Gaming device with secondary selection game in which the number of selections are based on multiple components of the wager in primary game

Abstract

A gaming device having a bonus game which is changed based on a wager in the base game. A wager in the base game determines if outcomes introducing other types of games into the bonus game are available to the player. In one embodiment, a plurality of masked player-selectable selections are presented to the player. A wager made by the player in the base game determines the number of picks of the selections provided to the player, and the wager determines the type of award or outcome associated with the selections. In one embodiment, a different type of game is introduced in the selection game such as a reel game. If the player wagers a predetermined amount, the gaming device provides an opportunity to spin the reels in the reel game. The symbols of the reel game, in one embodiment, represent portions of a product award which, if generated together along an active payline of the reels, is provided to the player. If less than all of the required combination of product award symbols occurs on the reels, another type of award, such as a multiplier, is associated with the individual product award symbols on the payline and is applied to other awards provided to the player.

1 . A gaming device controlled by a processor, said gaming device comprising: 
 a base game controlled by the processor, wherein said base game includes a plurality of reels and a plurality of paylines associated with the reels;    at least one input device operable to enable a player to select one, a plurality or all of said paylines and wager an amount on each selected payline in said base game;    a bonus game initiated by a triggering event in the base game;    a plurality of player selectable selections in the bonus game, wherein at least one of the selections is associated with an award;    a plurality of different numbers of picks of the selections, wherein the number of picks provided is based, at least in part, on the amount wagered on each payline in the base game;    a plurality of different modifiers, wherein the modifier employed is determined, at least in part, on the number of paylines wagered on in the base game by the player;    a display device controlled by the processor adapted to display an outcome for the bonus game to the player based on at least one award associated with at least one of the picked selections and the modifier; and    a token dispenser controlled by the processor and operable to dispense at least one token to the player if a designated award level is achieved in the bonus game.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the modifiers is a multiplier.  
   
   
       3 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , wherein the gaming device includes a first number of picks and a second number of picks which is higher than the first number of picks, wherein the first number of picks is provided to the player when the player wagers a first wager amount and wherein the second number of picks is provided to the player when the player wagers a second wager amount which is higher than the first wager amount.  
   
   
       4 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , wherein the gaming device includes a first modifier and a second modifier which is higher in value than the first modifier, wherein the first modifier is provided to the player when the player selects a first number of paylines and wherein the second modifier is provided to the player when the player selects a second number of paylines, wherein the second number of paylines is greater than the first number of paylines.  
   
   
       5 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the selections is associated with an award.  
   
   
       6 . A gaming device controlled by a processor, said gaming device comprising: 
 a base game controlled by the processor including a plurality of reels and a plurality of paylines associated with the reels;    at least one input device operable to enable a player to select one, a plurality or all of said paylines and to wager an amount on the selected paylines in the base game;    a bonus game controlled by the processor and initiated by a triggering event in the base game;    a plurality of player selectable selections in the bonus game, wherein a plurality of said selections are each associated with a value;    a plurality of different numbers of picks of the selections, wherein the number of picks provided is based, at least in part, on the amount wagered on each payline in the base game;    a plurality of different paytables, wherein the paytable employed in the bonus game is determined, at least in part, on the number of paylines wagered on by the player in the base game and wherein the paytable employed determines the values associated with the selections;    a display device controlled by the processor adapted to display an outcome for the bonus game to the player based on at least one of the values associated with at least one of the picked selections and the paytable employed; and    a token dispenser controlled by the processor and operable to dispense at least one token to the player if a designated award level is achieved in the bonus game.    
   
   
       7 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , wherein the display device is operable to display a plurality of paytables.  
   
   
       8 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , wherein the gaming device includes a first number of picks and a second number of picks which is higher than the first number of picks, wherein the first number of picks is provided to the player when the player wagers a first wager amount and wherein the second number of picks is provided to the player when the player wagers a second wager amount which is higher than the first wager amount.  
   
   
       9 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , wherein each of the selections is associated with a value determined by the paytable employed.  
   
