor, player input controls, a video display and game control software in which the video display provides selectable areas, and in which player input controls allow selection of individual selectable areas by input at the player input; the method comprising steps of: the processor recognizing value at risk entered at the player input in exchange for a first number of player input usable selections provided by the processor; the selections comprising two categories of selections, a first category of selection having a first effect upon at least some selection results and a second category of selection having a second effect upon at least some selection results; the processor recognizing player input exercising at least some but less than all player input usable selections of frames to reveal at least one symbol for each selection made, symbols being used by the processor to provide i) potential positive award results, ii) positive award results, iii) potential negative results, iv) negative results or v) neutral results, each of i), ii), iii), iv) and v) being possible for each selection; winning event combinations available from revealed symbols comprising at least two different bases of winning selected from the group consisting of: a) a first jackpot won by providing a specific combination or sequence of a first set of at least five symbols; b) a second jackpot, smaller in size than the first jackpot won by a specific sequence or combination of second set of at least four symbols, but fewer than a number of symbols needed in the first set to win a largest amount in the first jackpot; and c) a sequence of numbers that are inserted into a series of blank frames and the numbers accumulating into a winning amount; wherein at least the first effect of the first category of selection can at least reduce a negative effect or potential negative effect by at least some degree.