Patent ID: 8585489

Claim:
A gaming system, said gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming machines, each of said gaming machines including: a display device; an input device; a gaming machine processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming machine processor, cause the gaming machine processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: (a) enable a player to place a wager on a play of a primary game; and (b) display said play of the primary game; and a central controller configured to communicate with each of the gaming machines, said central controller programmed to: (a) determine whether to initiate a play of a bonus game for a plurality of the players of the gaming machines, said bonus game associated with a plurality of sets of selections, each set including a plurality of selections, wherein at least one of said selections of the set is associated with a successful outcome and at least one of said selections of the set is associated with an unsuccessful outcome; and (b) for said play of the bonus game: (i) select and cause a display of one of said sets of selections; (ii) receive, from each of said plurality of the players of the gaming machines, a selection of one of the selections of the displayed set; (iii) determine whether any of said plurality of the players of the gaming machines selected the selection associated with the successful outcome; (iv) if a number of players who selected the selection associated with the successful outcome meets or exceeds a designated number of players, repeat (i) to (iii) at least once; and (v) if the number of players who selected the selection associated with the successful outcome does not meet or exceed the designated number of players, cause an award to be provided to one or more of said players who selected the selection associated with the successful outcome, if any.