   
       10 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , wherein the gaming device includes a first paytable and a second paytable which includes higher values than the first paytable, wherein the gaming device employs the first paytable when the player selects a first number of paylines and the gaming device employs the first paytable when the player selects a second number of paylines which is greater than the first number of paylines.  
   
   
       11 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , which includes an award modifier.  
   
   
       12 . The gaming device of  claim 11 , wherein the value of the award modifier is determined, at least in part, on the wager amount in the base game.  
   
   
       13 . The gaming device of  claim 11 , wherein the value of the award modifier is determined, at least in part, on the number of paylines selected by the player in the base game.  
   
   
       14 . A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: 
 (a) displaying a base game to a player including a plurality of reels and a plurality of paylines associated with the reels;    (b) enabling the player to select one, a plurality or all of said paylines;    (c) enabling the player to wager an amount for each of the selected paylines;    (d) upon an occurrence of a triggering event in the base game, initiating a bonus game which includes: 
 (i) displaying a plurality of player selectable selections in said bonus game, wherein at least one of the selections is associated with an award;  
 (ii) determining the number of picks of the selections from a plurality of different numbers of picks of the selections, wherein the number of picks provided, is determined, at least in part, on the amount wagered on each payline in the base game;  
 (iii) providing the player with the determined number of picks of selections;  
 (iv) determining a modifier from a plurality of different modifiers, wherein the modifier employed is determined, at least in part, on the number of paylines selected by the player in the base game;  
 (v) displaying the determined modifier to the player;  
 (vi) enabling the player to pick the determined number of picks of the selections;  
   (e) providing an outcome for the bonus game to the player based on at least one award associated with at least one of the picked selections and the determined modifier; and    (f) providing a token to the player if a designated award level is reached in the bonus game.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the modifiers is a multiplier.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , which includes a first number of picks and a second number of picks which is higher than the first number of picks, and determining and providing the first number of picks to the player when the player wagers a first wager amount, and determining and providing the second number of picks to the player when the player wagers a second wager amount which is higher than the first wager amount.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , which includes a first modifier and a second modifier which is higher in value than the first modifier, and determining the first modifier when the player selects a first number of paylines and includes determining a second modifier when the player selects a second number of paylines, wherein the second number of paylines is greater than the first number of paylines.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , which is controlled through a data network.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the data network is an internet.  
   
   
       20 . A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: 
 (a) displaying a base game to a player including a plurality of reels and a plurality of paylines;    (b) enabling the player to select at least one of said paylines;    (c) enabling the player to wager an amount for each of the selected paylines;    (d) upon occurrence of a triggering event in the base game, initiating a bonus game, wherein said bonus game includes: 
 (i) displaying a plurality of player selectable selections in said bonus game,  
 (ii) determining the number of picks of the selections from a plurality of different numbers of picks of the selections, wherein the number of picks provided is determined, at least in part, on the amount wagered on each payline in the base game,  
 (iii) providing a player with the determined number of selections,  
 (iv) determining one of a plurality of different paytables to employ in the bonus game, wherein the paytable is determined, at least in part, on the number of paylines selected in the base game by the player,  
 (v) associating a plurality of the selections with a plurality of values which are determined by the paytable, and  
 (vi) enabling the player to pick the determined number of picks of the selections;  
   (e) providing an outcome for the bonus game to the player based on at least one value associated with at least one of the picked selections; and    (f) providing a token to the player if a designated award level is reached in the bonus game.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes displaying a plurality of the paytables.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes a first number of picks and a second number of picks which is higher than the first number of picks, and determining and providing the first number of picks to the player when the player wagers a first wager amount, and determining and providing the second number of picks to the player when the player wagers a second wager amount which is higher than the first wager amount.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes associating each of the displayed selections with a value determined by the paytable employed.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes providing a first paytable and a second paytable which includes higher values than the first paytable, and determining and employing the first paytable when the player selects a first number of paylines, and determining and employing a second paytable when the player selects a second number of paylines which is greater than the first number of paylines.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes providing an award modifier.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes determining the value of the award modifier based, at least in part, on the wager amount in the base game.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 20 , which includes determining the value of the award modifier employed, at least in part, based on the number of paylines selected by the player in the base game.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 20 , which is controlled through a data network.  
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the data network is an internet.