Gaming machine and methods of playing a game including a skill-based target game

摘要

A method of allowing a player to play a game on a gaming machine is described herein. The method includes allowing a player to make a wager associated with a primary wagering game, randomly generating an outcome of the primary game and providing a primary game award based on the primary game outcome. The method also includes displaying a secondary skill-based game including a plurality of targets and a plurality of player-selectable items for use in contacting the plurality of targets, allowing the player to select an item from the player-selectable items and a movement associated with the selected item, determining an outcome of the secondary skill-based game as a function of the selected item and the selected item movement, and displaying the skill-based game outcome including a simulated movement of the item in which the item either contacts a target or does not contact a target.

主权项

1. A method of allowing a player to play a game on an electronic gaming device, the electronic gaming device including a processor in communication with a display device, a wager input device configured to receive information relating to a monetary value available for wagering in the game and player wagering selections, a random number generator for facilitating the provision of random outcomes in the primary game and a memory device for storing a game program which when executed by the processor responsive to receiving information relating to a wager causes the processor to operate the display device, the random number generator and the wager input device in connection with the method comprising the steps of:
allowing a player to make a wager selection using the wager input device associated with a primary wagering game and responsively displaying the primary wagering game on the display device; generating an outcome of the primary wagering game and providing a primary wagering game award to the player as a function of the primary wagering game outcome; displaying a secondary skill-based game on the display device, the secondary skill-based game including a plurality of targets and a plurality of player-selectable items for use in contacting at least one of the plurality of targets; allowing the player to select at least one item from the plurality of player-selectable items; allowing the player to select a movement associated with the selected item; determining an outcome of the secondary skill-based game as a function of the selected item and the selected item movement; displaying the secondary skill-based game outcome including a simulated movement associated with the selected item in which the selected item is displayed as either contacting a target or not contacting a target; providing a secondary game award to the player as a function of the secondary skill-based game outcome, wherein the secondary game award includes wagering credits for use in placing a wager in the primary wagering game; displaying each of the plurality of targets with an associated wagering credit value; and displaying the secondary skill-based game outcome including displaying the selected item contacting at least one target having an associated wagering credit value indicative of the secondary game award.