GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NORMALIZING DIFFERENT FEATURES OF AN ON-DEMAND BONUS GAME

摘要

In various embodiments, the gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method disclosed herein provides a bonus game which enables players to combine different, independent features without introducing any significant advantage or significant disadvantage to players for combining certain features over other features. The gaming system utilizes one or more bonus game supplemental awards to insure that the average expected payout per selected feature remains the same or substantially the same regardless of which bonus game features or combinations of features are employed for a play of a bonus game.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a play of a game:
(a) enable a player to select a combination of at least two different game features of a plurality of different game features to activate, wherein at least two of said different game features are each associated with a different average expected value, such that a first combination of a first quantity of at least two different game features is associated with a first average expected value and a second, different combination of the first quantity of at least two different game features is associated with a second, different average expected value,(b) activate each of the selected game features,(c) determine, based at least in part on the activated game features, a game outcome,(d) display the determined game outcome,(e) determine a game award, said determined game award being based at least in part on the determined game outcome, and(f) display the determined game award.