Patent ID: 7942736
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of play of a bonus game in a gaming environment comprising: providing a primary game whose outcome is based at least partially on a random event, and further having an outcome which triggers said bonus game; allowing play of said primary game until said bonus game is triggered; starting said bonus game by showing a plurality of locations, said locations indicating where bonus game pieces may be placed during play of said bonus game, said locations further including a start location and a plurality of end locations such that at least one game piece is required to visually connect said start location to any one of said end locations; selecting a first playing piece from a plurality of available playing pieces, said first playing piece's visual connection pattern not visible prior to selection; enabling said selected first playing piece's visual connection pattern to be visible; allowing placement of said selected first playing piece in a manner consistent with rules for said bonus game; selecting a second playing piece, said second playing piece's visual pattern not visible until after placement of the first playing piece and a player enables said second playing piece's visual pattern to be visible; repeating selection and placement of playing pieces until, according to said rules for said bonus game, said bonus game is ended; determining if there is a visually connective pattern between said start location and one of said end locations; and awarding a bonus associated with said visually connected end location, if there is a visually connected end location, if there is a visually connected end location.