Patent ID: 7357714

Claim:
A gaming apparatus comprising: one or more display units; a wager input device; and a processor operably coupled to at least one of the one or more display units, the wager input device, and a memory, the processor receiving a wager via the wager input device from a player, the processor causing one of the one or more display units to display an image representative of a primary game, the processor determining if a bonus event trigger has occurred, the processor causing one of the one or more display units to display an image representative of a bonus game playable between a representation associated with the player and a representation associated with an opponent, the representations each having at least one attribute associated with the bonus game, if the bonus event trigger occurs, and the processor offering the player at least one advantage option, the at least one advantage option capable of changing the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the player and the at least one attribute of the representation associated with the opponent, the processor determining a payout associated with an outcome of the bonus game.