Wagering game having game assets with multiple levels of enhancement

摘要

A gaming system includes an input device, at least one display, and at least one controller. The input device receives a wager input for playing a wagering game. The at least one display displays a basic wagering game and a community bonus game. The at least one controller is operative to provide a player with a bonus-game asset that is usable in at least a first play of the community bonus game. The bonus-game asset is capable of having at least a first level and a second level that provides a higher bonus-game enhancement than the first level. The at least one controller is further operative to determine if that the bonus-game asset is available to the player for use in a second play of the community bonus game and to alter the level of the bonus-game asset from the first level to the second level for use in the second play.

主权项

1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system including one or more controllers and a plurality of gaming terminals, each gaming terminal primarily dedicated to playing at least one respective casino wagering game and configured to participate in a community bonus game, the community bonus game permitting a player to use a bonus-game asset to modify a bonus game award, each gaming terminal including a display device, a value input device, and one or more other input devices, the method comprising:
detecting, via the value input device of a first one of the gaming terminals, a physical item that establishes a credit balance for the first gaming terminal; initiating the casino wagering game at the first gaming terminal in response to an input indicative of a wager that is deducted from the credit balance; in response to a bonus-game triggering condition, displaying, on (i) the display device of the first gaming terminal, (ii) an overhead display device, or (iii) both, a first play of the community bonus game including the bonus-game asset at a first level, the bonus-game asset at the first level being used by the player during the first play of the community bonus game; in response to the first play of the community bonus game resulting in a winning outcome, (i) awarding a first bonus game award to the player and (ii) modifying the first bonus game award based on the bonus-game asset at the first level, thereby increasing the credit balance; determining whether the bonus-game asset is available to the player for use in a second play of the community bonus game; in response to the bonus-game asset being available to the player for use in the second play of the community bonus game, altering, via at least one of the one or more controllers, the bonus-game asset from the first level to a second level; in response to another bonus-game triggering condition, displaying, on (i) the display device of the first gaming terminal, (ii) the overhead display device, or (iii) both, a second play of the community bonus game including the bonus-game asset at the second level, the bonus-game asset at the second level being used by the player during the second play of the community bonus game, the second level providing a higher bonus-game enhancement than the first level; and receiving, via at least one of the one or more other input devices of the first gaming terminal, a collect input that initiates a payout of the remaining credit balance.