Patent ID: 8747218

Claim:
A gaming method for use with a gaming apparatus configured to provide a first feature event having a prize award potential, the method including the steps of: using the gaming apparatus to define a threshold value; using the gaming apparatus to conduct the first feature event, or part thereof, so as to determine a feature event win value; and using the gaming apparatus to compare the feature event win value to the threshold value and, if the feature event win value is less than or equal to the threshold value, providing a triggerable second feature event, whereby the second feature event has a prize award potential that is greater than the prize award potential of the first feature event; wherein the first feature event includes the provision of a plurality of feature games and wherein the second feature event includes the provision of a plurality of feature games; wherein the number of feature games provided by the second feature event is calculated in accordance with a calculation scheme that provides an inverse relationship between the number of feature games provided by the second feature event and the feature event win value.