Gaming devices having game modifiers usable between games and stages within games

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the use of game modifiers that are triggered in a first game and are used in game stages in a subsequent second game. According to some embodiments, a gaming device is configured to play a multi-stage game of chance. After each stage is completed in a first game, it is determined whether any of the game stages have triggered modifications of one or more game modifiers that are used in one or more corresponding game stages in a subsequently played game. The altered game modifiers may modify prizes associated with an incremented one of the game stages in the subsequent game so that the altered modifiers move between game stages in multiple games.

主权项

1. A method of operating a gaming device having a game display, a processor, and a player input device, the method comprising:
receiving a wager to play a first poker game on the gaming device, the first poker game including a first game stage and a separate second game stage, where the first and second game stages are associated with a first multiplier and a second multiplier, respectively; displaying a first poker hand in the first game stage on the game display of the gaming device; displaying a second poker hand in the second game stage on the game display of the gaming device; evaluating the first and second poker hands to determine prizes associated with the first and second poker hands, using the processor; awarding any determined prizes from the first and second poker hands; determining, with the processor, if the first poker hand or second poker hand satisfies a predefined criterion; altering the second multiplier associated with the second game stage for use in a second poker game when the first poker hand of the first poker game satisfies the predefined criterion, using the processor; and altering the first multiplier associated with the first game stage for use in a second poker game when the second poker hand of the first poker game satisfies the predefined criterion, using the processor.