| CPC G07F 17/3276 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A gaming system comprising:
a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine comprising:
a housing comprising an openable access door;
a security monitoring circuit within the housing and configured to monitor the access door;
a power distribution component within the housing;
a plurality of mechanical input devices supported by the housing;
a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing and a speaker supported by the housing;
a touch screen supported by the housing and associated with the display device;
a ticket printer supported by the housing and configured to print a ticket responsive to an activation of one of the input devices; and
a sound card within the housing and operable with the speaker;
a processor; and
a memory device storing a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the plurality of gaming machines to, for a play of a tournament:
for each of the plurality of gaming machines, cause a display, by a display device of said gaming machine, of a plurality of plays of a main tournament game and accumulated points for the play of the tournament based on a plurality of outcomes of the plurality of plays of the main tournament game;
for each of the plurality of gaming machines, cause a display, by the display device of said gaming machine, of an accumulation of symbols in a symbol collection area, wherein the symbols are generated and displayed during the plurality of plays of the main tournament game displayed by that gaming machine;
for each of the plurality of gaming machines, cause a display, by the display device of said gaming machine, of a completion of a predetermined combination of the symbols in the symbol collection area displayed by that gaming machine that function to trigger an additional point accumulation event;
for each of the plurality of gaming machines, cause a display, by the display device of said gaming machine, of the additional point accumulation event and accumulated points for the play of the tournament based on an outcome of the additional point accumulation event, wherein the additional point accumulation event does not delay any of the plurality of plays of the main tournament game on said gaming machine; and
for each of the plurality of gaming machines, responsive to a tournament ending condition, cause a display by the display device of said gaming machine, of an indication of a tournament winning gaming machine based on the accumulated points for each gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines based on the outcomes of the plays of the main tournament game and the outcomes for the displayed additional point accumulation events.
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