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US 2003/0224848 A1Published application
Gaming device having an element and element group selection and elimination bonus scheme
AssigneeIgt
InventorsAnthony J. Baerlocher, Bayard S. Webb
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of a gaming device having an element and element group selection and elimination bonus scheme for randomly determining an award. The gaming device provides a selection and elimination sequence of an element from a group. The bonus scheme continually selects and eliminates a next element from a successive group at least containing the previously selected element. The bonus scheme awards a player when the game ends.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of elements;
- a plurality of element groups, wherein each element group includes one of said elements and each of a plurality of the element groups includes a plurality of said elements;
- a plurality of values, wherein each value is associated with one of said elements;
- a display device;
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- a processor operable with said display device to cause a selection of one of the elements from one of said element groups, provide a player the value associated with said selected element, eliminate said element group that includes the previously selected element, cause a selection of one of said elements from another one of said element groups which includes at least one element from the previously eliminated element group and provide the player the value associated with the selected element if said element is not in a previously eliminated element group.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player;
- a plurality of elements;
- a plurality of values, wherein each value is associated with at least one of said elements;
- a plurality of element groups, wherein each element group includes at least one of the elements and each of a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
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- a triggering event in said primary wagering game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event, one of said elements from one of said element groups is selected, any value associated with said selected element is provided to the player, the element group that includes the previously selected element is eliminated, one of said elements from another one of said element groups is selected wherein the other element group includes at least one element from the previously eliminated element group and any value associated with the selected element from the other element group is provided to the player if said selected element is not in a previously eliminated element group.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of elements, wherein a plurality of said elements are different;
- a plurality of awards, wherein a plurality of said awards are associated with said plurality of elements;
- a plurality of different element groups, wherein a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
- a display device;
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- a processor operable with said display device to cause a selection and elimination of at least one of said elements from one of said element groups, cause a selection and elimination of at least one different element from another one of said element groups wherein the other element group includes said immediate previously selected element, cause another selection and elimination of at least one different element from another one of said element groups wherein the other element group includes said immediate previously selected element if the different element is not included in one of said element groups which includes one of said previously eliminated elements other than the immediate previously eliminated element and provide a player an award based on at least one of said selected elements.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player;
- a plurality of elements, wherein a plurality of said elements are different;
- a plurality of awards, wherein a plurality of said awards are associated with said plurality of elements;
- a plurality of different element groups, wherein a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
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- a triggering event in said primary wagering game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event, at least one of said elements from one of said element groups is selected and eliminated, at least one different element from another one of said element groups which includes said immediate previously selected element is selected and eliminated if the different element is not included in one of said element groups which includes one of said previously eliminated elements other than the immediate previously eliminated element and at least one of the awards associated with a plurality of said selected elements are provided to the player.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of elements;
- a plurality of values, wherein each value is associated with at least one of said elements;
- a plurality of element groups, wherein a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
- a display device;
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- a processor operable with said display device to display said plurality of element groups, cause a selection and elimination of one of said elements from one of said element groups, provide a player any value associated with said selected element, cause a selection and elimination of one of said elements from another one of said element groups which includes said previously selected element if said element is not one of said eliminated elements and provide the player any value associated with said other selected element if said other selected element is not in one of said element groups having one of said eliminated elements.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player;
- a plurality of elements;
- a plurality of values, wherein each value is associated with at least one of said elements;
- a plurality of element groups, wherein a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
- and
- a triggering event in said primary wagering game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event, the plurality of element groups is displayed to the player, one of said elements from one of said element groups is selected and eliminated, any value associated with said selected element is provided to the player, another one of said elements from another one of said element groups which includes said previously selected element is selected if said element is not one of said eliminated elements and any value associated with said other selected element is provided to the player if said other selected element is not included in one of said element groups having one of said eliminated elements.
