Patent ID: 8292720

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a wagering game, the wagering game configured to operate upon a wager placed by a player, the wagering game associated with a paytable, (b) display a competition game between the player and an opponent, wherein the displaying of the competition game occurs independent of any generated wagering game symbol combination, (c) for the wagering game: (i) generate a first wagering game symbol combination for the player, (ii) determine a wagering game outcome for the player based on the generated first wagering game symbol combination, and (iii) provide the player any award resulting from the determined wagering game outcome based on the paytable, (d) for the competition game: (i) display a first competition game action based on the generated first wagering game symbol combination for the player, (ii) generate a second wagering game symbol combination for the opponent, and (iii) display a second competition game action based on the generated second wagering game symbol combination for the opponent, (e) determine a competition outcome based on the first competition game action and the second competition game action, and (f) provide the player any award resulting from the determined competition outcome.