Game with winning outcome when symbols are arranged in linked combination
OwnerElia Rocco Tarantinoinventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method of playing or presenting a game and a gaming system. In one embodiment, a matrix of indicia or symbol positions is provided and indicia or symbols are displayed in the positions of the matrix. Winning combinations of indicia comprise two or more indicia located in connecting or “linked” relationship anywhere within the matrix. In one embodiment, a player's bet determines how many indicia are displayed in the matrix. In another embodiment, the player's bet determines the ways a winning combination in determined.
Claims11
A method of playing a game in which a player attempts to receive a combination of linked indicia comprising the steps of:
- providing a matrix comprising m rows by n columns of possible indicia positions, where n and m are at least 2;
- accepting a wager;
- displaying indicia in all of said positions of said matrix, the indicia which are displayed in each position having a probability of being the same as or different from those displayed in other positions of the matrix, whereby certain indicia in displayed in the matrix may be the same and certain indicia displayed in the matrix are different;
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- awarding a winning for every combination of at least three identical indicia which are displayed in linked positions anywhere in said matrix.
A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
- providing a matrix of n columns by m rows of indicia positions where at least n or m is greater than two;
- accepting a wager;
- displaying an indicia in all of said indicia positions of said matrix, the indicia displayed in each position selected from a group of more than one indicia, whereby the indicia in each position may be the same as or different from the indicia displayed in an adjacent position;
- identifying each grouping of three or more identical indicia displayed in linked positions anywhere in said matrix without regard to whether the linked indicia are in particular patterns or along particular paylines;
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- awarding a winning for each identified grouping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.