Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a multiple player, multiple game bonusing environment

摘要

A gaming system and method for exchanging one or more triggered individual bonus games for one or more current plays of a community game or one or more future plays of a community game. If an individual bonus game is triggered in association with an individual gaming device, the gaming system enables the player to: (i) play the triggered individual bonus game, (ii) skip the individual bonus game and play or participate in a community or group game, or (iii) skip the individual bonus game and save an entry to play or participate in a future community or group game. In these embodiments, the gaming system determines one or more features or attributes of the available community game (which the player may play or defer play of) based, at least in part, on which of a plurality of different individual bonus games are triggered.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one input device; at least one display 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, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to:
(a) receive a wager placed on a play of a primary game; and(b) if an individual bonus game triggering event occurs:
(i) determine one of a plurality of different individual bonus games,(ii) determine a community game based at least in part on the determined individual bonus game,(iii) receive a selection of any one of:
(A) a play of the determined individual bonus game,(B) a play of the determined community game, and(C) a deferral of the play of the determined community game,(iv) if the play of the determined individual bonus game is selected:
(A) determine an individual bonus game award,(B) provide the determined individual bonus game award, and(C) not provide any community game award,(v) the play of the determined community game is selected:
(A) determine a community game award,(B) provide the determined community game award; and(C) not provide any individual bonus game award, and(vi) if the deferral of the play of the determined community game is selected:
(A) accumulate a community game entry for the player, said accumulated community game entry being associated with the determined community game, and(B) not provide any individual bonus game award to the player.