Wagering game with episodic feature determined by player

摘要

A gaming machine for playing a wagering game includes a game display and a controller. The game display is operable to display a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game in response to receiving a wager from a player. The wagering game has a game-play progression that includes a plurality of game episodes, at least one of the plurality of game episodes having a plurality of episode features. The controller is in communication with the game display and is programmable to cause, in response to a manual selection received from the player, the start of the wagering game from any previously played feature of the plurality of episode features.

主权项

1. A gaming system primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
a gaming machine including a gaming cabinet, an electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the cabinet constructed to house components associated with the casino wagering game, the electronic display device and the electronic input device being coupled to the gaming cabinet, the electronic input device configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the casino wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal; a random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements; and one or more controllers configured to:
initiate the casino wagering game in response to the electronic data signal from the electronic input device of the gaming machine, the casino wagering game including a game-play progression having a plurality of episodes,determine an outcome of the casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements,direct the electronic display device of the gaming machine to display the outcome,after completing an episode of the plurality of episodes, present a player on the electronic display device two options, the two options including
(i) an option to start playing another episode in the plurality of episodes, and(ii) an option to select a starting point from a plurality of possible starting points within the completed episode, the player being permitted to select one option of the two options, andaward an award in response to the outcome meeting a predetermined award criterion.