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A gaming device controlled by a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of elements;
- a plurality of values, wherein each value is associated with at least one of said elements;
- a plurality of element groups, wherein a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
- an initial sequencing event, wherein said initial sequencing event causes the selection of one element from one of said element groups and eliminates the selected element;
- a plurality of successive sequencing events, wherein each successive sequencing event causes the selection of one element from one of said element groups which includes the previously selected element and eliminates the selected element;
- a display device;
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- a triggering event in said primary wagering game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event an activation of said initial sequencing event occurs, the value associated with the element selected in the initial sequencing event is provided to the player, an activation of at least one of said successive sequencing events occurs and the value associated with the element selected in each successive sequencing event is provided to the player unless said element selected in the successive sequencing event is a previously eliminated element.
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A gaming device controlled by a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of elements;
- a plurality of values, wherein each value is associated with at least one of said elements;
- a plurality of element groups, wherein a plurality of the element groups each includes a plurality of said elements;
- an initial sequencing event, wherein said initial sequencing event causes the selection of one element from one of said element groups and eliminates the element group that includes said selected element;
- a plurality of successive sequencing events, wherein each successive sequencing event causes the selection of one element from one of said element groups which includes the previously selected element and eliminates the element group that includes said selected element;
- a display device;
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- a triggering event in said primary wagering game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event an activation of said initial sequencing event occurs, the value associated with the element selected in the initial sequencing event is provided to the player, an activation of at least one of said successive sequencing events occurs and the value associated with the element selected in each successive sequencing event is provided to the player if said selected element is not in one of said previously eliminated element groups.
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The gaming device of claim, 51, wherein each successive sequencing event eliminates each element in the element group including the selected element.
A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) activating an initial sequencing event which selects and eliminates an element from a group of elements;
- (b) providing a player any value associated with the element selected in said initial sequencing event;
- (c) activating a successive sequencing event which selects and eliminates another element from another one of the groups of elements which includes the element selected in the previous sequencing event;
- (d) providing the player any value associated with the element selected in the successive sequencing event if said element is not a previously eliminated element;
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- (e) repeating steps (c) to (d) until the selected element is one of said previously eliminated elements.
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A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) activating an initial sequencing event which selects and eliminates a group of elements associated with a selected element;
- (b) providing a player any value associated with said selected element;
- (c) activating a successive sequencing event which selects another element from another one of the groups of elements which includes the element selected in the previous sequencing event and eliminates the group of elements including the selected element;
- (d) providing the player any value associated with the element selected in the successive sequencing event if said element is not in a previously eliminated group of element;
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- (e) repeating steps (c) to (d) until the selected element is in one of said eliminated groups of elements.
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A gaming device controlled by a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a primary wagering game operable upon a wager by a player;
- a plurality of positions;
- a plurality of position groups formed from said plurality of positions;
- a plurality of awards, wherein each award is associated with at least one of said positions;
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- a triggering event in said primary wagering game, wherein after the occurrence of said triggering event, one of said plurality of positions from one of said position groups is selected, the award associated with said selected position is provided to the player, the selected position is designated as a terminating position, one of said positions from another one of said position groups is selected wherein the other position group includes at least one position from the position group of the previous position and the award associated with the other selected position is provided to the player unless the other selected position is one of said terminating positions.
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A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a position from a group of positions;
- (b) providing a player an award associated with the selected position;
- (c) designating the selected position as a terminating position;
- (d) selecting a position from another group of positions wherein the other group of positions includes at least one position from the group of positions which includes the previously selected position;
- (e) providing the player an award associated with the position selected in-step (d) if said position is not-a terminating position;
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- (f) repeating steps (c) to (e) until the selected position is a terminating position.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of elements grouped into a plurality of element groups;
- a plurality of values associated with said plurality of elements;
- a display device;
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- a processor operable with said display device to select and eliminate one of said elements, perform at least one sequencing event to select and eliminate at least one of said elements wherein the element selected by each sequencing event is related to the previously selected element and provide a player a value associated with at least one of said selected elements until one of said previously eliminated elements is selected.
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A method for operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting an element from a group of elements;
- (b) eliminating said selected element;
- (c) selecting another element from another group of elements, wherein said other selected element is related to said previously selected element;
- (d) eliminating said other selected element;
- (e) repeating steps (c) to (d) until the selected element in step (c) is a previously eliminated element;
- (f) providing a player an award associated with at least one of said selected elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.