Patent ID: 8608542

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one display device to 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) causing the at least one display device to 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) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to generate a first wagering game symbol combination for the player, (ii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a wagering game outcome for the player based on the generated first wagering game symbol combination, and (iii) providing the player any award resulting from the determined wagering game outcome based on the paytable, (d) for the competition game: (i) causing the at least one display device to display a first competition game action based on the generated first wagering game symbol combination for the player, (ii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to generate a second wagering game symbol combination for the opponent, and (iii) causing the at least one display device to display a second competition game action based on the generated second wagering game symbol combination for the opponent, (e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a competition outcome based on the first competition game action and the second competition game action, and (f) providing the player any award resulting from the determined competition outcome.