BONUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAMING SYSTEM PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY AND INTEREST

摘要

Gaming terminals (112a-112j) or systems with bonus prize or other prizefeatures increasing user interest or entertainment are provided. In oneaspect, a plurality of gaming terminals (112a-112j) have their displays orother inputs coordinated with one another preferably to provide an impressionof linked operation, particularly to provide an impression of increasedlikelihood of bonus or other prize award. In one embodiment, a bonus prize orfeature involves movement among an ordered plurality of positions or stages(328a-328p) without needing to forfeit all bonus prizes in the event of a non-bonus-symbol outcome in a main game. In one aspect, a plurality of bonus items(518a-518p) are provided with a user being able to select only among asubgroup of the plurality of bonus items (518a-518b) at any one time.