System and method of a gaming machine with special bonus attraction

Abstract

The present invention includes a first game of chance, or base (primary) game, with a particular result or outcome that provides the player with the opportunity to play a second game, or bonus game. The bonus game is not played on the same gaming machine as the base game, but played on a bonus game attraction device. The player must physically leave the gaming machine of the first game to play the bonus game on the attraction device. The bonus game is distinct from the first game in that it is an entirely different game, with a different object and outcome, than the first game. The addition of a large bonus attraction device is a great enhancement to playing a wagering game in a casino environment.

1 . A method of playing a wagering game, comprising: 
 a base game of chance,    a bonus game of chance associated with said base game,    said bonus game of chance being located and played at a place physically separated from said base game.    
   
   
       2 . An improved wagering game having a base game which is playable upon a wager input, and an associated bonus game, wherein the improvement comprises said bonus game being located and played at a place physically separated from said base game.  
   
   
       3 . An improved bonus game where the bonus game is triggered or otherwise earned through play of a wagering game, wherein the improvement comprises: 
 a bonus game which is playable and is different in play from the wagering game, and    said bonus game is located and played at a place physically separated from the wagering game.    
   
   
       4 . A gaming system comprising: 
 a base game machine having a game of chance that is executable by said base game machine, with a wager input mechanism for a player to register a wager for play of said base game of chance;    a bonus game machine having a game of chance that is different in play from said base game of chance and executable by said bonus game machine, said bonus game machine being located at a place which is spatially separated from said base game machine.    
   
   
       5 . The gaming system of  claim 4  wherein said spatial separation requires a player to traverse a distance greater than ten feet away from said base game machine as measured on a line from a location where the player was playing said base game.  
   
   
       6 . The gaming system of  claim 4  wherein said spatial separation requires a player to traverse a distance to reach a public attraction location where said bonus game is located.  
   
   
       7 . The gaming system of  claim 4  wherein said bonus game machine is an outsized machine as compared to said base game machine.  
   
   
       8 . The gaming system of  claim 4  wherein said bonus game is a pachinko device, with a bonus award being based upon where at least one member played on said pachinko device comes to rest after falling through said device.  
   
   
       9 . The gaming system of  claim 4  wherein said bonus game is a matrix of video monitors, with a bonus award being based upon the selection of at least one video monitor from said matrix to reveal said bonus award.  
   
   
       10 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said member is discharged from said base game machine upon the occurrence of a bonus event determined by said base game play.  
   
   
       11 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said member is discharged from said bonus game machine upon the occurrence of a bonus event determined by said bonus game play.  
   
   
       12 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said pachinko device has a plurality of discrete locations where said member can come to rest, at least some of said locations having differing respective award values associated therewith.  
   
   
       13 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said member is a puck-like disk.  
   
   
       14 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said member is a puck.  
   
   
       15 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said pachinko device is outsized, and said member is a hockey-puck sized disk.  
   
   
       16 . The gaming system of  claim 8  wherein said pachinko device is sized to receive and play a member which is a hockey-puck sized disk.  
   
   
       17 . A method of playing a wagering game, comprising: 
 providing a base game of chance,    providing a bonus game of chance associated with said base game,    playing said base game at a first location, said base game further providing a possibility of initiating said bonus game, and    in the event that said bonus game is initiated, said bonus game is then played at a location physically remote from said base game.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said bonus game has a manner of play that is different from a manner of play of said base game.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said base game is played upon a video machine, and said bonus game is played upon a machine.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said bonus game initiation includes the additional steps of: 
 a member being discharged from said base game machine, and    said member is physically carried by a player to said bonus game machine and deposited therein for said bonus game play.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 19  wherein said bonus game initiation occurs upon a triggering event happening in play of said base game for a winning player, whereupon play of said base game is temporarily suspended, the winning player then traverses to said location of said bonus game, said bonus game is played by the winning player, and upon completion of play of said bonus game, the winning player traverses back to said base game and resumes play thereof.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 20  further including the generation of an award based upon play of said bonus game.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 22  wherein said award is registered on said base game machine.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said bonus game is a pachinko device, with a bonus award being based upon where at least one member inserted into said pachinko device comes to rest after falling through said device.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24  wherein said member is discharged from said base game machine upon the occurrence of a bonus event determined by said base game play.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24  wherein said pachinko device has a plurality of discrete locations where said member can come to rest, at least some of said locations having differing respective award values associated therewith.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said bonus game initiation includes the additional steps of: 
 a member being discharged from said bonus game machine, and    said member is deposited in said bonus game machine for said bonus game play.    
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said bonus game initiation includes the additional steps of: 
 a member being self contained within said bonus game machine, and    said member is played on said bonus game machine for said bonus game play.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 27  wherein said bonus game is a pachinko device, with a bonus award being based upon where at least one member inserted into said pachinko device comes to rest after falling through said device.  
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 27  wherein said member is discharged from said bonus game machine upon the occurrence of a bonus event determined by said base game play.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said bonus game is a matrix of video monitors, with a bonus award being based upon the selection of at least one video monitor from said matrix to reveal said bonus award.