Patent ID: 8827787

Claim:
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game with a base game, a skill-based game feature and a non-skill based game feature, the skill-based game feature including outcomes based solely or predominantly on player skill, the non-skill-based game feature including outcomes based solely or predominantly on randomized determinations, the gaming system comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to: receive an indication of a wager from a player to play the wagering game; direct at least one display device to display a randomly determined outcome of the base game of the wagering game; in response to a triggering event, initiate play of the non-skill-based game feature and, further in response to receiving an indication of a player selection of the skill-based game feature, initiate play of the skill-based game feature; determine a first award value, if any, for the skill-based game feature; determine a second award value, if any, for the non-skill-based game feature; and award to the player only the higher of the first and second award values.