Methods and systems for conducting lottery-type games with strategy elements

A method for conducting a game, comprising:

• providing a range of player selectable numbers;
• providing an opportunity for each of a plurality of players to select at least one number within said range of player selectable numbers;
• displaying the selections made by said plurality of players substantially in real-time;
• providing at least one additional opportunity for each of said plurality of players to select at least one additional number within said range of player selectable numbers;
• terminating all opportunities for players of said plurality to select numbers;
• randomly determining a winning number from said range of player selectable numbers;
• determining at least one winning player, wherein said at least one winning player comprises a player who has selected a number that is closer to said winning number than any other number selected by any other player of said plurality;
• and
• making an award to said at least one winning player.

A gaming system, comprising:

• a plurality of gaming terminals;
• and
• a central controller accessible by each of said gaming terminals via a communication link associated with each of said gaming terminals;
• wherein each of said gaming terminals comprises:
• a device for recording a player wager;
• a selection mechanism enabling a player to indicate a selection of a number within a range of player selectable numbers;
• and
• circuitry enabled, responsive to recordation of said player wager, for transmitting said selection of a number in association with said player wager to said central controller via said associated communication link;
• and
• wherein said central controller comprises:
• circuitry for receiving number selections via said communication link associated with each of said plurality of gaming terminals, displaying said number selections substantially in real-time, determining a time for terminating a game, randomly determining a winning number, determining at least one winning player, wherein said at least one winning player comprises a player who has selected a number that is closer to said winning number than any other number selected by any other player, and making an award to said at least one winning player.