Patent ID: 8545304

Claim:
A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, the gaming terminal comprising: a display device configured to display a wagering game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome in response to a wager input by a player; a player-selectable input device configured to receive from said player an input to selectively link said gaming terminal to another gaming terminal; and a communications interface configured, in response to said player-selectable input device at said gaming terminal being activated, to link said gaming terminal to said another gaming terminal, wherein said gaming terminal and said another gaming terminal, when linked, each conduct a special event in response to a certain event occurring at said another gaming terminal, wherein the special event conducted at said gaming terminal is not influenced by the special event conducted at said another gaming terminal, and wherein said player at said gaming terminal participates in said special event at said gaming terminal to achieve a special event outcome for said gaming terminal, said special event outcome at said gaming terminal being different from a special event outcome achieved at said another gaming terminal.