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US 11,185,762 B2Granted
Tictactoe-like instant game ticket
OwnerKathleen Nylund Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A method of playing a lottery instant scratch ticket game comprises a plurality of scratch tickets, wherein each ticket comprises four game grids. Each ticket provides a TicTacToe-like gameplay and wherein “O” symbols provide a payout differing from “X” symbols in each separate game grid. A mini jackpot and a maxi jackpot may be provided. Alternate embodiments are discussed.
Claims20
A method of conducting a lottery instant scratch ticket game that comprises the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of physical scratch tickets;
- b) providing at least two game grids on each ticket, each game grid comprising a predetermined amount of columns and the same predetermined amount of rows;
- c) designating each area of each game grid formed by the intersection of a column and a row as a play space;
- d) designating at least one play space of each game grid as jackpot space(s), wherein the jackpot space(s) in any one game grid cannot by themselves constitute a win and wherein all of the jackpot spaces collectively may determine a win;
- e) providing a predetermined set of play symbols comprising at least two distinct symbols having differing values in any one game grid;
- f) distributing an array of play symbols in the play spaces in each game grid;
- g) concealing each play space with an opaque removable film;
- h) providing a unique marking symbol for each of the play spaces from a predetermined set of unique marking symbols;
- i) providing an array of player symbols from the predetermined set of unique marking symbols;
- j) concealing each player symbol with an opaque removable film;
- k) revealing each player symbol by removing the opaque film concealing the player symbols;
- l) removing the opaque film over each play space that is associated with each marking symbol that matches a player symbol to reveal a play symbol;
- m) determining if like revealed play symbols are aligned horizontally, vertically or diagonally to comprise at least one entire column, row and/or diagonal line in any of the game grids;
- n) determining if like play symbols are revealed in all of the jackpot spaces;
- o) providing a first predetermined paytable based on each entire column, row and/or diagonal line that reveals like play symbols and its associated game grid;
- p) providing a second predetermined paytable based on like play symbols that are revealed in all of the jackpot spaces;
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- q) providing any prizes according to the predetermined paytables.
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A method of conducting a lottery instant scratch ticket game that comprises the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of physical scratch tickets;
- b) providing at least two game grids on each ticket, each game grid comprising a predetermined amount of columns and a differing predetermined amount of rows;
- c) designating each area of each game grid formed by the intersection of a column and a row as a play space;
- d) designating at least one play space of each game grid as jackpot space(s), wherein the jackpot space(s) in any one game grid cannot by themselves constitute a win and wherein all of the jackpot spaces collectively may determine a win;
- e) providing all of the play spaces in each separate game grid with like play symbols from a predetermined set of play symbols, wherein the play symbols for each separate grid differ from one another;
- f) covering each play space with a removable film;
- g) providing a unique marking symbol from a predetermined set of marking symbols for each of the play spaces;
- h) providing an array of marking symbols from the predetermined set of marking symbols as player symbols;
- i) concealing each player symbol with an opaque removable film;
- j) revealing each player symbol by removing the opaque film concealing the player symbols;
- k) removing the removable film over each play space comprising each marking symbol that matches a player symbol to reveal a play symbol;
- l) determining if like said revealed play symbols are aligned horizontally or vertically to comprise at least one entire column and/or row in any of the game grids;
- m) determining if said play symbols are revealed in all of the jackpot spaces;
- n) providing a predetermined paytable based on each entire column and/or row comprising revealed play symbols and its associated game grid;
- o) providing a predetermined paytable based on revealing play symbols in all of the jackpot spaces;
- and
- p) providing any prizes according to the predetermined paytables.
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A method of conducting a game that provides an electronic lottery-type ticket displayed on an electronic device that comprises at least a monitor screen, at least an electronic processor, and at least one physical input device, that comprises the steps of:
- a) providing at least two game grids on the ticket, each game grid comprising a predetermined amount of columns and a predetermined amount of rows;
- b) designating each area of each game grid formed by the intersection of a column and a row as a play space;
- c) designating at least one play space of each game grid as jackpot space(s), wherein the jackpot space(s) in any one game grid cannot by themselves constitute a win and wherein all of the jackpot spaces collectively may determine a win;
- d) marking all of the play spaces in each separate game grid with a marking symbol from a predetermined first set of marking symbols;
- e) covering each play space with a removable layer;
- f) providing a unique marking symbol from a predetermined second set of unique marking symbols for each of the play spaces;
- h) providing an array of player symbols from the predetermined second set of unique marking symbols;
- i) concealing each player symbol with an opaque removable layer;
- j) revealing each player symbol by removing the opaque layer concealing the player symbols;
- k) removing the removable layer over each play space comprising a marking symbol from the second set of marking symbols that matches a player symbol to reveal a play space;
- l) determining if any revealed play spaces are at least aligned horizontally or vertically to comprise at least one entire column or row in any of the game grids;
- m) determining if any revealed said aligned play spaces comprise like marking symbols from the first predetermined set of marking symbols;
- n) determining if play spaces are revealed in all of the jackpot spaces;
- o) providing a first predetermined paytable at least based on an entire column and/or row comprising like revealed marking symbols from the first predetermined set of marking symbols;
- p) providing a second predetermined paytable at least based on revealing all of the jackpot spaces;
- and
- q) providing any prizes according to the predetermined paytables.
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