Patent ID: 8882584

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display 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) for each of a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game: (i) enable a player to place a wager on the play of the wagering game; (ii) generate a wagering game outcome from a plurality of different wagering game outcomes, (iii) display the generated wagering game outcome, (iv) determine any wagering game award associated with the generated wagering game outcome, and (v) display any determined wagering game award associated with the generated wagering game outcome, (b) for each of any of the quantity of plays of the wagering game associated with a bonus game triggering event, for at least one play of a bonus game: (i) generate a bonus game outcome from a plurality of different bonus game outcomes, (ii) display the generated bonus game outcome, (iii) determine any bonus game award associated with the generated bonus game outcome, and (iv) display any determined bonus game award associated with the generated bonus game outcome, and (c) when none of the quantity of at least two plays of the wagering game are associated with the bonus game triggering event, for at least one tour of the bonus game: (i) generate a bonus game tour outcome from a plurality of different bonus game tour outcomes, (ii) display the generated bonus game tour outcome, (iii) determine a bonus game tour award, said determination based, at least in part, on the generated bonus game tour outcome, and (iv) display any determined bonus game tour award.