Patent ID: 7785186

Claim:
A gaming apparatus comprising: a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the 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 wagering game; (b) cause a display of the play of the primary wagering game; (c) determine if a competition game event trigger has occurred; and (d) if the competition game event trigger has occurred: (i) cause a display of a play of a competition game, said competition game playable between the player and an opponent, wherein the player is associated with at least one first attribute for the play of the competition game and the opponent is associated with at least one second attribute for the play of the competition game, (ii) enable the player to change one of: (A) the at least one first attribute, and (B) the at least one second attribute, (iii) determine an outcome for the play of the competition game, wherein said determined outcome is based, at least in part, on any changed attribute, and (iv) provide any payout associated with the determined outcome for the play of the competition game.