Patent ID: 8579699

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to: (a) determine when an outcome enhancing condition is” satisfied in association with a play of a game, said game including: (i) a first entity and a second entity, said first entity representing a player and said second entity representing an opponent of the player, (ii) a set of at least three different offensive plays, and (iii) a set of at least three different defensive plays, wherein each of the offensive plays is predefined to trump at least one of the defensive plays and be trumped by at least another one of the defensive plays, wherein each of the defensive plays is predefined to trump at least one of the offensive plays and be trumped by at least another one of the offensive plays, (b) enable the player to elect to enhance at least one outcome when the outcome enhancing condition is satisfied, (c) enable the player to select one of the offensive plays and one of the defensive plays for the first entity, (d) select one of the opponent defensive plays and one of the opponent offensive plays for the second entity, (e) when the outcome enhancing condition is not satisfied or satisfied and the player elects not to enhance at least one outcome: (i) provide a win outcome for the first entity when the player selected offensive play trumps the opponent selected defensive play, and (ii) provide a lose outcome for the first entity when the player selected offensive play is trumped by the opponent selected defensive play, and (f) when the outcome enhancing condition is satisfied and the player elects to enhance at least one outcome: (i) provide the win outcome for the first entity when the player selected offensive play trumps the opponent selected defensive play, and (ii) provide a draw outcome for the first entity when the player selected offensive play is trumped by the opponent selected defensive play.