Gaming system and a method of gaming

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gaming system and method of gaming wherein a base game is played which generates as one of its outcomes a feature game. The gaming system includes a game controller arranged to control random display of several symbols from a pre-determined set of symbols. One outcome of the base game is a feature game which comprises a plurality of individual feature games each having an individual feature game outcome. Before the feature games are played to the player, the outcomes of the feature games are known, and the presentation of the feature games is ordered in order to affect player interest. In one embodiment, the order of the presentation of the feature game outcomes is such that outcomes which award bigger prize wins occur towards the end of the sequence of feature games.

1 . A gaming system, comprising a game controller arranged to determine the outcome of a base game and being arranged to generate a feature game set comprising a plurality of individual feature games, the game controller being arranged to determine a feature game outcome for each feature game, and further comprising a ordering facility arranged to determine an order of presentation of a plurality of the feature game outcomes. 
   
   
       2 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the order of presentation is determined to affect player interest. 
   
   
       3 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the feature game outcomes include a plurality of wins of different magnitudes, and wherein the ordering facility is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the game outcome which has the greatest win magnitude is ordered later in the sequence. 
   
   
       4 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the ordering facility is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the game outcome of the last game in the sequence has the greatest win magnitude. 
   
   
       5 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the game controller is arranged to determine an outcome of at least one of the individual feature games to be the generation of a further feature game set. 
   
   
       6 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the ordering facility is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the generation of a further feature game set outcome is ordered later in the sequence. 
   
   
       7 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the ordering facility is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the further feature game set outcome is at the end of the sequence of individual feature games. 
   
   
       8 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the ordering facility is arranged to order the feature game outcomes in order to reduce impact, whereby to facilitate harm minimisation. 
   
   
       9 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the game controller is arranged to selectively activate the ordering facility, the ordering facility only operating to order the outcomes of the individual feature games when activated. 
   
   
       10 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the game controller is arranged to activate the ordering facility on a random basis. 
   
   
       11 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the game controller is arranged to activate the ordering facility in dependence on a type of bet placed by a player. 
   
   
       12 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the ordering facility is arranged to order feature game outcomes based on player tracking information. 
   
   
       13 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the game controller comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols, and an outcome generator arranged to determine a base game outcome based on the selected symbols. 
   
   
       14 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of feature games has a game outcome based on selection of one or more symbols from a set of symbols. 
   
   
       15 . A method of gaming, comprising the steps of playing a base game; playing a feature game set comprising a plurality of individual feature games each having an individual feature game outcome, and determining the order of at least a plurality of the individual feature game outcomes. 
   
   
       16 . A method in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the step of determining the order is carried out to determine an order of the individual feature game outcomes to affect player interest. 
   
   
       17 . A method in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the feature game outcomes include a plurality of wins of different magnitudes, and wherein the step of determining the order is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the game outcome with the greatest win magnitude is ordered later in the sequence. 
   
   
       18 . A method in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the step of determining the order is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the game outcome with the greatest win magnitude is the last game in the sequence. 
   
   
       19 . A method in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the step of playing the feature game set comprises determining an outcome of at least one of the individual feature games to be the generation of a further feature game set. 
   
   
       20 . A method in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the step of determining the order is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the further feature game set outcome is generated later in the sequence. 
   
   
       21 . A method in accordance with  claim 20 , wherein the step of determining the order is arranged to order the feature game outcomes so that the further feature games set outcome is generated at the end of the sequence of individual feature games. 
   
   
       22 . A method in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the step of pre-determining the order is arranged to order the individual feature game outcomes to reduce impact on the player, whereby to facilitate harm minimisation. 
   
   
       23 . A method in accordance with  claim 15 , comprising the further step of selectively activating the determining the order step. 
   
   
       24 . A method in accordance with  claim 23  wherein the step of selectively activating the determining the order step is carried out on a random basis. 
   
   
       25 . A method in accordance with  claim 23 , wherein the step of selectively activating the determining the order step is carried out on the basis of a type of bet placed by a player. 
   
   
       26 . A method in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the determining the order step orders the individual feature game outcomes based on player tracking information. 
   
   
       27 . A method in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the step of playing the base game comprises the steps of selecting a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols and determining a base game outcome based on the selected symbols. 
   
   
       28 . A method in accordance with  claim 27 , wherein the step of playing the feature game comprises the step of generating feature game outcomes based on selection of one or more symbols from a set of symbols. 
   
   
       29 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 1  and further including a computer program, comprising instructions for controlling a computer to implement said system. 
   
   
       30 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 29  and comprising a computer readable medium, providing said computer program. 
   
   
       31 . A gaming system in accordance with  claim 29  and comprising a data signal comprising said computer program.