Patent ID: 6592457
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
A gaming machine controlled by processing circuitry in response to a wager, said gaming machine comprising a presentation medium presenting a multi-stage game including a plurality of stages and a plurality of player-selectable options, each of said stages including an action executed on said presentation medium in response to selection of at least one of said options by a player, said action in at least one of said stages resulting in a payoff if said action matches a first predetermined criterion, said actions in said stages relating to one another to form a continuing performance that produces a game outcome, said game outcome resulting in a payoff if said game outcome matches a second predetermined criterion, said multi-stage game being other than reel spinning slots, cards, roulette, dice, dominoes, bingo, or keno, the selection of one of said options by the player in one or more of said stages resulting in a different set of options being made available for selection by the player in a subsequent one or more of said stages.