Patent ID: 7833094
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system for playing a community game comprising: a plurality of linked gaming machines being operable to receive wagers from players, each machine including a display for displaying a plurality of objects, each of said plurality of objects being associated with an award, each of said awards being masked prior to selection; wherein at least one of said plurality of objects is randomly pre-selected at each of said plurality of linked gaming machines by a controller, said controller providing said players with at least two options to select from during a fixed amount of time, said at least two options being to (i) accept said pre-selected object by said controller or (ii) select a different object via player selection, and wherein said object that is pre-selected by said controller is automatically selected after said fixed amount of time has expired; and wherein upon selection of at least one of said objects at each of said plurality of linked gaming machines, the award associated with said at least one selected object is revealed and the highest award associated with said selected objects is awarded to each of said gaming machines.