Claims
- 1. A method for conducting a game comprising:
providing at least a selection set of indicia representing a winning outcome and a selection set of indicia representing a non-winning outcome; displaying a plurality of unrevealed indicia from said selection sets; said player of said game making selections to reveal indicia; revealing selected indicia until a predetermined number of indicia of one of said selection sets representing either a winning or a non-winning outcome are revealed; and if a winning outcome is revealed, issuing an award to the player.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the player making a wager prior to making said selections wherein said award is based on said wager.
- 3. The method of claim 1 conducted over a series of said games comprising:
counting the number of non-winning outcomes in said series of games; and if the player has a predetermined number of non-winning outcomes, issuing an award to said player.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said award is issued only if said predetermined number of non-winning outcomes are revealed in consecutive games.
- 5. The method of claim 3 further comprising defining at least two types of non-winning outcomes wherein said award is issued only if said predetermined number of non-winning outcomes are of the same type.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said winning and non-winning outcomes include at least two indicia of a selection set.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed unrevealed indicia include at least a predetermined number of indicia sufficient for a winning outcome.
- 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
defining at least one non-winning outcome to include terminating said game; and if said non-winning outcome is revealed, terminating said game for said player without issuing said award.
- 9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
defining at least one non-winning outcome to include triggering a secondary game; and if said non-winning outcome is revealed, conducting said secondary game.
- 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
defining a threshold number of selections; and if said winning outcome is revealed before said threshold number of selections are made, issuing an enhanced award greater than said award.
- 11. The method of claim 1 further comprising a selection set including at least one indicium with a function selected from the group of wild indicium to match any other indicium, multiplier indicium to multiply said award, instant win indicium to terminate said game and issue an instant win award, and instant lose indicium to terminate said game without issuing any award.
- 12. A method for conducting a game comprising:
providing at least a selection set of indicia representing a winning outcome, a selection set of indicia representing a non-winning outcome, and a selection set including at least one indicium with a function selected from the group of wild indicium to match any other indicium, multiplier indicium to multiply said award, instant win indicium to terminate said game and issue an instant win award, and instant lose indicium to terminate said game without issuing any award; displaying a plurality of unrevealed indicia from said selection sets; said player of said game making selections to reveal indicia; revealing selected indicia until said instant win or instant lose indicium, if any, are revealed or until a predetermined number of indicia of one of said selection sets representing either a winning or a non-winning outcome are revealed, including wild indicia, if any, whichever occurs first; and if a winning outcome is revealed, issuing an award to the player as increased by any multiplier indicium, if any, that was selected and revealed.
- 13. The method of claim 12 conducted over a series of said games comprising:
defining at least two types of non-winning outcomes; counting the number of consecutive non-winning outcomes of the same type in said series of games; and if the player has a predetermined number of consecutive non-winning outcomes of the same type, issuing an award to said player.
- 14. The method of claim.12 further comprising:
defining at least one non-winning outcome to include triggering a secondary game; and if said non-winning outcome is revealed, conducting said secondary game.
- 15. A device for a player to play a game comprising:
a wager device; a data processor communicating with said wager device, said data processor initiating play of said game after receipt of a wager at said wager device; a data structure communicating with said data processor, said data structure storing at least a selection set of indicia representing a winning outcome and a selection set of indicia representing a non-winning outcome; a display communicating with said data processor, said data processor directing said display to display a plurality of unrevealed indicia from said selection sets; a selection device communicating with said data processor to receive selections of indicia by said player, said data processor revealing selected indicia at said display until a predetermined number of indicia of one of said selection sets representing either a winning or a non-winning outcome are revealed; and an award device communicating with said data processor, said data processor instructing said award device to issue an award to said player if a winning outcome is revealed.
- 16. The device of claim 15 wherein said data processor tracks outcomes over a series of said games and directs said award device to issue an award to said player if a predetermined number of consecutive non-winning outcomes are revealed.
- 17. The device of claim 16 wherein said data structure stores at least two different types of non-winning outcomes, said data processor directing said award device to issue an award to said player only if a predetermined number of consecutive non-winning outcomes of the same type are obtained.
- 18. The device of claim 16 wherein said award includes said data processor triggering a secondary game that includes the random selection of a secondary game award.
- 19. The device of claim 16 wherein said data processor receives a selection from said player to (a) accept said award for obtaining a given series of non-winning outcomes or (b) decline said award for obtaining a given series of non-winning outcomes, and wherein if said data processor receives a selection declining said award, said data processor continues to track outcomes over a subsequent series of said games and directs said award device to issue a second award larger than said award to said player if a predetermined number of consecutive non-winning outcomes are revealed.
- 20. The device of claim 15 wherein said data processor tracks outcomes over a series of said games and directs said award device to issue an award if a predetermined number of non-winning outcomes is revealed within a predetermined number of games.
- 21. The device of claim 20 wherein said data structure further stores a paytable of at least two awards, said awards varying based on the quantity of non-winning outcomes revealed within said predetermined number of games.
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] The present application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/474,642, entitled “Electronic Game,” filed May 30, 2003 by Applicants herein.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60474642 |
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