Patent ID: 7883403

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, the gaming device comprising: at least one display device configured to display: (a) a game configured to operate upon a wager by a player, (b) a first entity and a second entity, said first entity representing the player and said second entity representing an opponent of the player, (c) a set of at least three different offensive plays, and (d) a set of at least three different defensive plays, said defensive plays being independent from the offensive plays; at least one input device configured to enable the player to, prior to any comparisons of any of said offensive plays to any of said defensive plays, make inputs to individually select one of the offensive plays for the first entity for a round and select one of the defensive plays for the first entity for said round; and said at least one processor configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device for said round to: (a) cause a display of the player selected offensive play and the player selected defensive play for the first entity being respectively countered by a randomly selected opponent defensive play and a randomly selected opponent offensive play for the second entity, (b) determine an outcome for the round based on a combination of each of: (i) a comparison of the player selected offensive play for the first entity to the selected opponent defensive play for the second entity, and (ii) a comparison of the player selected defensive play for the first entity to the selected opponent offensive play for the second entity, and (c) display said determined outcome for said round.